Default encoding used for string conversion. 0 gives the default system OEM code page. Dont use unicode encodings if you want to be Zip compatible! Using the default code page isnt the full solution neccessarily there are many variable factors, codepage 850 is often a good choice for European users, however be careful about compatability.

public static int DefaultCodePage { get; set; }

Public Shared Property DefaultCodePage As Integer

public:
static property int DefaultCodePage {
	int get ();
	void set (int value);
}