CSV exports should use UTF-8 encoding (support accented characters)
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David Ethridge
We export inventory data to CSV for reporting and workflows, but names and titles with accented characters (é, ñ, ü, ø, etc.) do not reliably export in a way that preserves the characters when opened in common tools (especially Excel). This causes corrupted text and manual cleanup, and it impacts international artist names and artwork titles.
Request:
• Export all CSV files in UTF-8.
• For best compatibility, use UTF-8 with BOM (or provide an export option like “UTF-8 (Excel compatible)”).
Acceptance criteria:
• Export inventory to CSV, open in Excel and Google Sheets, accented characters display correctly.
• Copy/paste and re-import workflows do not introduce character corruption.
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Andrew Smith
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Andrew Smith
Hey David Ethridge! We made a change to be more explicit about producing UTF-8 files! Let us know if things have improved. If not, will you tell us if re there specific exports or data where you would more frequently see dropped encodings?
David Ethridge
Andrew Smith Thanks, Andrew! I'll test it out and let you know!!