Codepage Support Setup Information |
The information in this article applies to:
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Microsoft MS-DOS operating system versions 3.1, 3.2, 3.21, 3.3, 3.3a, 4.0, 4.01, 5.0, 5.0a, 6.0, 6.2, 6.21, 6.22
SUMMARY
Microsoft MS-DOS version 3.30 introduced the use of codepages. Codepages
can only be used with devices that have codepage support files (such as EGA
or LCD displays, or some printers). To install a different codepage on your
system, you need to add certain commands to your CONFIG.SYS and
AUTOEXEC.BAT files.
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The following commands should be added to your CONFIG.SYS file to add
codepage support
DEVICE=[drive:][path]DISPLAY.SYS con=(<devname>,yyy,2)
COUNTRY=xxx[,[yyy],[drive:][path]country.sys
where:
xxx is the country code
yyy is the default codepage used by the machine hardware (in North
America, this is usually 437).
The following lines should be added to your AUTOEXEC.BAT file to add
codepage support
nlsfunc
mode <device> codepage prepare=((www)[drive:][path]<devname>.cpi)
chcp www
mode <device> codepage select=www
keyb zz,www,[drive:][path]<devname>.cpi
where:
www is the codepage for the country
zz is a two-letter keyboard code
<device> is the device to support codepage switching
<devname> is the name of the codepage information file
Listed below is a sample codepage setup that demonstrates what changes
need to be made to your CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files so that you
can use the Norwegian Codepage on a system with an EGA display:
rem CONFIG.SYS
files=30
buffers=30
device=e:\dos\display.sys con=(ega,437,2)
country=001,437,e:\dos\country.sys
rem AUTOEXEC.BAT
nlsfunc
mode con codepage prepare=((850)e:\dos\ega.cpi)
chcp 850
mode con codepage select=850
keyb us,850,e:\dos\keyboard.sys
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