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The GetOEMCP function retrieves the current OEM code-page identifier for the system. (OEM stands for original equipment manufacturer.)

UINT GetOEMCP(VOID)
 

Parameters

This function has no parameters.

Return Values

The return value is the current OEM code-page identifier for the system or a default identifier if no code page is current.

Remarks

Following are the OEM code-page identifiers:

Identifier

Meaning

437

MS-DOS United States

708

Arabic (ASMO 708)

709

Arabic (ASMO 449+, BCON V4)

710

Arabic (Transparent Arabic)

720

Arabic (Transparent ASMO)

737

Greek (formerly 437G)

775

Baltic

850

MS-DOS Multilingual (Latin I)

852

MS-DOS Slavic (Latin II)

855

IBM Cyrillic (primarily Russian)

857

IBM Turkish

860

MS-DOS Portuguese

861

MS-DOS Icelandic

862

Hebrew

863

MS-DOS Canadian-French

864

Arabic

865

MS-DOS Nordic

866

MS-DOS Russian (former USSR)

869

IBM Modern Greek

874

Thai

932

Japan

936

Chinese (PRC, Singapore)

949

Korean

950

Chinese (Taiwan, Hong Kong)

1361

Korean (Johab)

See Also

GetACP