SQL Server Management Studio - File Encoding

I have been searching the forums for this issue and I haven't found anything on it so I apologize in advance if this issue has already been covered. My eyes are droopy and the coffee supply is low.
Is there a way to always save a file as UTF-8 or ANSI in SQL Server Management Studio? In analyzer you could save as ANSI, etc.
- d

That's very useful feedback.  Could you please file a suggestion on http://connect.microsoft.com/SqlServer? 
The product teams use customer feedback to help prioritize future work.  Filing the suggestion on the Connect site does two things:  First, it ensures that your suggestion goes directly into our internal issue tracking system and we don't lose any information.  Second, suggestions from customers carry more weight than those proposed by employees, so filing suggestions on Connect can have a bigger impact on future improvements.
Thanks,
Steve

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