Hello,
Please advise what encoding should be used to view exported TMX files from SDL TM Maintenance tool in text editors?
We have some, but not all, dashes in phone numbers appearing as corrupt characters (little box) when opened in notepad++.
Best,
Tammy
Hello Tammy,
This depends on which File format was chosen at export. If you chose Unicode, the encoding is UTF-16LE, if you chose UTF-8, the encoding is UTF-8.
Thanks
Martin
Thanks Martin,
We used the default Unicode setting for export. We’ll recheck appearance using 16LE setting.
These are very large databases. When we go to reload them after global updates, ok to keep encoding as 16LE?
Best,
Tammy
Hello Tammy
If you see textboxes (and you have exported TMX as UTF-8 or UTF-16) it means the font used in your editor doesn't have such characters (assuming the characters show correctly in SDL TM in first place). Arial Unicode MS font should show most of the characters if you enable it in your text editor
If you want to edit TMX file, use Olifant editor http://okapi.sourceforge.net/Release/Olifant/ReadMe.htm
For Notepad++ check you Settings > Style Configurator - ensure you have Arial Unicode MS font set for your Global override & Default style. (default is Courier New, which should show most of characters too)
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