opening utf8 text file

[Dar Scott]

The encoding names are found with textEncode and textDecode.  There you can see the name needs a hyphen.  Try "UTF-8".  (You can also open the file for binary or use binfifle: and then use textDecode.)

> On Jun 15, 2016, at 7:54 PM, Tim Selander <selander at tkf.att.ne.jp> wrote:
> 
> LC 8, Dictionary says it can be done, but does not give a sample. No syntax I've tried works.
> 
> How do you open a file encoded in UTF8?
> 
> open file <filePath> for UTF8 read
> 
> does not work.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Tim Selander
> Tokyo, Japan
> 
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