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GetOEMCP function (winnls.h)

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Returns the current original equipment manufacturer (OEM) code page identifier for the operating system.

Note   The ANSI code pages can be different on different computers, or can be changed for a single computer, leading to data corruption. For the most consistent results, applications should use Unicode, such as UTF-8 or UTF-16, instead of a specific code page.
 

Syntax

UINT GetOEMCP();

Return value

Returns the current OEM code page identifier for the operating system.

Remarks

See Code Page Identifiers for a list of OEM and other code pages.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client Windows 2000 Professional [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server Windows 2000 Server [desktop apps only]
Target Platform Windows
Header winnls.h (include Windows.h)
Library Kernel32.lib
DLL Kernel32.dll

See also

GetACP

National Language Support

National Language Support Functions