make new Unicode (UTF-16) text file

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#1

Hi all

I need to create a text file.
then to open it, using TextEdit.
Insert a text and save it.

all is well, except for the part where it says, it needed to be save as Unicode UTF-16.
so how can i make the new file as Unicode UTF-16 in the firs place.

#2

You can do it yourself (add error trapping, adjust if needed, etc.):

set UnicodeText to the clipboard --> for example
set finalFile to choose file name default name "file.txt"

text2utf16(UnicodeText, finalFile)

to text2utf16(theText, outputFile)
	set f to (open for access outputFile with write permission)
	set eof of f to 0 --> empty file, just in case
	--> the following two bytes mean this is a Unicode text file
	write ((ASCII character 254) & (ASCII character 255)) to f
	write theText to f as Unicode text starting at eof
	close access f
end text2utf16
#3

Thank you jj
It is all I need, and it works perfectly
:D;)