Code unable to determine file encoding

[ebmarquez]

• VSCode Version: Code - Insiders 1.12.0-insider (7efc373, 2017-04-18T06:12:01.182Z)
• OS Version: Windows_NT ia32 10.0.15063
• Extensions:

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python	tht13	0.2.3
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Steps to Reproduce:
JSON file opened using Source Control: GIT
While in the GIT
code unable to determine encoding format.

Open the same file in the code explorer browser, it will determine encoding to be UTFS-16 LE

2racksample-ip.zip

[mjbvz]

I'm not too familiar with the file encoding flows but can you try setting:

"files.autoGuessEncoding": true

and see if that resolves the issue. The problem you describe sounds similar to #23417

[bpasero]

#21146

[ebmarquez]

Still having the issue. From: Matt Bierner [mailto:notifications@github.com] Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2017 10:13 AM To: Microsoft/vscode <vscode@noreply.github.com> Cc: Eric Marquez <ebm@bing.com>; Author <author@noreply.github.com> Subject: Re: [Microsoft/vscode] Code unable to determine file encoding (#24952) I'm not too familiar with the file encoding flows but can you try setting: "files.autoGuessEncoding": true and see if that resolves the issue. The problem you describe sounds similar to #23417<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2FMicrosoft%2Fvscode%2Fissues%2F23417&data=02%7C01%7Cebm%40bing.com%7C2d9e9973777244f856da08d4867e2fa0%7C72f988bf86f141af91ab2d7cd011db47%7C1%7C0%7C636281323902518891&sdata=7fIkpJmMbgKRuY%2ByFXZlvP8ZBHyc3rIH3%2F%2F3lvJgJuw%3D&reserved=0> — You are receiving this because you authored the thread. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2FMicrosoft%2Fvscode%2Fissues%2F24952%23issuecomment-294914316&data=02%7C01%7Cebm%40bing.com%7C2d9e9973777244f856da08d4867e2fa0%7C72f988bf86f141af91ab2d7cd011db47%7C1%7C0%7C636281323902528898&sdata=HXJkGeS1SrcbpDqasxvtSAiWCm7bSQpurAS%2Fm2qZ%2Fxk%3D&reserved=0>, or mute the thread<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fnotifications%2Funsubscribe-auth%2FAPDckxtJT8t1iYtdVANrybEW-GRIRXNRks5rxO8jgaJpZM4NAUiE&data=02%7C01%7Cebm%40bing.com%7C2d9e9973777244f856da08d4867e2fa0%7C72f988bf86f141af91ab2d7cd011db47%7C1%7C0%7C636281323902528898&sdata=QTjMWYUVd3qkx0AfuT%2FR61YL6vr1f3Te%2FUZK2rggCzk%3D&reserved=0>.