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Takes a text in a given encoding and reencodes it with other encoding.
Component | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | Server | iOS SDK |
Text | 5.2 | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
Parameter | Description | Example |
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text | The text to process. | "Hello World" |
InputEncoding | The text encoding for the input text. Possible encoding names: ANSI, ISO-8859-1, Latin1, Mac, Native, UTF-8, DOS, Hex, Base64 or Windows. More listed in the FAQ. |
"native" |
OutputEncoding | The text encoding for the resulting string. Possible encoding names: ANSI, ISO-8859-1, Latin1, Mac, Native, UTF-8, DOS, Hex, Base64 or Windows. More listed in the FAQ. |
"UTF-8" |
Returns text or error.
Fix umlaut in Mac encoded UTF-8 text:
MBS( "Text.RedefineEncoding" ; "Möbel"; "mac" ; "UTF8" )
Fix umlaut in Latin1 encoded UTF-8 text:
MBS( "Text.RedefineEncoding" ; "MÃ\¶bel"; "Latin1"; "UTF-8" )
# needs a backslash so FileMaker doesn't evaluate ¶ to be a new line.
This function checks for a license.
Created 10th July 2015, last changed 28th January 2022