Localizable.strings - The data couldn’t be read because it isn’t in the correct format

Question

If I copy something from textedit or web and paste it to localizable file it shows this compilation error. If I type those in localizable file it does not show any error. I am a

Answer 1

I know this question was asked long ago but my scenario and solution is little bit different. Today I faced same issue but when I tried to check the issue using

plutil -lint Localizable.strings

I got OK status which means everything is fine, then I tried to find issue using

pl < Localizable.strings

But again I got file text printed with no error mentioned, then I tried a trick and it worked for me.

• Right click on the Localizable.strings file
• Then select option Open As option
• Then select option ASCII Property List

That's it, XCode shows me the issue with line number and the issue was I had this DéjàVerified text as key on specified line, this helps me to identify and solve the issue, I hope it will save someone's time.

Cheers!