OFFXPDEV: Localized Characters Are Not Displayed Correctly When You Use "Save with Encoding" with a Different Code Page on HTML Files (290263)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Office XP Developer
This article was previously published under Q290263

SYMPTOMS

After you save and close an HTML file that has encoding, and you then open the file in the Microsoft Developer Environment, the localized language characters are not displayed correctly.

CAUSE

The code page of the HTML file does not match the code page of the language version for your operating system.

RESOLUTION

When you save the HTML file, follow these steps:
  1. On the File menu, click Save As.
  2. Click the arrow to the right of the Save button, and then click Save with Encoding.
  3. In the Encoding list, click an item that includes the word "Unicode."

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce the Behavior

  1. Start the Microsoft Developer Environment.
  2. On the File menu, point to New, and then click File. In the New File dialog box, click HTML Page, and then click Open.
  3. Type characters for the localized language.
  4. On the File menu, click Save pagename As.
  5. Click the arrow to the right of the Save button, and then click Save with Encoding. In the Encoding list, select the localized language, and then click OK.
  6. Close the file.
  7. Open the file again. Note that the localized language characters are not displayed correctly.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:8/6/2002
Keywords:kbprb KB290263
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