Visual Studio inserts invalid characters in batch files

Question

I\'ve got some batch files that I use to help automate the process of creating and reloading development databases. It makes sense to create and maintain these batch files

Answer 1

Another way to correct this from within visual studio is...

1. Right click the file in solution explorer and select 'Open With'
2. Choose one of the "... With Encoding" options
3. Choose US-ASCII from the encodings list
4. Save the file

Now it should retain that selected encoding whenever you open it.