# File lib/tapkit/access/utilities.rb, line 6
                        def encode( string, encoding )
                                unless String === string then return string end
                                require 'kconv'
                                case encoding
                                when 'jis'
                                        encoding = Kconv::JIS
                                when 'sjis'
                                        encoding = Kconv::SJIS
                                when 'euc'
                                        encoding = Kconv::EUC
                                else
                                        return string
                                end
                                string.kconv encoding
                        end