OemToChar

The OemToChar function translates a string from the OEM-defined character set into either an ANSI or a wide-character string. (OEM stands for original equipment manufacturer.)

BOOL OemToChar(
  LPCSTR lpszSrc,  // pointer to string to translate
  LPTSTR lpszDst   // pointer to buffer for translated string
);
 

Parameters

lpszSrc

Pointer to a null-terminated string of characters from the OEM-defined character set.

lpszDst

Pointer to the buffer for the translated string. If the OemToChar function is being used as an ANSI function, the string can be translated in place by setting the lpszDst parameter to the same address as the lpszSrc parameter. This cannot be done if OemToChar is being used as a wide-character function.

Return Values

The return value is always nonzero.

QuickInfo

  Windows NT: Requires version 3.1 or later.
  Windows: Requires Windows 95 or later.
  Windows CE: Unsupported.
  Header: Declared in winuser.h.
  Import Library: Use user32.lib.
  Unicode: Implemented as Unicode and ANSI versions on Windows NT.

See Also

String Manipulation Overview, String Manipulation Functions, CharToOem, CharToOemBuff, OemToCharBuff