Issue with .TXT or .CSV files created by ARen

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#1 : 22/03-24 07:45
Styb
Styb
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On my Win11 system, ARen is able to create txt o csv files, but is unable to open the same files. The following error message appears: No mapping for the Unicode character exists in the target
multi-byte code page.

https://i.postimg.cc/pLhT2R6P/Screenshot-2024-03 -22-073441.png

Notepad and Excel open these files correctly, and the same files saved by Notepad are loaded correctly by Aren.

Steps to reproduce:
1) Populate the filename list
2) Save the list as TXT or CSV file
3) Clear the filename list
4) Load the saved file


22/03-24 07:45 - edited 13/04-24 08:59
#2 : 22/03-24 08:25
Kim Jensen
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Reply to #1:
That should of course work, but I might have forgotten a character set check. I will take a look.


22/03-24 08:25
#3 : 22/03-24 08:29
Delta Foxtrot
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Posts: 285
Reply to #2:

Same here... no joy. Both 3.94 and .95


22/03-24 08:29 - edited 22/03-24 08:32
#4 : 23/03-24 09:02
Styb
Styb
Posts: 101
I have discovered that the problem arises when the list of filenames contains special characters such as ñ, è, î, etc. Furthermore, non-standard characters such as Cyrillic, Asian, or others are not recognised, resulting in question marks in the saved text file.

I am awaiting the fixed build and I hope that this issue can be easily resolved.


23/03-24 09:02
#5 : 23/03-24 11:00
Delta Foxtrot
Delta Foxtrot
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Reply to #4:

Hi Styb,

I got the same error and I don't have any of those types of characters in my filenames.


23/03-24 11:00
#6 : 23/03-24 20:08
Styb
Styb
Posts: 101
Reply to #5:
Hello, I have run a number of tests on my system and the problem with the txt or csv files only occurs when I use a filename that contains special characters.

So it seems to be clear that the problem depends on a number of things, not just special characters.


23/03-24 20:08
#7 : 13/04-24 08:59
Styb
Styb
Posts: 101
Any news? I just reproduced this issue in the new release of ARen, 3.95 release 3.


13/04-24 08:59
#8 : 13/04-24 14:04
Kim Jensen
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Posts: 906
Reply to #7:
Yes, you are right. I have not worked on this yet. I expect it available for the 4.0 release, where it will be possible to choose which codepage to use when exporting and importing CSV and TXT files.


13/04-24 14:04
#9 : 15/04-24 09:56
Kim Jensen
Kim Jensen
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Reply to #7:
Check out version 3.95 release 4. Is the problem solved for you in this release?


15/04-24 09:56 - edited 15/04-24 09:57
#10 : 17/04-24 11:23
Styb
Styb
Posts: 101
Hello, I have installed the release #4 on my system and I do not have any problem with the use of the TXT files.

The problem occurs when using the CSV files, as in previous versions of the ARen.


17/04-24 11:23