Re: DOS v Win encoding

["Patricia M. Godfrey" priscamg@xxxxxxxx]

Wolfgang Bechstein wrote:
> I have the latest version of U2 (v119, Oct 2007) installed, and my
> version of CLIP.EXE dates from 12-30-05 (28672 bytes).
I find I have several versions of clip.exe, some of which are
Microsludge-manufactured.

On drive c: I have:
11/19/2007 07:00 PM      28,672 clip.exe
found in c:\Documents and Settings\PMG;
	 c:\Users\PMG

11/02/2006 05:44 AM      26,624 clip.exe
found in c:\Windows\System32
	and in the following:
c:\Windows\winsxs\x86_microsoft-windows-clip_31bf3856ad364e35_6.0.6000.16386_none_a5a520211f165ebc

12/30/2005 06:17 AM      28,672 CLIP.EXE
found in c:\XyW4DOS (this is a complete copy of my W2K
installation of Xy, made for testing purposes)

ON drive d: (my normal DOS apps installation drive) I have
05/04/2008 07:27 AM      32,768 clip.exe
found in d:\Xy4
This is AFAIK the latest version, and I'm sending you a copy,
zipped, off-list.
> The aspect that is particular to my environment is that I am using the
> Japanese version of Windows XP Professional, and the Japanese version of
> MS Word (and other Office applications, which behave in the same way). I
> believe (but I am not sure about that) that the Windows clipboard in
> this case is UTF-8 rather than ANSI based, and that this is causing the
> problem.
I expect you're right. Your sample sentences convert perfectly
here (from Thunderbird, on Windows Vista, to Xy4 running in CP 850).
I shall also send you, off-list, Robert's tracttate on the ins
and outs of using CLIP.EXE to convert.
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Patricia M. Godfrey
priscamg@xxxxxxxx