Convert Text File from One Charset to Another

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Visual Basic example program showing how to convert a text file from one character encoding to another.

    Dim cc As New ChilkatCharset2
    cc.UnlockComponent "anything for 30-day trial"

    ' Convert a text file from one charset to another.
    cc.FromCharset = "utf-8"
    cc.ToCharset = "shift_JIS"
    cc.ConvertFile "utf8_japanese.txt", "shiftJis_out.txt"