ConvertedString = Conv$ ( String AS String , SourceCharset AS String , DestinationCharset AS String )
Converts a string from one charset to another charset. A charset is represented by a string like "ASCII", "ISO-8859-1", or "UTF-8".
The GAMBAS interpreter internally uses the UTF-8 charset.
The charset used by the system is returned by System.Charset. It is ISO-8859-1 on a Mandrake 9.2, but UTF-8 on a RedHat! In the future, all Linux systems will probably be UTF-8 based.
The charset used by the graphical user interface is returned by Desktop.Charset. It is UTF-8 with the Qt component.
The conversion relies on the iconv() GNU library function.
DIM sStr AS String
DIM iInd AS Integer
sStr = Conv$("Gambas", "ASCII", "EBCDIC-US")
FOR iInd = 1 TO Len(sStr)
PRINT Hex$(Asc(Mid$(sStr, iInd, 1)), 2); " ";
NEXT
=> C7 81 94 82 81 A2
Desktop.Charset, System.Charset, How to translate Gambas