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Re: How to detect the encoding of a string?
From: Danilo Segan <dsegan@xxxxxxx>
> > If you would like to experiment with your own ZIP application,
> > try
> > http://www.thranio.gr/sxolikes-giortes/telikes/omilies/apoxairetisthrio-logos-mathith.zip
> > The filename is encoded in CP737 (a la iconv). All open-source ZIP
> > tools (=unzip, file-roller, ark) fail to detect the encoding.
> > WinZip is able to detect the encoding.
>
> My guess is that WinZip is running on a Greek Windows, and that
> WinZip uses old IBM encodings for i18n names on them, assuming CP737
> on Greek system.
>
> Can you confirm or dispute my assumption (by eg. trying on a non-Greek
> Windows system, or just confirming that this was actually attempted on
> a non-Greek system)?
I opene d the ZIP file with the WinXP builtin ZIP handler and it extracted the file as
"Ǻª«ÿá¿£½á¬½p¿áª¬ óµÜª¬ úÿ?P½p.doc" (trash, it may look different when you read this
mail, as my mail program is pretty braindead regarding encondings)
Regards,
David
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