Problem with emoji in Macro inserting data

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vinidlidoo
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Post by vinidlidoo » Jun 1st, ’21, 01:53

Hi,
I'm using Macros > Insert Data > File Contents
to store a .txt file template that includes an emoji:

...
🤝Meeting Notes
...

When I use my Text Expander string to trigger it, it comes out garbled:

..
、扨eeting Notes
..
vinidlidoo
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Post by vinidlidoo » Jun 1st, ’21, 02:06

Btw, the 'Send' code is simply:

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%FILE_Meeting_txt% 
where the emoji is stored inside the file.
jvroom
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Post by jvroom » Jun 1st, ’21, 12:33

I'm not a strong FastKeys user/programmer/etc. so I can't help you any more than pointing you to the link below that may lead you to a possible solution to your problem/issue/goal. The topic looks promising (relates to your question to an extent), but I'm not certain it will totally solve your problem, or be able to assist you in some way. Regardless, I wish you luck working through your issue to a satisfactory conclusion...

:idea: https://gitlab.com/smart-autohotkey/emojione
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Tom
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Post by Tom » Jun 2nd, ’21, 15:47

vinidlidoo wrote: Jun 1st, ’21, 01:53 When I use my Text Expander string to trigger it, it comes out garbled:
..
、扨eeting Notes
Try saving your txt file using "UTF-8 with BOM" encoding.
vinidlidoo
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Post by vinidlidoo » Jun 2nd, ’21, 22:10

Thank you Tom. That solved my problem!
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