On Sat, 28 Feb 2009 08:40:17 -0700 Donn wrote: > On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 10:06 PM, Jerry Davis wrote: > > > On Thu, 26 Feb 2009 22:07:05 -0700 > > Jerry Davis wrote: > > > > ok. I tried a lot of stuff. but the one thing that actually worked, was to > > run > > the cqperl script on the windows box itself. > > > > it was utf8 on the linux box, I could see the text. > > when i copied the file, via a samba share, or scp in cygwin, the characters > > actually changed. > > > > we don't use ftp on our servers at all, because of security reasons, so I > > tried > > sftp. know what, I couldn't find a mode switch on sftp (binary or ascii), > > so I > > couldn't get sftp to deal with it correctly. > > > > so I copied over my cqperl script to windows, and it worked there. The > > characters came out right. > > > > god, I really hate to have to deal with windows in any way at all. > > > > oh btw, if I tried to convert the file on cygwin using iconv. But by the > > time I > > got the file over to windows the damage was already done. > > > > > > -- > > Happy Trails! > > Jerry (K7AZJ) > > Hobbit Name: Pimpernel Loamsdown > > Registered Linux User: 275424 > > This email's random fortune: > > Q: What's hard going in and soft and sticky coming out? > > A: Chewing gum. > > --------------------------------------------------- > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > What are you using to view the csv file in Windows? If you are using Excel, > setting the default font to 'Arial Unicode' will prevent the character > munging. If you are using Notepad, you have no hope. Download and use > Notepad++ which has full UTF-8 support and try opening the csv file. > i use gvim. i have been a vi man for over 30 years. -- Happy Trails! Jerry (K7AZJ) Hobbit Name: Pimpernel Loamsdown Registered Linux User: 275424 This email's random fortune: It is a wise father that knows his own child. -- William Shakespeare, "The Merchant of Venice" --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss