Summary
Instructions provided describe how to reset the ArcInfo Workstation &CODEPAGE directive, so foreign language data can be processed and displayed in ArcInfo Workstation and in ARC Macro Language (AML).
Procedure
The instructions outlined in this article are case-sensitive. All instructions indicated in CAPS must be typed as shown.
- Follow the instructions in article 27176 at this link to set the Regional and Language Options on the computer to the required foreign language.
<a href='http://support.esri.com/en/knowledgebase/techarticles/detail/27176' target='_blank'>How To: Configure Windows to run ArcGIS in a selected language environment</a>
Warning:
This process will not work unless the computer is rebooted after changing the Regional and Language Options.
- After rebooting the computer, open a DOS window. At the DOS prompt type in CHCP and press 'Enter' to identify the OEM codepage for the selected foreign language setting.
![[O-Image] DOS codepage query](https://webapps-cdn.esri.com/CDN/support-site/technical-articles-images/000009757/00N39000003LL2C-0EM39000000wd4j.png)
Note:
The sample shown displays the OEM codepage for Chinese (Taiwan).
- Start ArcInfo Workstation. At the Arc: prompt type in
&show &codepage
The command returns two values as shown in this screenshot.
![[O-Image] &show &codepage output](https://webapps-cdn.esri.com/CDN/support-site/technical-articles-images/000009757/00N39000003LL2C-0EM39000000wd4i.png)
The first value, in this case, BIG5, is the value to be entered with the &CODEPAGE directive.
If the Regional and Language Options are set to Japanese, &show &codepage will return
Native code page: SJIS ,Target code page: EUC - After entering &codepage at the Arc, prompt processing in ArcInfo Workstation is performed using the selected language, during the current ArcInfo session.
Note:
If ArcInfo is shut down and restarted, the &codepage directive, with the appropriate value, must be reentered.
- Here are some addition codepage values for use in ArcInfo Workstation:
Codepage for Korean:
&codepage KSC5601
Codepage for Latvian
&codepage Cp1207
Codepage for Japanese
&codepage SJIS
Codepage for French (France)
&codepage 850
Codepage for Arabic (Morocco)
&codepage 720
Codepage for Chinese (Taiwan)
&codepage BIG5
Additional information about setting and using codepages in ArcInfo Workstation is available in the ArcDOC (ArcInfo Help) > Contents tab > System administration > National language support.