OemString

Setting this property True converts data stored in alphanumeric fields between ANSI and OEM character sets.

Alphanumeric fields such as Char, VarChar, LongVarChar data types, may contain data stored in OEM character sets, generally extended DOS character sets for non-English-language data. This data will not display in Windows correctly unless it is converted to an ANSI character set.

The default value of this property is False. Setting this property True converts from an OEM to an ANSI character set when the field data is read, and converts ANSI text to OEM text when the alphanumeric field information is used in index searches or is written back to the file.