language differences between linux and windows

[James Mcphee]

:)  Yeah, you could convert it to ascii and then ftp it to the windows box
in ascii mode

On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 12:07 AM, Joshua Zeidner <jjzeidner at gmail.com>wrote:

>  also, if you're using FTP the ascii/binary setting may make a
> difference, so I would try that route if all else fails.
>
>  -jmz
>
> On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 10:07 PM, Jerry Davis <jdawgaz at cox.net> wrote:
> > I am using Rational ClearQuest, and am using the CQ Import process to
> import
> > from a csv file which I produced on a linux box.
> >
> > The linux backend database is Oracle, and is a utf8 database.
> > The windows box I am using to do the import (there is no import binary on
> > linux), thinks it is WINDOWS-1252
> >
> > My csv file has some spanish characters. I can see them in the csv file i
> > produce. However, when I copy from linux (any means like scp, or a samba
> mount
> > point), the file characters actually change.
> >
> > I have tried installing iconv (using cygwin), and tried:
> > $ iconv -s -c -f UTF-8 -t WINDOWS-1252 file > newfile
> >
> > It does not look the same as when it was on linux.
> >
> > Does anyone know what else I could do, to copy a utf8 file to a
> windows-1252
> > file?
> >
> >
> >
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