[MAPSERVER-USERS] ASCII -> UTF-8 convert problems for importing (GIS) data (DBF standard encoding?)

[rich.fromm]

Stefan Schwarzer wrote:
> 
> is there anyway to specify the encoding for DBF  
> files? When dealing with shapefiles, the dbf is either created a bit  
> manually in Excel, or via ESRI programs (or other tools). I haven't  
> seen any possibility to specify the encoding. So I guess that all of  
> them have the same encoding, no?
> 

I would think that it's generally the responsibility of the program creating
the file to specify the encoding.  emacs asks me what encoding I want when I
save.  I would think you'd need to look at the documentation for Excel, ESRI
programs, or other tools.  Sorry, but I don't have experience with those to
be able to offer any better advice.

- Rich

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