Re^2: How to Remove Junk Characters

Hi Monks,

Here are some sample junk characters 

Downloaded files Input  -- Original Output
===========================================         

1. jury trial.Â  For his   -- jury trial.  For his  
2. BÃ¶rries Ahrens      -- Börries Ahrens  
3. Aldejohannâ€™s main     -- Mr. Aldejohann’s 
4. University of MÃ¼nster -- University of Münster
5. the â‚¬625 million senior and â‚¬130  -- €625 million senior and €1
+30 
6. acquisition of a propertiesâ€™  -- acquisition of a properties’
7. Westfield College â€“ University  -- Westfield College – University
+ 
8. TelÃ©fonos  -- Teléfonos
9.(CelumÃ³vil S -- (Celumóvil S
10. Dr. jur., 1990, with a dissertation on â€œDie UnabhÃ¤ngigkeit des 
+genossenschaftlichen PrÃ¼fungsverbandesâ€ (â€œThe Independence of th
+e Cooperative Inspection Associationâ€) ---

Dr. jur., 1990, with a dissertation on "Die Unabhängigkeit des genosse
+nschaftlichen Prüfungsverbandes" ("The Independence of the Cooperativ
+e Inspection Association")
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Thanks,
Rajesh.K

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Re^3: How to Remove Junk Characters by wfsp (Abbot) on Jan 06, 2006 at 19:56 UTC
Change `my $file_cnt = $res->content;` [download] to `my $file_cnt = $res->decoded_content;` [download] See HTTP::Message for an explanation of the difference. Many thanks to the search artist kwapping for finding it and to tye for explaining it :-)	[reply] [d/l] [select]


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