Zip file

Zip file code page issues

Deciphering the store page might not provide all the necessary information. The next logical step would be to look for a readme file in the downloaded zip file, but this is where we potentially encounter our first serious roadblock.

As some will know, the written language in most Asian countries is completely different from western countries. To make this work on a computer it means it will need a different underlying code page to deal with all the extra characters. This means that if your computer is not set up for the correct code page, it might not display everything correctly. (this explanation is oversimplified)

If you open a Japanese zip file that contains Japanese text, there is a pretty big chance that it will look like a pile of garbled unreadable characters. This does not mean that the zip file is broken, it simply uses the wrong code page to display the text.

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