>>Hi all, I have this problem :
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>>I set windows 10 with Russian language and loaded the russian keyboard
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>>I Can write a string in foxpro table and read it correctly on screen. No problem also with report.
>>The problem is when I try to write this string in a text file. It appears with different characters and it is a problem as I send this file to an android device to be showed on a TV
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>>here is the Russian string : ОШИБКА ПЕЧАТИ БИЛЕТОВ
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>>and that's what appears in my text file : ÎØÈÁÊÀ ÏÅ×ÀÒÈ ÁÈËÅÒÎÂ
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>>I got the same now when I copied and pasted the string using the Italian setting keyboard. I succeed in pasting the right string by setting the keyboard as Russian
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>>What can I do to get rid of this problem ?
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>>thank you
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>>Alessio
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>You should set Current Language for Non-Unicode programs to Russian too.

Yes You are right
I realized that despite of what I supposed, I haven't set Russian as windows main language
Now it works

But is there a way to leave my language as windows language and work with russian strings ?

thank you
Alessio