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I was trying to follow the instructions here: https://livecode.com/examining-unicode- ... ting-text/

But LC won't accept this line:
The card script gets a red dot when I apply it, but no error is shown.

Any ideas?

Unicode is now integrated in livecode, so just write with your preferred keyboard and chars and all go ok.
Example:

Just for the record, in case somebody gets stuck with the same thing as me, the blog post missed the quotes. With "UTF-8" instead of UTF-8 it works.

I will try MaxV's solution, though. I didn't even think about that possibility, thanks!

Just tried omitting the UFT-8 altogether, but apparently it still is needed.

With I get Ενυδρίδα in the file. With i get a row of interrogation marks.

As for the original problem, I guess it was the missing quotes all along. I don't know if someone could correct the blog entry for anybody else running into the same problem?

I tried this code:
########CODE#######
on mouseUp
set itemDel to "/"
set the defaultFolder to item 1 to -2 of (the effective fileName of this stack)
put the defaultFolder into temp
put temp
put "àòèéù" into URL ("binfile:" & temp & "/test.txt")
end mouseUp
#####END OF CODE#####

With Livecode 7.1.2 tested on windows: all ok
With Livecode 7.1.2 tested on Linux: all ok

However if the system is ISO, the standard output is ISO.

When you open the file with the editor, change editor characters encoding. Probably the problem is this.

Hi MaxV thanks for investigating!

Actually with the UTF-8 wrapped in quotes there is no problem now with the open file - write to file approach, with "Ενυδρίδα" before I was meaning a silly example of good outcome, sorry

Is your approach of put into url more recommended? I'm still on time of changing it.

What works with you is the recommended