is a global option that specifies which directories are searched for character encoding files.


CharacterEncodingsPath
is a global option that specifies which directories are searched for character encoding files.
Details

- The directories to be searched are specified using the FrontEnd`FileName function. Typical directories included on AutoloadPath are FrontEnd`FileName[{$UserBaseDirectory,"SystemFiles","CharacterEncodings"}] and FrontEnd`FileName[{$InstallationDirectory,"SystemFiles","CharacterEncodings"}].
See Also
History
Introduced in 1999 (4.0)
Text
Wolfram Research (1999), CharacterEncodingsPath, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/CharacterEncodingsPath.html.
CMS
Wolfram Language. 1999. "CharacterEncodingsPath." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/CharacterEncodingsPath.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (1999). CharacterEncodingsPath. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/CharacterEncodingsPath.html
BibTeX
@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_characterencodingspath, author="Wolfram Research", title="{CharacterEncodingsPath}", year="1999", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/CharacterEncodingsPath.html}", note=[Accessed: 18-August-2025]}
BibLaTeX
@online{reference.wolfram_2025_characterencodingspath, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={CharacterEncodingsPath}, year={1999}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/CharacterEncodingsPath.html}, note=[Accessed: 18-August-2025]}