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jg
Occasional Contributor
9 years ago

How to use ASCII characters in a JSON call?

Hello,   I am having trouble using ASCII characters in a JSON call. This is the format of a sample string: You can see it uses [RS](Record Separator, [GS] (Group Separator), and [EOT] (End o...
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rupert_anderson
Valued Contributor
9 years ago

Hi,

I don't have anything to test against, but have you set the encoding in the TestStep properties:

Does this do any good? Thought UTF-8 might allow the characters...

 

Regards,

Rupert

 

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    jg
    Occasional Contributor
    9 years ago

    Rupert,

     

    I'm trying to find that menu you linked. The closest thing I could find is this:

    Test>Show Test Case Editor> Properties

     

     

    However I'm pretty confident that isn't where you are. Could you explain how to navigate to that menu?

     

    Regards,

     

    Jesse

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      rupert_anderson
      Valued Contributor
      9 years ago

      Hi Jesse,

       

      Its the TestStep's properties, highlight the REST Request TestStep then see the Request properties bottom left.Here's another screen shot:

      Hope it works,

       

      Rup

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        jg
        Occasional Contributor
        9 years ago

        Rupert,

         

        Unfortunately that did not solve the issue for me. However, I do want to thank you for reaching out to me today, on this issue and the cookie issue from earlier today. I hope you have a great weekend!

         

        Regards,

         

        Jesse