UltraEdit: Is there a way to get the Encoding of a Text File

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+1 Q:

UltraEdit: Is there a way to get the Encoding of a Text File

Is there a setting in Ultraedit that allows me to see the Encoding of the File?

Thanks for your help.

+1 A:

I am not sure if it is what you are looking for, but initial searches revealed the following link:

http://www.ultraedit.com/support/tutorials_power_tips/ultraedit/unicode.html

Alan Haggai Alavi 2009-09-01 11:12:21

Thanks for the link, but its's not what I'm looking for. I just want to know what Encoding my file has. I'm looking for a Screen/Dialog that show's me the "File Properties".

gsharp 2009-09-01 12:00:27

You are welcome. I do not think that automatic detection of encoding is possible with any software as it is almost impossible.

Alan Haggai Alavi 2009-09-01 12:10:05

You can try opening the file in a web browser and try setting the character encoding. That way, you can be sure that the file corresponds to the encoding that you have selected.

Alan Haggai Alavi 2009-09-01 12:10:55

The first few Bytes in a text file holds the Encoding Information. I thought UltraEdit can show this somewhere..

gsharp 2009-09-01 14:20:01

Try PilotEdit. PilotEdit can detect text encoding automatically.

Dracoder 2009-10-19 11:10:39