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Undeclared Identifier Tencoding Delphi7

Elena Rostova • • 1 min read
Undeclared Identifier Tencoding Delphi7

Hi i want to use TEncoding to convert Tbytes to utf7 but when i use TEncoding delphi gives following error.

Undeclared identifier: 'TEncoding'

i am using delphi 7.

what to do??

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The SysUtils.TEncoding class is not available in D7. Use the Win32 API MultiByteToWideChar() and WideCharToMultiByte() functions instead, specifying CP_UTF7 as the codepage.

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TEncoding was introduced in Delphi 2009. You should upgrade to a newer version of Delphi, such as XE.

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