Unicode and ASCII codes

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From: Mike (please_at_no.spam)
Date: 04/16/04 

Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2004 21:08:46 -0400

Hi,

Dim strTmp as String

strTmp contains not only standart set of characters (ASCII codes from 1-127)
but also some of them from the extended ASCII table (128-255).

I need to output this string to the file - WHERE EVERY CHARACTER REPRESEND
BY 1 BITE.
(I do not want to be "loud" but this is very important in my question)
If I do such:

Dim stwFile as StreamWriter
stwFile = File.CreateText("Filename.txt")
stwFile.WriteLine(strTmp)

At such case opens file for writing UTF-8 encoded text.
then I will get file where everycharacter from lower table represended by 1
bite and from the extended table 2 bites.

If I change settings and will use such:
strFile = New StreamWriter("Filename.txt", False,
System.Text.Encoding.ASCII)
This case looks like decide the problem - every character represented by 1
bite but the characters from Extended table - converted to the '?'

Maybe somebody has an idea how I can get 1 bite per character and they will
be shown at the output file the same as I have them in String variable.

Thanks

P.S. The "problem" characters - characters of the French alphabet.

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