Thank you all for your answers, and especially Mark for
posting some code that I will try immediately.
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Okay, that’s odd. It IS working now.
Bob S
> On Oct 28, 2024, at 4:45 PM, Richard Gaskin via use-livecode
> wrote:
>
> Bob wrote:
>
>> This may seem simple, but for some reason it’s not working. I have a
>> Views function that can open multiple windows in one click, but
>> sometimes stacks
On 2024-10-29 08:53, jbv via use-livecode wrote:
Hi list,
How to determine if a text file is UTF8 or just plain ASCII ?
In other words, how to know if one should use
open file myfile.txt for UTF8 read
or
open file myfile.txt for read
If it is really plain ASCII then it doesn't matter - UTF
I suppose you could also use textDecode(, “UTF-8”) to convert the text
to that format.
Bob S
> On Oct 29, 2024, at 8:17 AM, Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
> wrote:
>
> There is a Wikipedia article on this. Turns out it is not straightforward.
> There can be a Byte Order Mark that the file b
So open file for binary read, then put textDecode(it, “UTF-8”) into tText.
Bob S
> On Oct 29, 2024, at 8:31 AM, Bob Sneidar wrote:
>
> I suppose you could also use textDecode(, “UTF-8”) to convert the
> text to that format.
>
> Bob S
>
>
>> On Oct 29, 2024, at 8:17 AM, Bob Sneidar via us
There is a Wikipedia article on this. Turns out it is not straightforward.
There can be a Byte Order Mark that the file begins with but not all vendors
use it. And I do not think you can make the determination simply by examining
the contents of the file.
Byte-order mark[edit]
If the Unicode b
Hi list,
How to determine if a text file is UTF8 or just plain ASCII ?
In other words, how to know if one should use
open file myfile.txt for UTF8 read
or
open file myfile.txt for read
Thank you.
jbv
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