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Read simplified chinese characters in dbf with codepage file

Hsing-JuChang — Mon, 16 Feb 2015 10:43:26 GMT

I have a shapfile with simplified chinese characters. I added a *.cpg (cp936) and the data displayed correctly in ArcMap 10.2.2

However, when I copied the shapfile with *.cpg to another computer, which was ArcMap 10.1, the data was not showing properly.

Is it possible to use the codepage file in ArcMap 10.1?

Best Regards,

Amy

Re: Read simplified chinese characters in dbf with codepage file

DanPatterson_Retired — Mon, 16 Feb 2015 12:50:23 GMT

according to the 10.1 help files, yes, but did you give the *.cpg file the same name as the shapefile? ie test.shp and test.cpg ArcGIS Help 10.1

Re: Read simplified chinese characters in dbf with codepage file

Hsing-JuChang — Tue, 17 Feb 2015 01:46:54 GMT

The cpg file is the same name as the shapefile. Works in ArcMap 10.2.2, but not in ArcMap 10.1

A sample shapefile is attached.

Re: Read simplified chinese characters in dbf with codepage file

DanPatterson_Retired — Tue, 17 Feb 2015 01:57:29 GMT

There is at least one article on codepages in the knowledge base, perhaps there were some version changes, but you should have a look at this, sounds like it needs a conversion

ArcGIS 10.2.1 for (Desktop, Engine, Server) Set Shapefile Default Code Page Patch | Samples and Utilities

http://support.esri.com/en/bugs/nimbus/role/beta10_1/TklNMTAyMjU5

21106 - Read and write shapefile and dBASE files encoded in various code pages

Re: Read simplified chinese characters in dbf with codepage file

Hsing-JuChang — Tue, 17 Feb 2015 08:18:34 GMT

Thanks for the info.

I have my user's locale set to Simplified Chinese, and it finally worked in ArcMap 10.1