Don't scower - didn't your mom ever tell you your face might freeze that way? \:D

You could just save the file as ANSI and verify that it works.. (different name, and adjust your script, or back it up first.)

Where did the file come from? Did another file generate it, or was it created and unwittingly saved as Unicode? If it's the latter, just re-save the file as ANSI. If it's generated by an application in Unicode, you'll need to locate a tool or UDF to convert it to a temporary working file for your script. I don't have a suggestion for conversion at the moment, but quick & dirty would be Run 'NOTEPAD filename', use SetFocus('notepad - filename'), and use SendKeys to send "+FA newfilename +EA "

The SendKeys is not verified - you need to send Alt-F, A (File, Save-As), the new filename, Alt-E, A (select Encoding field, set Ansi), and Enter (or Alt-S) to save.

Glenn
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