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    • Scotty Huff
      Scotty Huff last edited by Scotty Huff

      Please excuse the noob question, but I have some XML files that come from clients where certain characters are showing up strange. When I look at the file with a different editor, they are fine.

      Here’s an example:

      <RefrigerationDescription>Freezer(caf驼/RefrigerationDescription>

      You’ll notice after the word ‘Freezer’ there is a ‘(caf驼’ which is supposed to be ‘(cafè)<’. Oddly enough, it looks different as I’m posting it. In regular Windows Notepad, the word ‘cafè’ looks correct. In Notepad++, however, It shows up as ‘xE9’ with a black background but it does have the ending parenthesis and ‘<’ character.

      I thought that would be a Unicode character, but again, other editors with Unicode font displays it correctly. What would cause this? What character code is it? Can it be converted/displayed correctly in Notepad++?

      UPDATE:
      I should clarify, in Notepad++, the word '(cafè)" displays as ‘(cafxE9)’, with a black background around the ‘xE9’.

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      • Claudia Frank
        Claudia Frank @Scotty Huff last edited by

        Hello @Scotty-Huff,
        normally XML should be UTF-8 encoded but actually I assume this is ANSI.

        Give it a try to change in Menu Encoding->Encode ANSI/UTF-8

        Cheers
        Claudia

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