No data is available for encoding 1252. For information on defining a custom encoding, see the documentation for the Encoding.RegisterProvider method.

[deepak206]

I am trying to read the .sav file and getting this issue.

No data is available for encoding 1252. For information on defining a custom encoding, see the documentation for the Encoding.RegisterProvider method.

using (FileStream fileStream = new FileStream("{file_path}/test.sav", FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read))
            {                
                SpssReader spssDataset = new SpssReader(fileStream);
                foreach (var variable in spssDataset.Variables)
                {
                    Console.WriteLine("{0} - {1}", variable.Name, variable.Label);

                    foreach (KeyValuePair<double, string> label in variable.ValueLabels)
                    {
                        Console.WriteLine(" {0} - {1}", label.Key, label.Value);
                    }
                }

Please let me know what I am doing wrong

[fcproj]

Hi, I am facing the same issue "No data is available for encoding 1252". Any news on this topic?

[przemasd]

Hi @fcproj & @deepak206
as for me, help add before creating a new instance of SpssReader register provider for encoding

Encoding.RegisterProvider(CodePagesEncodingProvider.Instance);

you must first install https://www.nuget.org/packages/System.Text.Encoding.CodePages/

using (FileStream fileStream = new FileStream("{file_path}/test.sav", FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read))
{         
    Encoding.RegisterProvider(CodePagesEncodingProvider.Instance);       
    SpssReader spssDataset = new SpssReader(fileStream);
    foreach (var variable in spssDataset.Variables)
    {
        Console.WriteLine("{0} - {1}", variable.Name, variable.Label);

        foreach (KeyValuePair<double, string> label in variable.ValueLabels)
        {
            Console.WriteLine(" {0} - {1}", label.Key, label.Value);
        }
    }
}