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$SystemCharacterEncoding

Usage

• $SystemCharacterEncoding gives the default raw character encoding for the computer system on which Mathematica is being run.


Notes

• $SystemCharacterEncoding is used to determine the default value of $CharacterEncoding.
• The notebook front end handles raw character encodings independent of the kernel.
• The possible settings for $SystemCharacterEncoding are the same as for $CharacterEncoding.
• See Section 2.8.9.
• See also: CharacterEncoding.
• New in Version 3.


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