Silk Test Classic File Formats

Silk Test Classic gives you the ability to specify the file format of text files and .ini files. Before Silk Test Classic 5.5, all files were in the ANSI file format. You can create the following formats:

ANSI: For Silk Test Classic purposes, ANSI is defined as the Microsoft Windows ANSI character set from Code Page 1252 Windows Latin 1.
Unicode: Is an extended form of ASCII that provides the ability to represent data in a uniform plaintext format that can be sorted and processed efficiently. Unicode encompasses nearly all characters used in computers today.
UTF-8: Unicode Transformation Format (UTF) Is a multi-byte encoding that can handle all Unicode characters. It is used to compress Unicode, minimize storage consumption and maximize transmission.

You have the ability to save text files in any of three file formats: ANSI, UTF-8, and Unicode. By default all files are saved in UTF-8 format. The Save As dialog boxes throughout include a list box from which you can select the file format in which you want to save your file.

ANSI files cannot contain non ANSI characters
The file formats available will depend on the content of your text file. If your file contains characters not available on code page 1252, ANSI will not display in the list box. If you are working with an existing ANSI file and add non-ANSI characters, the Save As dialog box will open when you attempt to save the file. In order to save the changes you will need to change the file format and click Save.
The title bar indicates the file format: When you have a file open, the format of that file is indicated on the title bar.
Silk Test Classic uses the Microsoft standard Byte Order Marked (BOM) to determine the file type for UTF-8 and Unicode files. If a Unicode file does not have the BOM marker then Silk Test Classic sees the file as an ANSI file, and the Unicode characters cannot be displayed.