Is it possible to convert csv data that has iso-8859-13
encoding to UTF-8
?
My old system does not have UTF-8
encoding, it uses only iso-8859-13
. The system that I need to import to does not have iso-8859-13
, but has both UTF-8
and UTF-16
. If I try to open the csv file with an encoding other than iso-8859-13
, then some symbols are not recognized. If I try to import such file into the new system, it gives an error that I have wrong encoding. I can only import it using windows-1252
, but then it will import with unrecognized symbols. What can I do to convert it to normal encoding such as UTF-8
?
Open the file in Notepad++ and click Encoding->Convert to UTF-8.
(Do not click Encode in UTF-8 because it won't actually convert the characters.)
I was able to convert simply using text editor. I opened csv file with iso-8859-13
encoding. Then created empty csv file with utf-8
. Then simply copied everything from one csv to another. Then I could import it into new system.
Previously I tried to do this with libreoffice, but for some reason it would save with iso-8859-13
encoding.
For those who don't know how to convert the file's encoding using Notepad++ :
Create a new file in Notepad++ -> Go to Encoding -> Encode in UTF-8 -> Copy-paste the contents -> save the file as .csv
For me worked that way: Open CSV file with regular Notepad. Save as in Notepad and set encoding like in picture.Encoding