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# 1  
Old 08-21-2019
How to know file encoding?
how can i know what format a file is

* example:

UTF-8
ANSI
UCS2

i am in a...
# 2  
Old 08-21-2019
Well usually
Code:
file file-name

should give you a good start...
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Old 08-21-2019
excellent function

Now how can I change it from ASCII to UTF-8 and vice versa?
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Old 08-21-2019
ASCII is a subset of UTF-8. But if there is a need to transliterate, try something like:
Code:
iconv -f UTF-8 -t ASCII//TRANSLIT < input_file

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Old 08-21-2019
it doesn't work it gives me this error

Code:
new_vulcano:/Odbms/sdi/odbms/export/done->iconv -f UTF-8 -t ASCII//TRANSLIT < StockProtegidoPMM_20190819.csv
iconv: 0791-004 cannot open converter

# 6  
Old 08-21-2019
That looks like you may possibly be running on AIX, please give us your UNIX OS and shell.

The error means iconv cannot find the language file it needs to make the conversion. Finding what language files you do have requires that you give us more information about your system. Also dropping the //TRANSLIT might help. You may end up with garbage, too.
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Old 08-21-2019
Code:
new_vulcano:/Odbms/sdi/odbms/procesos->uname -a
AIX new_vulcano 1 6 00C640C74C00
new_vulcano:/Odbms/sdi/odbms/procesos->

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