identify encoding from a file

[email protected] (Marios lyberak) Sat, 6 Feb 2016 14:39:44 +0200
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Hello community,

i have a file which is generated out of an old Paradox database,

and i try to figure out what is the encoding of these strangely represented
characters

in <RECORD ID=3D"5">

<GROUPNAME>=CC=A1=E8=A7=B4=DD=B2</GROUPNAME> -> <GROUPNAME>=CE=9C=CE=B1=CE=
=B8=CE=B7=CF=84=CE=AD=CF=82</GROUPNAME>

and in

<RECORD ID=3D"6">

<GROUPNAME>=CA=A1=E8=A7=A3=E7=B4=9D</GROUPNAME> -> <GROUPNAME>=CE=9A=CE=B1=
=CE=B8=CE=B7=CF=84=CE=B7=CF=84=CE=AD=CF=82</GROUPNAME>

Our goal is to convert the attached file to a UTF encoding, so as the
characters be readable in greek.

Thank you in advance all

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div><div>Hello community,<br><br></div>i have a file=
 which is generated out of an old Paradox database,<br><br></div>and i try =
to figure out what is the encoding of these strangely represented character=
s<br><br></div>in <span style=3D"color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans=
-serif;font-size:13px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:nor=
mal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0=
px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color=
:rgb(255,255,255);display:inline!important;float:none">&lt;RECORD ID=3D&quo=
t;5&quot;&gt;</span><div><br><div style=3D"color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:=
arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-=
weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:start;tex=
t-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;backgr=
ound-color:rgb(255,255,255)">&lt;GROUPNAME&gt;=CC=A1=E8=A7=B4=DD=B2&lt;/GRO=
UPNAME&gt; -&gt; &lt;GROUPNAME&gt;=CE=9C=CE=B1=CE=B8=CE=B7=CF=84=CE=AD=CF=
=82&lt;/GROUPNAME&gt;<br><br></div><span style=3D"color:rgb(34,34,34);font-=
family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-style:normal;font-variant:norma=
l;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:st=
art;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px=
;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);display:inline!important;float:none">and=
<span class=3D""> </span></span>in<br><br><span style=3D"color:rgb(34,34,34=
);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-style:normal;font-varian=
t:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-a=
lign:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spac=
ing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);display:inline!important;float:no=
ne">&lt;RECORD ID=3D&quot;6&quot;&gt;</span><br style=3D"color:rgb(34,34,34=
);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-style:normal;font-varian=
t:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-a=
lign:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spac=
ing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br style=3D"color:rgb(34,34,34)=
;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-style:normal;font-variant=
:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-al=
ign:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spaci=
ng:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style=3D"color:rgb(34,34,34=
);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-style:normal;font-varian=
t:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-a=
lign:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spac=
ing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);display:inline!important;float:no=
ne">&lt;GROUPNAME&gt;=CA=A1=E8=A7=A3=E7=B4=9D&lt;/GROUPNAME&gt; -&gt; &lt;G=
ROUPNAME&gt;=CE=9A=CE=B1=CE=B8=CE=B7=CF=84=CE=B7=CF=84=CE=AD=CF=82&lt;/</sp=
an><span style=3D"color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-siz=
e:13px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spac=
ing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transfo=
rm:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,25=
5);display:inline!important;float:none">GROUPNAME&gt;</span><br><br></div><=
div>Our goal is to convert the attached file to a UTF encoding, so as the c=
haracters be readable in greek.<br><br></div><div>Thank you in advance all<=
br></div></div>

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