Converting xml from UTF-16 to UTF-8 using PowerShell

Question

What\'s the easiest way to convert XML from UTF16 to a UTF8 encoded file?

Answer 1

Try this solution that uses a XmlWriter:

$encoding="UTF-8" # most encoding should work
$files = get-ChildItem "*.xml"
foreach ( $file in $files )
{
    [xml] $xmlDoc = get-content $file
    $xmlDoc.xml = $($xmlDoc.CreateXmlDeclaration("1.0",$encoding,"")).Value
    $xmlDoc.save($file.FullName)      
}

You may want to look at XMLDocument for more explanation on CreateXmlDeclaration.