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Transformation and Character Sets

Transformation Directive could be used to convert code pages in tags or file names:

• <T><#1, #2> Converts CodePage#1 to CodePage#2,

  Example: <T><20866, 1251> KOI8-R -> Cyrillic Windows

• <T><#1> Converts Single byte characters to CodePage#1
  
  
• <T><view> Converts Single byte characters to CodePage selected in "View" -> "Encoding"
  
  
• <T><rus2lat>, <T><lat2rus> Transliteration Cyrillic to Latin

  Performs transliteration of ANSI Cyrillic (Windows 1251) text with readable Latin combinations, known as 'Runglish' or 'Volapyuk', and also can perform reverse translation from 'Runglish' text to its Cyrillic equivalent.

• <T><file_name> Transformation using configuration file

  See example file: transl_rus2lat.txt in Mp3BH installation directory. If no path specified in file name <T> directive will search in mp3BH installation directory first, then in current directory.

Transformation usage Examples (Russian):

You have file on Windows XP created on Windows 98:

×òî äåëàòü.mp3 $F<T><1251> result: Что делать.mp3

þÔÏ ÄÅÌÁÔØ.mp3 $F<T><20866> result: Что делать.mp3

Что делать.mp3 $F<T><1251, 0> result: ×òî äåëàòü.mp3

Что делать.mp3 $F<T><rus2lat> result: Chto delat'.mp3

N.B.

Result of <T> directive is Unicode string. If you save this string in non Unicode tags it would be converted to Single byte using Character set selected in "View" -> "Encoding"

Also Mp3BH would not save tags in Unicode format when "Unicode Tags Only When Necessary" checked in options and text could be represented in single byte characters selected in "View" -> "Encoding" Character set.

On Windows 98 character set used to show Strings could be changed in 'View' -> 'Font' dialog on XP this settings would not have effect unless you disabled Unicode support in options.

This is the list of windows Codepages/character sets for your reference.

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