Batch change encoding ascii files from utf-8 to iso-8859-1 [duplicate]

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Batch-convert files for encoding or line ending under Windows

But the tool should do the opposite, convert multiple files from utf-8 to iso-8859-1

Is there any tool (php script, batch file, etc.) for Windows that can do this? Thanks

possible duplicates: superuser.com/questions/27060 superuser.com/questions/16672 superuser.com/questions/45148 superuser.com/questions/28555 — quack quixote, Nov 11, 2009 at 17:14
most of those questions are about converting TO utf-8, but any of those batch tools should be able to convert in either direction. — quack quixote, Nov 11, 2009 at 17:14

user1931user1931 · Accepted Answer · 2009-11-11 21:16:39Z

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You can use iconv from GNUWin32, it works the same as the GNU/Linux counterpart:

iconv -f UTF-8 -t ISO-8859-1 filename.txt

you can then use it with batch, provided you've added it to your %PATH%:

for /f %x in ('dir /b *.txt') do iconv -f UTF-8 -t ISO-8859-1 %x

answered Nov 11, 2009 at 21:16

user1931

Iff the Windows port is at least half-way sane (I know, many of them aren't and GNUWin32 was a long-time offender in that area) you could simply pass *.txt to iconv. I never really expect it from ported applications but sometimes there are people with an eye for details working on them and then such things are fixed and globbing is done within the application. Might be the case here.
– Joey
Nov 12, 2009 at 7:50
Great! worked great!!
– Enrique
Nov 13, 2009 at 16:53
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I installed this, but the command gives me a "file not found" message but the file is there. I'm supposed to run this on windows console, right?
– darksoulsong
Sep 7, 2013 at 23:12
"iconv.exe -c -f UTF-8 -t ISO-8859-1//TRANSLIT input.gpx > output.gpx" didn't work for me at all: postimg.cc/image/nzet60ze5
– OverTheRainbow
Aug 28, 2018 at 10:29

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David R Tribble · Accepted Answer · 2009-11-11 20:58:15Z

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I wrote a DOS/Windows shell utility to do this. The source code is open source C++, so it can be ported to other systems.

answered Nov 11, 2009 at 20:58

David R Tribble

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Great! I'll try it. I wish I could select multiple answers. Thanks!!
– Enrique
Nov 13, 2009 at 16:39
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Well, you can upvote as many good answers as you want.
– David R Tribble
Nov 13, 2009 at 22:23
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Sathyajith Bhat · Accepted Answer · 2013-02-26 09:29:36Z

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ConvertEncoding link is now dead - use either of these programs which will encode the files for you:

answered Nov 11, 2009 at 19:42

Sathyajith Bhat♦

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Great! I'll try it. I wish I could select multiple answers. Thanks!!
– Enrique
Nov 13, 2009 at 16:57
The link to ConvertEncoding is dead.
– Stephan
Nov 10, 2011 at 11:29

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