encode the code page 1256 to 864

[shanab]

how i can encoding the arabic(1256) to IBM(864) code page ?
i faced alot of problems when i encode these .

[Mihai N.]

> how i can encoding the arabic(1256) to IBM(864) code page ?

i faced alot of problems when i encode these .

What kind of problems?
What happens if you create two encoders, one for 1256 and one for 864.
Then convert 1256 -> Unicode -> 864

Yes, there are some characters that do not map (about 8 of them).
But the code pages are incompatible, is not about .NET.
So there is nothing you can do.
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Mihai Nita [Microsoft MVP, Windows - SDK]
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