Index: DamEngine/trunk/src/Deltares.DamEngine.ConsoleRun/Program.cs
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diff -u -r1323 -r1326
--- DamEngine/trunk/src/Deltares.DamEngine.ConsoleRun/Program.cs	(.../Program.cs)	(revision 1323)
+++ DamEngine/trunk/src/Deltares.DamEngine.ConsoleRun/Program.cs	(.../Program.cs)	(revision 1326)
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
 using System;
 using System.IO;
+using System.Text;
 using CommandLine;
 using Deltares.DamEngine.Interface;
 
@@ -44,11 +45,11 @@
                     {
                         // only if validation is ok, then
                         string outputXml = damEnginInterface.Run();
-                        File.WriteAllText(commandLineArguments.OutputFileName, outputXml);
+                        File.WriteAllText(commandLineArguments.OutputFileName, outputXml, encoding: Encoding.Unicode);
                     }
                     else
                     {
-                        File.WriteAllText(commandLineArguments.OutputFileName, validationMessages);
+                        File.WriteAllText(commandLineArguments.OutputFileName, validationMessages, encoding: Encoding.Unicode);
                     }
                 }
                 else