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Bug

Shapefile encoded in UTF-8 with French language accented characters displays as à or @ in ArcMap 10.6.1 and ArcGIS Pro 2.3.1

Last Published: April 4, 2019 ArcGIS for Desktop
Bug ID Number BUG-000121012
SubmittedMarch 19, 2019
Last ModifiedJune 5, 2024
Applies toArcGIS for Desktop
Version found10.5.1
StatusWill Not Be Addressed

Additional Information

The value in the language tag in the DBF header is set to 87 (hex 0x57). This is read as 1252 en/us machine which means that the text use the locale code page on the machine. The text is the DBF file is in UTF-8. There is no way this will be read correctly. The language tag must be set to 0. This results as text being interpreted as UTF-8.

Workaround

Export out a new copy of the shapefile with UTF-8 encoding.

Steps to Reproduce

Bug ID: BUG-000121012

Software:

  • ArcGIS for Desktop

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