C# Signature:

[DllImport("user32.dll")]
static extern bool CharToOemBuff(string lpszSrc, string lpszDst,
   uint cchDstLength);
static extern bool CharToOem(string lpszSrc, [Out] StringBuilder lpszDst);

VB Signature:

Declare Function CharToOemBuff Lib "user32.dll" (lpszSrc As String, _
   lpszDst As String, uint cchDstLength) As Boolean
    <DllImport("user32.dll", _
    EntryPoint:="CharToOem", _
    SetLastError:=True, _
    CharSet:=CharSet.Unicode, _
    ExactSpelling:=True, _
    PreserveSig:=True, _
    CallingConvention:=CallingConvention.Winapi)> _
    Private Shared Function CharToOem( _
    ByVal lpszSrc As String, _
    ByVal lpszDst As StringBuilder) As Boolean
    End Function

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VB Sample:

    Private Class LibWrap
    Declare Auto Function CharToOem Lib "user32" ( _
         <[In](), Out()> ByVal lpszSrc As String, ByVal lpszDst As System.Text.StringBuilder) As Boolean
    End Class

    Public Function CharToOem(ByVal lpszSrc As String) As String
    Dim lpszDst As New System.Text.StringBuilder
    Try
        LibWrap.CharToOem(lpszSrc, lpszDst)
        Return lpszDst.ToString
    Catch ex As Exception
        Return System.String.Empty
    End Try
    End Function

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