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Description of the Issue

I have downloaded an SQL script (link below), but my SQL tool was complaining of non-Unicode characters. So I opened it in Notepad++ and told it to convert to UTF-8 -- and it erased the contents of the document. Digging deeper (and using python and chardet.universaldetector), I found out that the document was ISO-8859-1. Selecting the correct encoding before converting worked.

Steps To Reproduce

1. Download the SQL script from https://sqlsharp.com/free/
2. Open in Notepad++ - it is detected as ANSI
3. Select "Encoding > Converto to UTF-8"

Current Behavior

The contents of the document are erased.

Expected Behavior

The document is converted from its original encoding to UTF-8.

Debug Information

Notepad++ v8.6.8   (64-bit)
Build time : Jun  4 2024 - 00:30:00
Path : C:\Program Files\Notepad++\notepad++.exe
Command Line : "C:\temp\SQLsharp_SETUP.sql" 
Admin mode : OFF
Local Conf mode : OFF
Cloud Config : OFF
Periodic Backup : ON
OS Name : Windows 11 Pro (64-bit)
OS Version : 23H2
OS Build : 22631.3672
Current ANSI codepage : 65001
Plugins : 
    mimeTools (3.1)
    NppConverter (4.6)
    NppExport (0.4)

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