Windows-1252 Encoding in StreamWriter return ANSI encoded file

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I try to encode a string in Windows-1252 with a StreamWriter. The input string (dataString) is encode in UTF8.

StreamWriter sw = new StreamWriter(@"C:\Temp\data.txt", true, Encoding.GetEncoding(1252)); sw.Write(dataString); sw.Close();

When I open the file in Notepad++ I get a ANSI file. I need a Windows-1252 encoded file.

Someone have an idea?

How you you recognize it's ANSI rather than Windows-1252? Neither has the BOM header. — Wiktor Zychla
– Wiktor Zychla, Commented Nov 6, 2012 at 17:00

Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-23 12:31:52Z

Your file is Windows-1252 encoded. There is no data in the file of a non-Unicode to indicate how the file is encoded. In this case ANSI just means not Unicode. If you where to encode the as Russian/Windows-1251 and open it in Notepad++, Notepad++ would display it as ANSI as well.

See Unicode, UTF, ASCII, ANSI format differences for more info.

Sergey Potapenko · Accepted Answer · 2024-06-27 12:29:30Z

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Try... Encoding.GetEncoding("windows-1251")

answered Jun 27, 2024 at 12:29

Sergey Potapenko

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Jeremy Caney Over a year ago

Why would you expect different results from this than you would from Encoding.GetEncoding(1252)? Aren’t these effectively the same?

SimonC Over a year ago

Your answer provides no useful information vs the previous, accepted, answer and is over a decade late. Don't try to be a necromancer.

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