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...convert OEM to ANSI?
Autor: DELPHI ASSIST - TIPS
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procedure ConvertFile(const FileName: string; fromCodepage: Integer);
var
  
ms: TMemoryStream;
begin
  if 
getOEMCP <> fromCodepage then
    raise 
Exception.Create('ConvertFile: Codepage doesn't match!');
  ms := TMemoryStream.Create;
  try
    
ms.LoadFromFile(FileName);
    // make backup
    
ms.Position := 0;
    ms.SaveToFile(ChangeFileExt(FileName, '.BAK'));
    // convert text
    
OEMToCharBuff(ms.Memory, ms.Memory, ms.Size);
    // save back to original file
    
ms.Position := 0;
    ms.SaveToFile(FileName);
  finally
    
ms.Free;
  end;
end;


 

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