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When the text fields are written with a non-Latin alphabet it is not possible to use the dbf-file because that file format does not support UTF-16. The work-around is to copy from ArcMap to Excel.
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''How the dbf-file looks like''
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# Open the Attribute table in ArcMap
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''How the Attribute table in ArcMap 10.1 looks like''
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# Click on the Table icon and choose ''Select All'' in the menu
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''Table button and the grab handle''
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# Hold down ''Shift'', right-click on the first row's grab handle and choose ''Copy Selected'' in the menu
# Paste into an Excel file
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