# VAPIMWP_INIT_SETSRCCHARSET

Sets the source character set of a document. This is a parameter of the `VAPIM_INIT` message.

## Syntax

    #include <kvvapi.h>
    SendMessage(hWndVAPI, VAPIM_INIT, VAPIMWP_INIT_SETSRCCHARSET,
               (LPARAM) eCharset );

## Arguments

Argument | Description
--- | ---
`hWndVAPI` | The handle of the VAPI window.
`eCharset` | A value from the enumerated type `KVCharSet`. See the `kvcharset.h` file for a description.

## Returns

`SendMessage()` returns `TRUE` if successful, or `FALSE` if it fails.

## Discussion

This message is used to specify the character set for documents when the character set cannot be determined by Viewing, such as in the case of plain text documents.

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