Sending Special Character for non-English languages Topic is solved

[ahkDustVorteX]

Hello Everyone ,

I am trying to send strings in a field using AHK script. The string has some characters that is not used in English (I am portuguese speaker), like:

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x := "Nível A - Inspeção B"

When I send x, using send command, the x content appears weird. For instance, the character í is replaced by Ã.

I tried to use

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SendInput, {raw}%x%

and

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Send, {raw}%x%

Gave me the same result. I thought that if I could change the text format to UTF-8 mode, it could have resolved. But I don't know how.

Any clues?

Thanks!

[Rindis]

if you read it from a file:
FileEncoding , UTF-8

[Rindis]

although this work for me (Norwegian keyboard):

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x := "Nível A - Inspeção B"


f1::
SendInput, {raw}%x%
return


esc::
ExitApp

[ahkDustVorteX]

Thanks Rindis,

FileEncodings is a good idea reading from a file. I didn't know that. Thanks
Although, I still have problem when I declare the variable content directly in the script. How do you get the same string? Maybe is keyboard layout?

[Rindis]

does your keyboard settings change with different programs? i.e. does the little language symbol (down on the left) change with different programs?

[ahkDustVorteX]

Hi Rindis,

Yes, I do have a switch button for keyboard layout. I switch sometimes to english layout when I need. Is this the issue?
Dude, how you get the string, lol...

In your script, when I do "F1" it sends:

Nível A - Inspeção B

Thanks

[divanebaba]

Hi.
If you want to use UTF-8-files permanently, look inside the options and choose UTF-8

If you want use UTF-8 sometimes, use under Menu encoding or however in english called, convert to UTF-8.


If you use Fileappend use it like below:

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Fileappend, %MyText%, myTextfile.txt, UTF-8

[Rindis]

I'm not sure why it works for me, there is something in manual about ansi vs unicode
https://autohotkey.com/docs/Compat.htm#Format

maybe you could try to run this?

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MsgBox % A_IsUnicode ? "Unicode" : "ANSI"

[divanebaba]

It tells me inside the message box, that it is Unicode.
I forgot to tell, that you have to install unicode-version of Autohotkey.

EDIT: I thougt I'm answering to a question of ahkDustVorteX.

[Rindis]

[ahkDustVorteX]

Hi Rindis and divanebaba,

the code

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 MsgBox % A_IsUnicode ? "Unicode" : "ANSI"

tells me it is Unicode.

The weird stuff, is that my script is in UTF-8 mode. And when I import the text from a file, it sends the text perfectly. But when I send a text that is a variable defined in the script, it messes up...

Thanks

[Rindis]

Does the text display correctly in the msgbox?

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x := "Nível A - Inspeção B"


f1::
Msgbox  x = %x%
;~ SendInput, {raw}%x%
return


esc::
ExitApp

[ahkDustVorteX]

Hi Rindis,

It shows: x = Nível A - Inspeção B

Which is different from the original string x := "Nível A - Inspeção B"

[divanebaba]

I had similar problem by changing basic-ansi-version AutoHotkey104805 to the actual Unicode-version.
It disappeared after strongly using UTF-8 versions for all files used by ahk-scripts.
Maybe you have to look more intensive what format you're using.

For me, it was huge effort to change all used files. (Postal codes and names of all cities in Germany, for example.)
I don't know another solution.

[Rindis]

Well I'm all out of ideas, sorry.

[lexikos]

https://autohotkey.com/docs/Scripts.htm#cp

You need to tell AutoHotkey that the file is UTF-8. You can do this by saving it as UTF-8 with BOM. (Microsoft) Notepad just calls it "UTF-8".

The option divanebaba showed highlighted in Notepad++ is UTF-8 without BOM.

[Helgef]

UTF-8 ohne BOM translates to UTF-8 without BOM, one could guess that UTF-8 then would be UTF-8 with BOM. The english version of npp says UTF-8 with BOM, rather than without.

Happy hollidays

[lexikos]

I stand corrected...?

I assumed it would be similar to the English version, but apparently it is not.

I checked my English Notepad++ 7.3.3 installation and then updated it to 7.5.3. They both show "UTF-8" and "UTF-8-BOM", not "with" or "without". However, there is a file localization\english.xml which contains "Encode in UTF-8" and "Encode in UTF-8 without BOM", which are apparently not being used on my system. Under Preferences, New Document, I see "UTF-8" and "UTF-8 with BOM". Consistent, it is not.

I reselected "English" (it was already selected and the only option) under Localization in the Preferences window, and now the menus are showing as per english.xml.

SciTE shows "UTF-8 with BOM".

[Helgef]

They both show "UTF-8" and "UTF-8-BOM", not "with" or "without".

I stand corrected, this is the case for the Encoding menu. Indeed, the Preferences -> New Document dialog says UTF-8 with BOM, and UTF-8.

Consistent, it is not.

Hopefully the functionality is consistent.

I reselected "English" (it was already selected and the only option) under Localization in the Preferences window, and now the menus are showing as per english.xml.

Interesting, I see the same behaviour. Slightly odd .

Cheers .

[ahkDustVorteX]

Hi Lexicos and Helgef,

You were right. I saved a new file in notepad++ as UTF-8 with BOM, and things worked.

Thanks a lot.