Jerry Davis wrote: > I generated a file on our RH 4 linux box using a perl program I wrote from an > oracle database that is set to utf8. > > I run that very same perl program on my windows box [ using cygwin ] (internally > set to WINDOWS-1252). This way, I have a benchmark file to look at. This file is > what it is supposed to look like. The spanish characters and other characters > come out just fine when typed out at the terminal. > > I tried, on RH4, setting my LANG to en_US.utf8 and generating it, and copied it > over to windows via sftp (which always copies over in binary mode, I found > out), and it does not compare. > > I tried, on RH4, setting my LANG to en_US.CP1252 and regenerated it, copied it > over to windows using sftp, and compared -- no soap. > > so ... does anyone have any ideas that might work? it rankles me that I have to > run the program on windows to make it do the right thing. > > I don't know. I don't know perl that well either. That being said, I wonder if perl has its own language implementation/features. Again, I don't know. -- -Eric 'shubes' --------------------------------------------------- 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