<doc>

<legacy_id>1713</legacy_id>

<name>charSet</name>

<type>property</type>

<syntax>

<example>get the charSet of <i>stack</i></example>

</syntax>

<library></library>

<objects>

<stack/>

</objects>

<synonyms>

</synonyms>

<classification>

<category>The System Environment</category>

<category>Text and Data Processing</category>

</classification>

<references>

<function tag="numToChar">numToChar Function</function>

</references>

<history>

<introduced version="1.0">Added.</introduced>

</history>

<platforms>

<mac/>

<windows/>

<linux/>

<ios/>

<android/>

</platforms>

<classes>

<desktop/>

<server/>

<web/>

<mobile/>

</classes>

<security>

</security>

<summary>Indicates whether the <glossary tag="Mac OS">Macintosh</glossary> or <glossary tag="ISO 8859">ISO 8859</glossary> <glossary tag="character set">character set</glossary> was used to enter a <glossary tag="stack">stack's</glossary> text.</summary>

<examples>

<example>if the charSet of this stack is "MacOS" then put "Mac" into thePlatform</example>

</examples>

<description>

<p>Use the <b>charSet</b> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> to determine which <function tag="platform">platform</function> the <object tag="stack">stack</object> was last saved on.</p><p/><p><b>Value:</b></p><p>The <b>charSet</b> of a <object tag="stack">stack</object> is "MacOS" or "ISO".</p><p/><p>This property is read-only and cannot be set.</p><p/><p><b>Comments:</b></p><p>If the <b>charSet</b> is "MacOS", the <object tag="stack">stack</object> was last saved on a <glossary tag="Mac OS">Mac OS system</glossary>; if the <b>charSet</b> is "ISO", the <object tag="stack">stack</object> was last saved on a <glossary tag="Unix">Unix</glossary> or <glossary tag="Windows">Windows system</glossary>.</p><p/><p>When you open a stack on a Mac OS system that was last saved on a Unix or Windows system (or vice versa), the text in the stack is translated automatically to the appropriate character set. The process can take a perceptible amount of time, so it's a good idea to save a stack destined for a particular platform on that platform before delivering it to users.</p><p/><p>The <b>charSet</b> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> is changed for all <function tag="stacks">stacks</function> in the same <glossary tag="stack file">stack file</glossary> when the <glossary tag="stack file">stack file</glossary> is saved, so it is not possible for two <function tag="stacks">stacks</function> in the same file to have a different <b>charSet</b>.</p>

</description>

</doc>