Specifying File Formats for New Files with Unicode content

This topic contains instructions on specifying the file format for:

With the exception of test frames, to specify the file format of a new file:

1. Click File > New.
2. On the New dialog box, select the file type.
3. Click OK. The untitled file opens.
4. Click File > Save As. The Save As dialog box opens.
5. Navigate to where you want to store the file and enter the name of the file in the File name text box.
6. Select a file format (UTF-8 is the default) from the Save as format list box. ANSI is not available if the file contains characters outside of the ANSI character set.
7. Click Save.

To specify the file format for a new test frame:

1. Click File > New.
2. On the New dialog box, select the file type Test Frame and click OK. The New Test Frame dialog box opens.
3. To select a file format, click Browse. The Save As dialog box opens. The default file format for test frames is UTF-8. If you simply type the path and file name in the File name text box of the New Test Frame dialog box and click OK, the file is saved in UTF-8.
4. Navigate to where you want to store the file and enter the name the file in the File name text box.
5. Select the file format from the Save as format list box. If you select ANSI and if the file contains characters outside of the ANSI character set, when you try to save the file you will need to change the file format to a compatible format, Unicode or UTF-8.
6. Click Save. The New Test Frame dialog box regains focus.
7. On the New Test Frame dialog box, select the application and proceed as normal.

If you modify an ANSI text file and the modifications include characters outside of the ANSI characters set, when you try to save your changes, the Save As dialog box will open and you need to either overwrite the ANSI file with a file of the same name but in a different format, or rename the file and save in Unicode or UTF-8 format .