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I have text files that were keyboarded using an ANSI font that was hacked to represent a Sudanese/African language, and wish to convert them to Unicode files so that other users are not dependant on having the ANSI font file which is buggy anyway.

The character set is rather complex as the language has 9 vowels and 4 possible tones. All up I need to convert over 20 characters (some of which are combinations/digraphs. I have a table of the Unicode values of both the source and target characters or combinations or characters.

However, I have no experience with this type of procedure and am seeking advice on how best to approach the task. I tried using Word with Search and Replace Macros, but some of the characters do not display properly when pasted into the Real Basic editor, and are lost also in text only type files. Is it possible to search and replace based on Unicode values?

I have searched for help on the internet (hence finding this site) and came across the Ansi2Unicode program. I downloaded it but it is not very user friendly, and the only documentation I could find seems to be in Spanish. I use a Mac and tried to run it under Parallels but for whatever reason it just freezes Parallels. Should I persist with this program or has anyone out there any other/better suggestions.

Any advice or assistance would be most gratefully appreciated.

Thanks,

Bill

Not sure but maybe this could help:

http://www.autohotkey.com/forum/topic47777.html