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System (object)

This is a top-level object that contains the Capabilities object and the showSettings method. For information on the Capabilities object, see System.capabilities in the online Flash ActionScript Dictionary (in the Flash MX Help menu).

System.useCodepage is a property for the Macromedia Flash Player that affects communication applications. Macromedia Flash Communication Server MX sends text in UTF-8 format. If you set System.useCodepage = true in your ActionScript code, your communication application might not work properly. A value of true causes the Macromedia Flash Player to handle text based on the end user's code page, as in early versions of the Flash Player. The Flash Player, however, will still send UTF-8 encoded text to the Flash Communication Server, and all text received from the server will be UTF-8 encoded as well. Setting System.useCodepage = true in a Macromedia Flash Communication Server application will likely result in unexpected behavior and is strongly discouraged. For example, text might not be sent and received properly from the server. For more information on System.useCodepage, see the Macromedia Flash Support Center.