Microsoft KB Archive/175391

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INFO: GetKBCodePage Returns Different Value Than GetOEMCP

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Q175391

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK)
 * Microsoft Win32 Software Development Kit (SDK)

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SUMMARY
Under Windows 95 Western European versions, the 16-bit function GetKBCodePage returns 437 ( MS-DOS Latin US code page), but the 32-bit function GetOEMCP returns 850 ( MS-DOS Latin 1 code page). This behavior is by design. There is no programmatic way to change it.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbIntl kbDBCS kbIntlDev

Issue type : kbinfo

Technology : kbWin32SDKSearch kbAudDeveloper kbSDKSearch kbWin32sSearch kbWinSDKSearch