How can I detect the encoding/codepage of a text file

Question

In our application, we receive text files (.txt, .csv, etc.) from diverse sources. When reading, these files sometimes contain garbage, because the

Answer 1

As addon to ITmeze post, I've used this function to convert the output of C# port for Mozilla Universal Charset Detector

    private Encoding GetEncodingFromString(string codePageName)
    {
        try
        {
            return Encoding.GetEncoding(codePageName);
        }
        catch
        {
            return Encoding.ASCII;
        }
    }

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