.CPG File Extension
ESRI Code Page File
| Developer | ESRI |
| Popularity |
3.5 | 33 Votes |
What is a CPG file?
A CPG file is a character encoding file used by ESRI software products, such as the ArcGIS Desktop suite, to specify the character set for displaying text in shapefiles. By defining a specific character set, CPG files help localize map data for different languages, ensuring text annotations and labels appear correctly in a user's language.
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CPG files are typically found alongside other shapefile components, such as .SHP and .SHX files, in a shapefile dataset. Users or GIS specialists create CPG files when saving or exporting shapefiles, especially to ensure the dataset is interpreted correctly across locales. Without a CPG file, ArcGIS may use a default encoding, which may not display text properly in all situations.
How to open a CPG file
You can open CPG files with {ESRI ArcGIS for Desktop|INRIA/UNSA Mascopt}, a geographic information system (GIS) application that supports various spatial data formats. Since CPG files are typically used to specify the character encoding for associated shapefiles, they should be opened alongside .SHP files within ArcGIS. Additionally, any text editor can open CPG files, as they contain plain text data.
Programs that open or reference CPG files
Manga Studio Page File
| Developer | CELSYS |
| Popularity |
2.7 | 11 Votes |
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Manga Studio became Clip Studio Paint in 2015. It is also known as ComicStudio in Japan.
Programs that open CPG files
StarCraft Campaign File
| Developer | Blizzard Entertainment |
| Popularity |
2.5 | 4 Votes |
Campaign file for StarCraft, a real-time strategy game that takes place in space; includes mission data and artificial intelligence information, which determines the difficulty of the mission.
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NOTE: StarCraft maps are saved as .SCM files.
Programs that open or reference CPG files
Cool Page Project File
| Developer | 3Dize |
| Popularity |
2.0 | 5 Votes |
Web page project created by Cool Page, an older drag and drop Web page editor; may contain various Web page objects and their properties; allows users to save designed pages.
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Since CPG files are saved in a proprietary format, they can only be opened in Cool Page. However, these files can be published to standard HTML.
NOTE: The last version of Cool Page was released in 2002, and the last supported operating system was Windows XP.
Programs that open CPG files
Motorola Solutions Radio Codeplug
| Developer | Motorola |
| Popularity |
2.0 | 1 Vote |
A CPG file may also be a codeplug file used by a Motorola Solutions two-way radio. It contains channel settings and other data used to program a radio. CPG files are radio-specific, and they are edited using Motorola Solutions' customer programming software (CPS).
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Motorola Solutions two-way radio users who want to adjust the frequencies their radio operates upon can do so by loading and editing the radio's CPG file in a CPS program. For example, a user with access to the MOTOTRBO CPS can connect their radio to their computer and use MOTOTRBO to READ and edit their radio's CPG file.
A radio's CPG file also contains other information specific to that radio. For example, the CPG file lists the radio's serial number and FLASHcode features. Because a radio's CPG file contains so much essential data, and editing the file incorrectly can cause your radio to malfunction, it is recommended that you save a backup of your radio's original CPG file before editing it. That way, you can re-install your radio's original CPG file if needed.
The following Motorola Solutions two-way radios are known to use CPG format codeplugs.
- HT750
- HT1250
- MTX9250
How to open a CPG file
You can open and edit a CPG file in Motorola Solutions MOTOTRBO CPS (Windows), which must be purchased from Motorola. After purchasing and installing MOTOTRBO, open the program, select Open from its toolbar, and then navigate to and open your CPG file.