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Re: how to restore old sources with Windows characters

22-Dec-19 5:50

Hello!
I opened a old project and some source files with VS .
If the files was written with Windows characters eg. "Windows: Western"
an alert said that this file is now restored.
But the characters with codes above x7f are marked as unknown characters.

Do somebody know a tool to convert such files to Unicode without loss of the meaning of such characters?

Thank you
Erhy

Jörgen Andersson22-Dec-19 5:54

Re: how to restore old sources with Windows characters

22-Dec-19 5:54

You can use Notepad++ to convert a file to a different codepage.

And next time you have a question, there are better forums than the Lounge for that.

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Erhy23-Dec-19 0:00

Re: how to restore old sources with Windows characters

23-Dec-19 0:00

I need a tool which searches for sources and other text files and
convert them to Unicode with BOM,
and leave the modification time.

I think, the new convention, where text files without BOM are processed as UTF-8 encoded
will cause much work for million of peoples.

Erhy

CHill6023-Dec-19 0:10

CHill60

23-Dec-19 0:10

As Jorgen suggest, try Notepad++ - it can be used from the command line. Or write a python script or powershell etc. A simple search came up with
- Notepad++ Open file, change encoding and save from command line - Stack Overflow[^]
- Converting text file to UTF-8 on Windows command prompt - Super User[^]

Re: how to restore old sources with Windows characters

Erhy23-Dec-19 0:43

Re: how to restore old sources with Windows characters

23-Dec-19 0:43

Thank You!
I will try it after Chistmas.

Erhy
and I wish you Merry Christmas!

Erhy11-Jan-20 4:55

Re: how to restore old sources with Windows characters

11-Jan-20 4:55

Do you know, how to detect old Windows coded text files?
How Visual Studio detect them?
Thank you for advice
Erhy

Jörgen Andersson12-Jan-20 23:17

Re: how to restore old sources with Windows characters

12-Jan-20 23:17

I usually just simply open them in vanilla notepad and check what encoding it autodetected. This autodetection isn't perfect though, but still one of the best.
VS also has an autodetect built in. I don't know how it works though.

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Erhy9-Feb-20 7:03

9-Feb-20 7:03

Now I have written Powershell scripts to automate the conversion from ANSI to UTF-8
See here

Speaking of holidays...

Sander Rossel22-Dec-19 4:35

Sander Rossel

22-Dec-19 4:35

Merry Mari Lwyd to all Welsh![^] Big Grin | :-D

(I hope I'm not offending anyone)

I, for one, would be terrified to find ~~a horse skull~~ @OriginalGriff on my doorstep this Christmas Big Grin | :-D

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RickZeeland22-Dec-19 4:37

RickZeeland

22-Dec-19 4:37

The nightmare before Christmas!
$Shucks | :-\$

OriginalGriff22-Dec-19 4:54

22-Dec-19 4:54

Damn! I hope I get get the tickets refunded ... Unsure | :~

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Jörgen Andersson22-Dec-19 5:23

22-Dec-19 5:23

Getting that horse skull checked in might have been an interesting experience.

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OriginalGriff22-Dec-19 5:39

22-Dec-19 5:39

I take the easy route: check in a whole horse and then remove the skull at the destination.

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Jörgen Andersson22-Dec-19 5:48

22-Dec-19 5:48

Ooh, let's meet up at Sanders and combine traditions. Big Grin | :-D

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OriginalGriff22-Dec-19 6:04

22-Dec-19 6:04

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Sander Rossel22-Dec-19 10:01

Sander Rossel

22-Dec-19 10:01

I have a tradition to not open the door for a couple of weirdos with a horse's head (attached to a horse or not) every Christmas Laugh | :laugh:

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Jörgen Andersson22-Dec-19 10:31

22-Dec-19 10:31

Tradition?
How often has it happened to you?

I have a feeling you might like Midvinterblot. Wink | ;)

A spare horse, a couple of virgins or a king makes a party. And a politician makes a good replacement for a king.

Being religious is not a requirement, it rather has a tendency to kill the fun.

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Richard MacCutchan22-Dec-19 4:58

Richard MacCutchan

22-Dec-19 4:58

Interesting, I grew up in Wales and never heard of this. I guess it's one of those weird rituals of those strange southerners - including a certain will known CPer.

OriginalGriff22-Dec-19 6:28

22-Dec-19 6:28

Richard MacCutchan wrote:
a certain will known CPer

I have no will of my own: I'm married.

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Richard MacCutchan22-Dec-19 6:32

Richard MacCutchan

22-Dec-19 6:32

I feel your pain. Roll eyes | :rolleyes:

Cp-Coder22-Dec-19 6:52

Cp-Coder

22-Dec-19 6:52

Quote:
I have no will of my own: I'm married

Aaaah! So that is what's wrong with me! OMG | :OMG:

modified 22-Dec-19 13:25pm.

Rich Leyshon22-Dec-19 22:59

Rich Leyshon

22-Dec-19 22:59

Same for me, only ever seen it mentioned on websites. Suspect that like may Xmas "facts" that do the rounds every year, someone made it up and all the rest copy it without any checking.

By way of an example, looking for a quiz tiebreaker question, I recently found a "fact" on a company website about three popular Christmas songs and how many times they would be played in the UK on radio over the festive period.

After a quick google of "How many radio stations in UK" and firing up the calculator, it transpired that if the stated answer was correct, every radio station in the country would have to play one of the three songs once every 5 seconds, 24 hours a day for 40 consecutive days.

And from then on, the magic was dead …