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1.0

Private/EncodeString.ps1

                                function EncodeString

{

<#

    .SYNOPSIS

        String encoding function

    .DESCRIPTION

        This function encodes a string to ensure that 

        non-latin based characters are returned correctly.

#> 

    [CmdletBinding()]

    param(

        [string]$string

    )

    # Encoding, ugly fix for bug #6

    Write-Verbose "Encode $string";

    $utf8 = [System.Text.Encoding]::GetEncoding(65001);

    $iso88591 = [System.Text.Encoding]::GetEncoding(28591);

    $stringBytes = $utf8.GetBytes($string);

    $stringEncoded = [System.Text.Encoding]::Convert($utf8,$iso88591,$stringBytes);

    $newString = $utf8.GetString($stringEncoded);

    return $newString;

}