"Invalid character in the given coding"

Question

No matter which termbase I try to open -- even the sample ones included in the SDL software -- I get an error message which translates into "There is an invalid character in the given coding. Row 1, position 25." 
 This is extremely annoying, since I certainly don't want to go through each and every termbase to correct this (even if I knew what the error is, which of course I do not). Since all these termbases worked fine with MT 2015, the error must be with MT 2017. What should I do? 
 Mats

Paul · Answer

Hi Mats, 
 
If this happens with every termbase you try to use does this happen in every template? So if you use a custom Project template does this happen then too, or is it just with the default template? Perhaps you can try renaming the default template so it gets recreated and then try again with a new project. 
 
c:\Users\[USERNAME]\Documents\Studio 2017\Project Templates\Default.sdltpl 
 
I'm assuming you mean open in Studio as you have posted into the Studio forum and not the Multiterm one? 
 
Regards 
 
Paul

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