7bit

Convert text to 7-bit ASCII from command-line

I'm on OS X 10.5.5 (though it does not matter much I guess) I have a set of text files with fancy characters like double backquotes, ellipsises ("...") in one character etc. I need to convert these files to good old plain 7-bit ASCII, preferably without losing character meaning (that is, convert those ellipses to three periods, backqu...

Encoding an integer in 7-bit format of C# BinaryReader.ReadString

C#'s BinaryReader has a function that according to MSDN, reads an integer encoded as "seven bit integer", and then reads a string with the length of this integer. Is there a clear documentation for the seven bit integer format (I have a rough understanding that the MSB or the LSB marks whether there are more bytes to read, and the rest ...

how to convert a character to 7 bit even parity in php

I want to convert a Character to a 7 bit even parity. Can you please suggest me, how to implement this? ...

Defining data encoding of SMS messages in Android

I'm working on an application using the SMS apis for android. The receiving end is an embedded unit that only supports 7-bit encoded SMS and the string I'm sending consists only of symbols from this particular alphabet which makes you think that Android is going to send it encoded as 7 bit. But that is not the case. Therefore I'm search...