public static Encoding[] DetectOutgoingEncodings(string input, int[] preferredEncodings, bool preserveOrder)
        {
            if (input == null)
                throw new ArgumentNullException("input");

            // empty strings can always be encoded as ASCII
            if (input.Length == 0)
                return new Encoding[] { Encoding.ASCII };

            List<Encoding> result = new List<Encoding>();

            // get the IMultiLanguage3 interface
            IMultiLanguage3 multilang3 = new CMultiLanguageClass();
            if (multilang3 == null)
                throw new COMException("Failed to get IMultilang3");
            try
            {
                int[] resultCodePages = new int[preferredEncodings.Length];
                uint detectedCodepages = (uint)resultCodePages.Length;
                ushort specialChar = (ushort)'?';

                // get unmanaged arrays
                IntPtr pPrefEncs = Marshal.AllocCoTaskMem(sizeof(uint) * preferredEncodings.Length);
                IntPtr pDetectedEncs = Marshal.AllocCoTaskMem(sizeof(uint) * resultCodePages.Length);

                try
                {
                    Marshal.Copy(preferredEncodings, 0, pPrefEncs, preferredEncodings.Length);

                    Marshal.Copy(resultCodePages, 0, pDetectedEncs, resultCodePages.Length);

                    MLCPF options = MLCPF.MLDETECTF_VALID_NLS | MLCPF.MLDETECTF_PREFERRED_ONLY;
                    if (preserveOrder)
                        options |= MLCPF.MLDETECTF_PRESERVE_ORDER;

                    options |= MLCPF.MLDETECTF_PREFERRED_ONLY;

                    // finally... call to DetectOutboundCodePage
                    multilang3.DetectOutboundCodePage(options,
                        input, (uint)input.Length,
                        pPrefEncs, (uint)preferredEncodings.Length,
                        pDetectedEncs, ref detectedCodepages,
                        ref specialChar);

                    // get result
                    if (detectedCodepages > 0)
                    {
                        int[] theResult = new int[detectedCodepages];
                        Marshal.Copy(pDetectedEncs, theResult, 0, theResult.Length);

                        // get the encodings for the codepages
                        for (int i = 0; i < detectedCodepages; i++)
                            result.Add(Encoding.GetEncoding(theResult[i]));
                    }
                }
                finally
                {
                    if (pPrefEncs != IntPtr.Zero)
                        Marshal.FreeCoTaskMem(pPrefEncs);
                    Marshal.FreeCoTaskMem(pDetectedEncs);
                }
            }
            finally
            {
                Marshal.FinalReleaseComObject(multilang3);
            }
            // nothing found
            return result.ToArray();
        }
        /// <summary>
        /// Rerurns up to maxEncodings codpages that are assumed to be apropriate
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="input">array containing the raw data</param>
        /// <param name="maxEncodings">maxiumum number of encodings to detect</param>
        /// <returns>an array of Encoding with assumed encodings</returns>
        public static Encoding[] DetectInputCodepages(byte[] input, int maxEncodings)
        {
            if (maxEncodings < 1)
                throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException("maxEncodings", "at least one encoding must be returned");

            if (input == null)
                throw new ArgumentNullException("input");

            // empty strings can always be encoded as ASCII
            if (input.Length == 0)
                return new Encoding[] { Encoding.ASCII };

            // expand the string to be at least 256 bytes
            if (input.Length < 256)
            {
                byte[] newInput = new byte[256];
                int steps = 256 / input.Length;
                for (int i = 0; i < steps; i++)
                    Array.Copy(input, 0, newInput, input.Length * i, input.Length);

                int rest = 256 % input.Length;
                if (rest > 0)
                    Array.Copy(input, 0, newInput, steps * input.Length, rest);
                input = newInput;
            }

            List<Encoding> result = new List<Encoding>();

            // get the IMultiLanguage" interface
            IMultiLanguage2 multilang2 = new CMultiLanguageClass();
            if (multilang2 == null)
                throw new COMException("Failed to get IMultilang2");
            try
            {
                DetectEncodingInfo[] detectedEncdings = new DetectEncodingInfo[maxEncodings];

                int scores = detectedEncdings.Length;
                int srcLen = input.Length;

                // setup options (none)
                const MLDETECTCP options = MLDETECTCP.MLDETECTCP_NONE;

                // finally... call to DetectInputCodepage
                multilang2.DetectInputCodepage(options, 0,
                    ref input[0], ref srcLen, ref detectedEncdings[0], ref scores);

                // get result
                if (scores > 0)
                {
                    for (int i = 0; i < scores; i++)
                    {
                        // add the result
                        result.Add(Encoding.GetEncoding((int)detectedEncdings[i].nCodePage));
                    }
                }
            }
            finally
            {
                Marshal.FinalReleaseComObject(multilang2);
            }
            // nothing found
            return result.ToArray();
        }
        private static Encoding DetectOutgoingEncoding(string input, int[] preferredEncodings, bool preserveOrder)
        {
            if (input == null)
                throw new ArgumentNullException("input");

            // empty strings can always be encoded as ASCII
            if (input.Length == 0)
                return Encoding.ASCII;

            Encoding result = Encoding.ASCII;

            // get the IMultiLanguage3 interface
            IMultiLanguage3 multilang3 = new CMultiLanguageClass();
            if (multilang3 == null)
                throw new COMException("Failed to get IMultilang3");
            try
            {
                int[] resultCodePages = new int[preferredEncodings != null ? preferredEncodings.Length : Encoding.GetEncodings().Length];
                uint detectedCodepages = (uint)resultCodePages.Length;
                ushort specialChar = (ushort)'?';

                // get unmanaged arrays
                IntPtr pPrefEncs = preferredEncodings == null ? IntPtr.Zero : Marshal.AllocCoTaskMem(sizeof(uint) * preferredEncodings.Length);
                IntPtr pDetectedEncs = Marshal.AllocCoTaskMem(sizeof(uint) * resultCodePages.Length);

                try
                {
                    if (preferredEncodings != null)
                        Marshal.Copy(preferredEncodings, 0, pPrefEncs, preferredEncodings.Length);

                    Marshal.Copy(resultCodePages, 0, pDetectedEncs, resultCodePages.Length);

                    MLCPF options = MLCPF.MLDETECTF_VALID_NLS;
                    if (preserveOrder)
                        options |= MLCPF.MLDETECTF_PRESERVE_ORDER;

                    if (preferredEncodings != null)
                        options |= MLCPF.MLDETECTF_PREFERRED_ONLY;

                    multilang3.DetectOutboundCodePage(options,
                        input, (uint)input.Length,
                        pPrefEncs, (uint)(preferredEncodings == null ? 0 : preferredEncodings.Length),

                        pDetectedEncs, ref detectedCodepages,
                        ref specialChar);

                    // get result
                    if (detectedCodepages > 0)
                    {
                        int[] theResult = new int[detectedCodepages];
                        Marshal.Copy(pDetectedEncs, theResult, 0, theResult.Length);
                        result = Encoding.GetEncoding(theResult[0]);
                    }
                }
                finally
                {
                    if (pPrefEncs != IntPtr.Zero)
                        Marshal.FreeCoTaskMem(pPrefEncs);
                    Marshal.FreeCoTaskMem(pDetectedEncs);
                }
            }
            finally
            {
                Marshal.FinalReleaseComObject(multilang3);
            }
            return result;
        }