Change file encoding

Change file encoding

This step changes a text file from one encoding to another. 

Options

  • Step name : the name of the step, unique in a transformation
  • Source file
    • Filename field : the name of the input field which will carry the file names at runtime
    • Source encoding: the encoding of the text files
    • Add source filename to the result filenames? : Check this if you want to add the source file(s) automatically to the files list of the result of the transformation.
  • Target file
    • Target filename field: the name of the input field which will contain the target (output) file name at runtime
    • Create parent folder: checking this field automatically creates the output folder specified in the target filename field.
    • Target encoding: you can select the target encoding here
    • Add target filename to the result filenames? : Check this if you want to add the target file(s) automatically to the files list of the result of the transformation.

Reference Information

For a list of encodings, please see Supported Encodings of the JVM: http://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/technotes/guides/intl/encoding.doc.html