Files & Folders
File Encoding Convert
Re-saves text files in another encoding — for example Latin-1 or Windows-1252 exports as UTF-8 — in place, or into another folder.
When to use it
Use it when another system writes accented letters that come out garbled (Café), or when a target expects UTF-8 with a BOM.
In a pipeline
Input FolderFile Encoding ConvertFile Input
Settings
| Setting | Type | Required | Default or hint |
|---|---|---|---|
| File path column | select | — | Default: the path an Input Folder gives |
| From | select | — | auto |
| To | select | — | utf8 |
| Save to folder | text | — | Blank: replace each file in place |
| Yes, really write to the file system | checkbox | — | false |
Example
Latin-1 exports to UTF-8
- From=Detect (BOM, UTF-8, else Windows-1252)
- To=UTF-8
- Yes, really write to the file system=true
| File Name |
|---|
| clients_latin1.csv |
| File Name |
|---|
| clients_latin1.csv |
Worth knowing
- Leave Save to folder blank to replace each file (server and My files only); choose a folder to keep the originals.
- Detect trusts a byte-order mark first, then valid UTF-8, and otherwise reads Windows-1252 — the usual encoding of older Windows exports.
- Latin-1 and ASCII cannot hold every character; those become ?.
- Nothing is written until you tick “Yes, really write to the file system”.