# Problems with Unicode Characters in Subversion Log

**URL:** https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/problems-with-unicode-characters-in-subversion-log/1879
**Category:** Discussion
**Created:** [October 19, 2011, 10:54am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/problems-with-unicode-characters-in-subversion-log/1879 "2011-10-19T10:54:54Z")
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### Author: ![deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/user_avatar/www.finalbuilder.com/deleted_user/32/937_2.png) [@deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/deleted_user)
#### Post date: [October 19, 2011, 10:54am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/problems-with-unicode-characters-in-subversion-log/1879/1 "2011-10-19T10:54:54Z")

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I am using SVN "Generic" with the "log" command to fetch my subversion log. I want to build a change-log for the build from this. It is working but Unicode characters in the log are getting mangled.

For example, what appears (correctly) in TortoiseSVN's Log Messages window as "R²" comes out in the FinalBuilder log-output window (inside the G.U.I.) as "R¦" and, gets written to a text file as "R▓"

The action that fetches the log from the server is a "Subversion Generic" that is set to log to a string-variable. It has this command line: "--no-auth-cache --non-interactive -r %SubversionLogTagRevision%:%SubversionRevision%"

The variable is written to a file with a "Create Text File" action and the Encoding is set to UTF8.

My FinalBuilder version is v. 7.0.0.1065.  
FinalBuilder is configured to use the command-line client installed with&nbsp;TortoiseSVN 1.7.0, Build 22068 - 64 Bit.

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### Author: ![stephen.ryan](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/f14d63/32.png) [@stephen.ryan](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/stephen.ryan)
#### Post date: [October 20, 2011, 2:55am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/problems-with-unicode-characters-in-subversion-log/1879/2 "2011-10-20T02:55:29Z")

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Hi   
  
 This is a strange problem. When using the command line client installed with TortoiseSVN I can reproduce this problem, however when I use the Win32Svn Subversion client, (32bit) Subversion client, the command works as expected. The two clients are built against the same source and as far as I can tell are using the same configuration file, so I am unable to tell what is causing the difference in behaviour.   
  
 I am afraid if that there is nothing we can do about this. My suggestion would be to download the Win32Svn client and point FinalBuilder at this client as a workaround.   
  
 Regards,   
 Steve

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### Author: ![deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/user_avatar/www.finalbuilder.com/deleted_user/32/937_2.png) [@deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/deleted_user)
#### Post date: [October 20, 2011, 9:17am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/problems-with-unicode-characters-in-subversion-log/1879/3 "2011-10-20T09:17:59Z")

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Thanks, Steve.   
  
 Could you please, perhaps, provide a link to the “Win32SVN” client you’re using? In the past, I have used the one from CollabNET - is that it?   
  
 Are you using a 32-bit or 64-bit build?   
  
 Regards,   
 Stephen.

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### Author: ![stephen.ryan](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/f14d63/32.png) [@stephen.ryan](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/stephen.ryan)
#### Post date: [October 20, 2011, 11:47am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/problems-with-unicode-characters-in-subversion-log/1879/4 "2011-10-20T11:47:31Z")

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No problems, here is where I downloaded Win32Svn from: [http://sourceforge.net/projects/win32svn/](http://sourceforge.net/projects/win32svn/)   
  
 Win32Svn is a 32 bit client only.   
  
 Regards,   
 Steve