Character Sets for DOS

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The following character sets correspond to MS-DOS code pages, and should be used to specify character sets for InterBase databases that are accessed by ­Paradox for DOS and dBASE for DOS:

Character sets corresponding to DOS code pages

Character set	DOS code page
DOS437	437
DOS850	850
DOS852	852
DOS857	857
DOS860	860
DOS861	861
DOS863	863
DOS865	865

The names of collation orders for these character sets that are specific to Paradox begin “PDOX”. For example, the DOS865 character set for DOS code page 865 supports a Paradox collation order for Norwegian and Danish called ­“PDOX_NORDAN4”.

The names of collation orders for these character sets that are specific to dBASE begin “DB”. For example, the DOS437 character set for DOS code page 437 supports a dBASE collation order for Spanish called ­“DB_ESP437”.

For more information about DOS code pages, and Paradox and dBASE collation orders, see the appropriate Paradox and dBASE documentation and driver books.

Topics

• Character Sets for Microsoft Windows
• UNICODE_BE and UNICODE_LE Character Sets
• Additional Character Sets and Collations