How to detect the character encoding of a text file using Delphi?

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How can I detect the encoding/codepage of a text file
How Can I Best Guess the Encoding when the BOM (Byte Order Mark) is Missing?

I would like to know if there are some delphi libraries for the purpose of detecting the character encoding of a text file.

I think you may want to read [how-can-i-detect-the-encoding-codepage-of-a-text-file](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/90838/how-can-i-detect-the-encoding-codepage-of-a-text-file). If the text file has a `BOM`, read it, otherwise it is not generally possible. — LU RD, Feb 27 '12 at 09:24

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In my comment there was a link to how-can-i-best-guess-the-encoding-when-the-bom-byte-order-mark-is-missing which may work for you if the text files have no BOM.

Look at the Charset Detector library and try it out. It will try to read the BOM and if it's not there make a best effort guess.

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answered Feb 27 '12 at 09:39

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I fixed the URL so as you wouldn't miss any eventual oppurtunity to earn `Announcer`, `Booster`, `Publicist` publicity badges :-) – menjaraz Feb 27 '12 at 10:02
What delphi versions are supported by the Charset Detector library? – Fabio Vitale Feb 27 '12 at 10:26
I looked at the source code, but I can't tell for sure. – LU RD Feb 27 '12 at 11:14

How to detect the character encoding of a text file using Delphi?

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