Thanks Zaffin_D Exactly what i was looking for "[^\x00-\x7F]" You saved my day

Thanks for the replys I have not altered anything yet Yes its a special character and its cumming from my tool library (tool comment) I just hoped that i could add a line of code, instead of going trough all my tool library's and manual deleting the ( ø ) The thing is that in all my old tool library's i have given all my tools names like " ø12 r2 " ø for the Diameter. The old Haas machines that we have no problem. But the new Haas machine don't like this ø character and errors out. Evan though its only a comment inside ()

Hello forum users I have this problem when i post out my programme and i have this letter ø in the tool comment. Then when i load it at our Haas Machine it errors out, be course of this letter ( ø ) even its only a comment. So is there a way to change the post so when it see the letter ( ø ) it will change it to something else or delete it? Right now im using the Generic Haas 3X Mill post. That i downloaded on the Mastercam homepage % O0 (1) (DATE=DD-MM-YY - 01-10-20 TIME=HH:MM - 15:00) (MCAM FILE - Y:\JOB\JOB 2020\MASTERCAM\POST TEST.MCAM) (NC FILE - X:\1.NC) (MATERIAL - ) (T10|Ø12 R0,2 *60 ISCAR|H0|D0|TOOL DIA. - 11.99) ----The letter ø in this line neds to be deleted or changed to another letter ---- N100 G21 N110 G0 G17 G40 G49 G80 G90 N120 T10 M6 N130 G0 G90 G54 X399.005 Y-515.695 S10000 M3 N140 G43 H10 Z200. N150 Z52. .