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Text.RedefineEncoding
Takes a text in a given encoding and reencodes it with other encoding.
| Component | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | Server | FileMaker iOS SDK |
| Text | 5.2 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Parameters
| Parameter | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| text | The text to process. | "Hello World" |
| InputEncoding | The text encoding for the input text. Possible encoding names: ANSI, ISO-8859-1, Latin1, Mac, Native, UTF-8, DOS, Hex, Base64 or Windows. More listed in the FAQ. |
"native" |
| OutputEncoding | The text encoding for the resulting string. Possible encoding names: ANSI, ISO-8859-1, Latin1, Mac, Native, UTF-8, DOS, Hex, Base64 or Windows. More listed in the FAQ. |
"UTF-8" |
Result
Returns text or error.
Description
Takes a text in a given encoding and reencodes it with other encoding.This can be used to fix bad imported texts.
Examples
Fix umlaut in Mac encoded UTF-8 text:
MBS( "Text.RedefineEncoding" ; "Möbel"; "mac" ; "UTF8" )
Fix umlaut in Latin1 encoded UTF-8 text:
MBS( "Text.RedefineEncoding" ; "MÃ\¶bel"; "Latin1"; "UTF-8" )
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Created 10th July 2015, last changed 12nd November 2015
Text.ReadTextFromContainer - Text.RemoveAccents
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