diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index 691cecdb..6d58101d 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include "piscreen.h"
 #include "piethernet.h"
 #include "piintrospection.h"
+#include "pifile.h"
 
 //struct MS {
 //	//MS() {i = 0; f = 0.;}
@@ -30,6 +31,12 @@ public:
 };
 
 int main (int argc, char * argv[]) {
+	PIFile::setDefaultCharset("utf8");
+	piCout << PIFile::defaultCharset();
+	PIFile::setDefaultCharset("cp1251");
+	piCout << PIFile::defaultCharset();
+	return 0;
+
 	VC<30, double> x(1.5), y(3.3);
 	double r = 0.0;
 	PITimeMeasurer tm;
diff --git a/src/core/piinit.cpp b/src/core/piinit.cpp
index 2c13ec72..d946f2cb 100644
--- a/src/core/piinit.cpp
+++ b/src/core/piinit.cpp
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ void android_thread_exit_handler(int sig) {
 PIInit::PIInit() {
 	PISystemInfo * sinfo = PISystemInfo::instance();
 	sinfo->execDateTime = PIDateTime::current();
+	file_charset = 0;
 #ifndef ANDROID
 	PISignals::setSlot(__sighandler__);
 	PISignals::grabSignals(PISignals::UserDefined1);
@@ -253,6 +254,8 @@ PIInit::PIInit() {
 
 
 PIInit::~PIInit() {
+	if (file_charset) delete file_charset;
+	file_charset = 0;
 #ifdef WINDOWS
 	WSACleanup();
 	//if (setTimerResolution) setTimerResolutionAddr(prev_res, TRUE, &prev_res);
diff --git a/src/core/piinit.h b/src/core/piinit.h
index cc0719fc..3e41d9e8 100644
--- a/src/core/piinit.h
+++ b/src/core/piinit.h
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@
 #include "piincludes.h"
 
 
+class PIFile;
+
+
 class __PIInit_Initializer__ {
 public:
 	__PIInit_Initializer__();
@@ -38,6 +41,7 @@ public:
 
 
 class PIInit {
+	friend class PIFile;
 public:
 	PIInit();
 	~PIInit();
@@ -48,6 +52,7 @@ private:
 	HMODULE ntlib;
 	ULONG prev_res;
 #endif
+	char * file_charset;
 };
 
 static __PIInit_Initializer__ __piinit_initializer__;
diff --git a/src/io/pifile.cpp b/src/io/pifile.cpp
index 51e5b2ca..6a54f7df 100755
--- a/src/io/pifile.cpp
+++ b/src/io/pifile.cpp
@@ -40,12 +40,12 @@
 #endif
 #define S_IFHDN  0x40
 #if defined(QNX) || defined(ANDROID)
-#  define _fopen_call_   fopen
-#  define _fseek_call_   fseek
-#  define _ftell_call_   ftell
-#  define _stat_struct_  struct stat
-#  define _stat_call_    stat
-#  define _stat_link_    lstat
+#  define _fopen_call_     fopen
+#  define _fseek_call_     fseek
+#  define _ftell_call_     ftell
+#  define _stat_struct_    struct stat
+#  define _stat_call_      stat
+#  define _stat_link_      lstat
 #else
 #  if defined(MAC_OS)
 #    define _fopen_call_   fopen
@@ -56,9 +56,9 @@
 #    define _fseek_call_   fseeko64
 #    define _ftell_call_   ftello64
 #  endif
-#  define _stat_struct_  struct stat64
-#  define _stat_call_    stat64
-#  define _stat_link_    lstat64
+#  define _stat_struct_    struct stat64
+#  define _stat_call_      stat64
+#  define _stat_link_      lstat64
 #endif
 
 
@@ -182,8 +182,8 @@ bool PIFile::closeDevice() {
 PIString PIFile::readLine() {
 	PIString str;
 	if (!opened_) return str;
-	int cc, cp = 0;
-	while (!isEnd() && cp < 4095) {
+	int cc;
+	while (!isEnd()) {
 		cc = fgetc(fd);
 		if (char(cc) == '\n' || cc == EOF) break;
 		str.push_back(char(cc));
@@ -395,6 +395,22 @@ void PIFile::remove() {
 
 
 
+const char * PIFile::defaultCharset() {
+	return PIInit::instance()->file_charset;
+}
+
+
+void PIFile::setDefaultCharset(const char * c) {
+	if (PIInit::instance()->file_charset) delete PIInit::instance()->file_charset;
+	PIInit::instance()->file_charset = 0;
+	if (!c) return;
+	PIInit::instance()->file_charset = new char[1024];
+	memset(PIInit::instance()->file_charset, 0, 1024);
+	strcpy(PIInit::instance()->file_charset, c);
+	piCout << PIInit::instance()->file_charset;
+}
+
+
 
 PIFile::FileInfo PIFile::fileInfo(const PIString & path) {
 	FileInfo ret;
diff --git a/src/io/pifile.h b/src/io/pifile.h
index 5bc319a5..a52617c1 100755
--- a/src/io/pifile.h
+++ b/src/io/pifile.h
@@ -247,7 +247,12 @@ public:
 	EVENT_HANDLER1(void, resize, llong, new_size) {resize(new_size, 0);}
 	EVENT_HANDLER2(void, resize, llong, new_size, uchar, fill);
 	
-	
+	//!
+	static const char * defaultCharset();
+
+	//!
+	static void setDefaultCharset(const char * c);
+
 	//! Returns opened temporary file with open mode "mode"
 	static PIFile openTemporary(PIIODevice::DeviceMode mode = PIIODevice::ReadWrite) {return PIFile(PIString(tmpnam(0)), mode);}