How do I change the code page MS Visual Studio 2008 uses to open files?

Question

Hi. I have a cpp file that uses ibm cp437 and Visual C++ keeps reading it with windows-1252. How do I make Visual C++ use the right code page for the file?

Answer 1

Unless you need the CP437 encoding, why don't you convert it to CP1252, UTF-8 or MS 'Unicode' (UCS-2)? Any reasonably capable editor should be able to do it.

VS2008 can do it - check out the Advanced Save option on the File menu.

Edit:

If you go to Source Control Explorer, right-click on the file, select 'Properties', you can set the encoding on the 'General' tab page. 'IBM437' is one of the choices.

Answer 2

Alright, I figured it out myself. For the curious, here is the answer:

• Right click the file in the Solution Explorer.
• Select "Open With..."
• Choose "C++ Source Code Editor (with encoding)"
• A new box appears to specify Encoding. Choose "OEM United States - Codepage 437"

Done.