CHCP + Changing the Code Page
     At the system level, selects the code page DOS is using, 
which contains character set definitions.
    VERSION
          PC-DOS 3.3
    TYPE
Internal
    SYNTAX
	  CHCP [xxx]
    OPTIONS
	  [xxx]     Specifies the number of the desired code
page. 
     In PC-DOS version 3.3, CHCP is used to switch from the 
standard code page of 437 to the new code pages containing 
international symbols provided with this version of DOS.
    EXAMPLES
	  CHCP 850
instructs DOS to use code page 850, which contains the character 
set definition for multilingual characters. 
	  CHCP
displays the operating-system code page that is currently in 
effect. 
    MESSAGES
	  Active codepage: xxx
reports the code page DOS is currently using.
	  Codepages xxx not prepared for system
CHCP could not select the page you specified. Make sure that 
NLSFUNC is loaded and prepare all devices for the code page by 
using the MODE command.
    NOTE
     PC-DOS 3.3 allows you to switch between different code 
pages, which contain the definitions of characters that are 
displayed on the screen or produced by your printer. If you use 
Canadian French, Norwegian, Danish, or Portuguese, you may want 
to use code page switching to produce newly supported special 
characters. The NLSFUNC command must be loaded before you use the 
CHCP command.
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    SEE ALSO
          NLSFUNC Command
          MODE Command


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