Implemented Big Endian text files do not display.

[calberga]

I have recently found an on-line OCR program which returns .txt files which IrfanView with the latest plugins does not display. I am able to edit them in EditPad (Classic, a very old program). I am attaching an example, but the only difference I can see between a file that can be displayed and one which cannot is:

The first two bytes are xfffe, and every other odd character (between the "real" text) is x00.

Is this a normal variant on the .txt file format? If so, could the IrfanView plugin be modified to display it?

Cyril N. Alberga

Addenda: I guess I should do more research before phrasing questions. The files in question are being written as UTF-16, little-endian. So the question is, can IrfanView and/or the relevant plugin be made to display these files?

CNA

[Bhikkhu Pesala]

Get yourself a copy of Notepad2 open the files in that and save them with UTF-8 encoding, then IrfanView can display them.

[calberga]

Thanks for the suggestion. I actually want ANSI as there aren't any exotic characters in the data. I cobbled together a little LISP program which converts the files in batch mode, but I was hoping that I could avoid the extra step.

[Bhikkhu Pesala]

I have forwarded your file to Irfan Skiljan. Perhaps he may be able to do something for the next version.

[calberga]

Many thanks. CNA

[Bhikkhu Pesala]

Irfan will try to add something for this.

[calberga]

Great. It was just a bit disconcerting when I opened the thumbnail view of the directory with the document images and the .txt results of the OCR service and saw alternating image files and totally blank thumbnails for the .txt files!

[Bhikkhu Pesala]

I just received a test version from Irfan Skiljan.

Extract the archive contents and overwrite the existing version.

That fixes the issue.

[calberga]

Thank you very much. It works like a charm on the cases which were giving me trouble. Pass my thanks on to Irfan Skiljan.

[Bhikkhu Pesala]

You can email him yourself. Email is on Help, About IrfanView.

Or he might appreciate some financial support