Wrong characters after using FindChangeByList.applescript

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June 22, 2023
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Hello there,
I'm using FindChangeByList.applescript (not jawascript – I won't use that one) with inDesign 18.1 and when I ask the following:
text {find what:"unit"} {change to:"unité"} {case sensitive:false, include master pages:true, whole word:true} Exemple
I get 'unit√©' instead of 'unité'
I've tried changing encoding of FindChangeList.txt from Unicode (UFT-8) to Unicode (UFT-16) as it seemed to work with someone else to no avail.
I've also tried this:
grep {find what:"é"} {change to:"\u00e9"} {case sensitive:false, include master pages:true, whole word:false} Exemple
But it does not work either.
Is there something I should do (otherwise than make the change within inDesign using search/replace)?

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m1b

Community Expert

Hi @Conelran, it would be worth trying the following:

1. Re-encode FindChangeList.txt as "UTF-8 with BOM" (eg. with VSCode or BBEdit etc.)

2. Try script again.

It seems like a long shot, but it look like an encoding problem so may work for you.

- Mark

C

ConelranAuthor

Participant

Thank you for your answer m1b.
I eventually gave up with applescript and started to use javascrip instead, as it does not have issues with accentuated characters.