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Convert string to byte array using ANSI

Hi,

I have a string that was created using ANSI encoding (Created in Visual FoxPro) The string was encrypted using some math to replace the characters and when I convert the string into a char array in .NET i get different byte values. How can I convert a string into a byte array or char array using ANSI?

Thank you

prakash_prk

try this methods.

System.Text.ASCIIEncoding.ASCII.GetBytes() //to get the bytes
System.Text.ASCIIEncoding.ASCII.GetString() //to get the string

irmsystems

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Thanks I have tried that

Here is an example that doesn't work

My string that I need to get the bytes from:

string sTest = "ŠŒ™‹‘•“œœž";

The value of the S with the caron is 138 in FoxPro and in .NET it is 352

.NET is using UNICODE to get the byte value. I need to somehow use ANSI within .NET to get the value of 138 for the character.

Thanks

irmsystems

ASKER

Hi,

I got it figured out.

Byte[] encodedBytes = System.Text.Encoding.Default.GetBytes(sString);

prakash_prk

thats nice.

prakash_prk

dear netminder.

I think irmsystems get the exact solution from my suggesstion.
On his question he was not given the exact string / byte arry to check.
so that only I post some methods in the Ascii encoding clssas.

I dont want this kind of behavior from irmsystems

go ahead Netminder . i dont want the points

regards
prakash

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