code "0020" appearing instead of space chracter in word docm, file

[radleyyeldar]

Hello All,



A bit of a strange one.
I have docm file (marco enabled word doc) that had an issue with one
of the pages converting to pdf. The document crashed a few times then for
some reason after one particular crash, the unicode "0020" replaced the space character in two locations on the problematic page.
So instead of: How much is that doggy in the window?
I had How0020much is that doggy0020in the window?
Not actual text, but just to give an idea of what I mean.

Does anyone know why this may have occurred and give a technical
explanation? Would be helpful to say more than just the doc was corrupted.

Many thanks.

[Charles Kenyon]

0020 is ASCII code for a space.

What happens if you copy the text into a new non-macro-enabled document and try converting that?

What is the source of this text? Was it copied and pasted from the web or from a converted document?