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Language appearing as ? in excel csv
Hey All,
I was trying to save an excel document with other language information(Eg, French etc), and saved it as a .csv file.
When I try to reopen the file, the place where I have used different language , appears as a '?'? Why do you suppose this is happening?
Regards,
T
I was trying to save an excel document with other language information(Eg, French etc), and saved it as a .csv file.
When I try to reopen the file, the place where I have used different language , appears as a '?'? Why do you suppose this is happening?
Regards,
T
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You've probably saved it as "CSV (MS-DOS) (*.csv)", which uses Code page 437.
Use "CSV (Comma delimited) (*.csv)" instead, which uses ISO 8859-1 (a few lines above - the entries are not ordered by name).
Use "CSV (Comma delimited) (*.csv)" instead, which uses ISO 8859-1 (a few lines above - the entries are not ordered by name).
Hi oBdA!
How do I check for .csv which used Code page 437 ?
I tried saving the file as CSV (Comma delimited), but gave the same result..
Hi xtermie!
Where do I see the option for UTF-8?
Thanks in advance,
T
How do I check for .csv which used Code page 437 ?
I tried saving the file as CSV (Comma delimited), but gave the same result..
Hi xtermie!
Where do I see the option for UTF-8?
Thanks in advance,
T
You can't check this; the file is saved as a bunch of bytes, and the code page determines which meaning (that is, which character) the bytes >127 represent. csv is a plain text file, so there's no meta data stored which code page was used when saving.
When you want to save this csv, always use "Save As", make sure the correct format is selected, and overwrite the original file. Do not use "Save", this will default to "CSV (MS-DOS) (*.csv)", even if you had it already saved as "CSV (Comma delimited) (*.csv)".
I tested with some French characters ("_éâè_"), and it worked just fine when using "Save as" and reopening.
Hex dump when saved as "CSV (Comma delimited) (*.csv)":
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https://mh-nexus.de/en/hxd/
When you want to save this csv, always use "Save As", make sure the correct format is selected, and overwrite the original file. Do not use "Save", this will default to "CSV (MS-DOS) (*.csv)", even if you had it already saved as "CSV (Comma delimited) (*.csv)".
I tested with some French characters ("_éâè_"), and it worked just fine when using "Save as" and reopening.
Hex dump when saved as "CSV (Comma delimited) (*.csv)":
5F E9 E2 E8 5F 0D 0A _éâè_..
5F 82 83 8A 5F 0D 0A _‚ƒŠ_..
HxD - Freeware Hex Editor and Disk Editor
https://mh-nexus.de/en/hxd/
Hey Thanks oBdA and xtermie!
I actually have a requirement for saving the file in a csv format for using it elsewhere, that's why..
I am not having any luck saving the file as CSV delimited, and currently clueless on how to go about this actually. Do you guys suppose, I need a language interface pack as mentioned below: ?
http://www.ehow.com/how_5736884_change-language-microsoft-excel.html
Regards,
T
I actually have a requirement for saving the file in a csv format for using it elsewhere, that's why..
I am not having any luck saving the file as CSV delimited, and currently clueless on how to go about this actually. Do you guys suppose, I need a language interface pack as mentioned below: ?
http://www.ehow.com/how_5736884_change-language-microsoft-excel.html
Regards,
T
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"I am not having any luck saving the file as CSV delimited" is not a helpful statement for troubleshooting.
Have you compared hexdumps when saved as "CSV (MS-DOS) (*.csv)" and "CSV (Comma delimited) (*.csv)", and if so, what were the exact results?
Does the "Text Import Wizard" pop up when you open the saved file? If not, you saved it as DOS csv.
Did you follow my advice about using "Save as" only, and absolutely no other "Save" dialog at all?
1. Create a test sheet with some French characters.
2. Go to "File > Save as", change the "Save as type:" dropdown box to "CSV (Comma delimited) (*.csv)", save as C:\Temp\Book1.csv.
3. Click "Save", click "OK" on the "The selected file type does not support workbooks that contain multiple sheets" dialog, click "Yes" on the "Book1.csv may contain features that are not compatible with csv ..." dialog.
4. Close the workbook, clicking Don't Save!
5. Open the file again, follow the "Text Import Wizard", and the French characters should show up correctly.
Finally, note that the "correct" way to save the file is determined by "elsewhere", not by being able to reopen it in Excel. "Elsewhere" decides which encoding it will use to open the file.
Other options for import/export:
Import or export text (.txt or .csv) files
https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Import-or-export-text-txt-or-csv-files-5250ac4c-663c-47ce-937b-339e391393ba