The GetOEMCP function retrieves the current OEM code-page identifier for the system. (OEM stands for original equipment manufacturer.)
UINT GetOEMCP(VOID)
This function has no parameters.
The return value is the current OEM code-page identifier for the system or a default identifier if no code page is current.
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 Region; Hong Kong SAR, PRC) |
| 1361 | Korean (Johab) |
Windows NT: Requires version 3.1 or later.
Windows: Requires Windows 95 or later.
Windows CE: Requires version 1.0 or later.
Header: Declared in winnls.h.
Import Library: Use kernel32.lib.
National Language Support Overview, National Language Support Functions, GetACP