language problem redux

[Jerry Davis]

On Tue, 3 Mar 2009 16:12:03 -0700
Jerry Davis <jdawgaz at cox.net> wrote:

> On Tue, 3 Mar 2009 11:03:55 -0700
> Dazed_75 <lthielster at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 10:05 PM, Jerry Davis <jdawgaz at cox.net> 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.
> > 
> > 
> > Jerry, it would probably be useful to your helpers if you gave some
> > indocation of in what way it does not compare.  Though I do not suggest this
> > is your answer, an example might be that the version from linux had line
> > feeds while the version from cygwin on Windoze had both carriage returns and
> > line feeds.  So do a diff and capture the output in some form we can see.
> > 
> > >
> > >
> > > 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.
> > >
> > >
> > > --
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> 
> I'm off today, but my perl program creates a file with \r\n as the line endings.
> When I say they don't compare, I am not talking about line endings. I am fully
> aware of those. I am talking about the actual spanish characters.
> 
> I will send the fragments when I get back to the office
> 

1. done with perl script on cygwin
The file fragment produced looks like this: (you will note the good spanish characters)
 
"Steps to Reproduce:
1. log into TX G2. Choose Español from the drop-down menu.
2. go to topic 1_5 and click View
3. click Guided Practice and look at q1.
Results: most of the question talks about cubes 'cubos,' but the equation says stickers 'calcom
anías'
ER: calcomanías más' should be changed to 'cubos más'"|"No"|""|"TXMAES02GP-1_5 - q.1 talks abou
t cubes, but then equation says stickers"|"none"|""|"Margo Milham (milhma)"|"DP-Digital Path"|"
Envision Math"|"Texas Spanish"|""|""|"3 - Normal"|"Online Digital Path"|""|"4 - Minor"|"Submitt
ed"|"Margo Milham (milhma)"|"2009-01-23 14:28:10"|""|""|""|""|"Not Tested"|""|"Defect"|"DP-0004
8591"|""|""|"DP-00048591" "

2. done on linux with CP1252 or uft8 or ISO85891: doesn't seem to matter, and sftp'd over to windows:
(now description fragment looks like this: UGLY)

"CURR00048591    DP-00048591     TXMAES02GP-1_5 (also occurs in NAMAES02GP-1_5) - q.1 talks abou
t cubes, but then equation says stickers<<n>><<n>>Steps to Reproduce:<<n>>1. log into TX G2. Ch
oose EspaAƒA±ol from the drop-down menu.<<n>>2. go to topic 1_5 and click View<<n>>3. click Gui
ded Practice and look at q1.<<n>>Results: most of the question talks about cubes "cubos," but t
he equation says stickers "calcomanAƒA-as"<<n>>ER: calcomanAƒA-as mAƒA¡s" should be changed to
"cubos mAƒA¡s" "

2a. what it looked like on linux:

"CURR00048591    DP-00048591     TXMAES02GP-1_5 (also occurs in NAMAES02GP-1_5) - q.1 talks about cubes, but then equation says stickers<<n>><<n>>Steps to Reproduce:<<n>>1. log into TX G2. Choose Español from the drop-down menu.<<n>>2. go to topic 1_5 and click View<<n>>3. click Guided Practice and look at q1.<<n>>Results: most of the question talks about cubes "cubos," but the equation says stickers "calcomanÃas"<<n>>ER: calcomanÃas más" should be changed to "cubos más" "


BEFORE ANYONE ASKS. Line Ending have NO PART in this question.

So does anyone have any suggestions?

-- 
Happy Trails!
Jerry (K7AZJ)
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