Character Sets

Some international countries require support for different character sets (sometimes referred to as code pages). The system provides a standard interface for supporting multiple character sets and sort tables. Use these interfaces wherever possible for sorting and case conversion. In addition, consider the following guidelines:

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For more information about the technical details for localizing your application, see the documentation included in the Win32 SDK.

• Do not assume that the character set is U.S. ANSI. Many ANSI character sets are available. For example, the Russian version of Windows 95 uses the Cyrillic ANSI character set which is different than the U.S. ANSI set.
• Use the system functions for supporting font selection (such as the common font dialog box).
• Always save the character set with font names in documents.