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Function name : CharToOem

Group: String - Library: user32

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Translates a string into the OEM-defined character set.

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Code examples:

Converting strings between ANSI and OEM

Declaration:

BOOL CharToOem(
  LPCTSTR lpszSrc,  // string to translate
  LPSTR lpszDst     // translated string
);  

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FoxPro declaration:

DECLARE SHORT CharToOem IN user32;
	STRING lpszSrc,;
	STRING @ lpszDst  

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Parameters:

lpszSrc [in] Pointer to the null-terminated string to translate.

lpszDst [out] Pointer to the buffer for the translated string.

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Return value:

The return value is always nonzero except when you pass the same address to lpszSrc and lpszDst in the wide-character version of the function. In this case the function returns zero and GetLastError returns ERROR_INVALID_ADDRESS.

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