Re: Tie::File failing with Unicode/UTF-8 encoding?

Running your code produces the following console output on my machine (Windows 7, ActivePerl):

0 &#964;&#953; &#954;&#940;&#957;&#949;&#964;&#949;;
1 &#960;&#940;&#961;&#964;&#949; &#964;&#959; &#942; &#945;&#966;&#942
+;&#963;&#964;&#949; &#964;&#959;
2 &#1513;&#1500;&#1493;&#1501; &#1495;&#1489;&#1512;&#1497;&#1501;
3 abc &#1500;&#1488; &#1499;&#1503;&#1499;&#1503; efg
4 &#1502;&#1514;&#1497; &#1493;&#1500;&#1488;&#1503; This is it
5 &#1502;&#1506;&#1499;&#1513;&#1497;&#1493; &#1500;&#1506;&#1499;&#15
+13;&#1497;&#1493; 
6 &#931;&#942;&#956;&#949;&#961;&#945; &#949;&#943;&#957;&#945;&#953; 
+&#932;&#961;&#943;&#964;&#951;
7 &#920;&#941;&#955;&#969; &#957;&#945; &#966;&#940;&#969;
8 &#964;&#953; &#954;&#940;&#957;&#949;&#964;&#949;;
9 &#1513;&#1493;&#1512;&#1492; &#1502;&#1505;' 5
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The tied-file's contents:

&#964;&#953; &#954;&#940;&#957;&#949;&#964;&#949;;
&#960;&#940;&#961;&#964;&#949; &#964;&#959; &#942; &#945;&#966;&#942;&
+#963;&#964;&#949; &#964;&#959;
&#1513;&#1500;&#1493;&#1501; &#1495;&#1489;&#1512;&#1497;&#1501;
abc &#1500;&#1488; &#1499;&#1503;&#1499;&#1503; efg
&#1502;&#1514;&#1497; &#1493;&#1500;&#1488;&#1503; This is it
&#1502;&#1506;&#1499;&#1513;&#1497;&#1493; &#1500;&#1506;&#1499;&#1513
+;&#1497;&#1493; 
&#931;&#942;&#956;&#949;&#961;&#945; &#949;&#943;&#957;&#945;&#953; &#
+932;&#961;&#943;&#964;&#951;
&#920;&#941;&#955;&#969; &#957;&#945; &#966;&#940;&#969;
&#964;&#953; &#954;&#940;&#957;&#949;&#964;&#949;;
&#1513;&#1493;&#1512;&#1492; &#1502;&#1505;' 5
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I didn't get the errors you're reporting.

On a separate topic, Tie::File works well with smaller files, but performance significantly slows with files > 10M, in case you may be working with such.

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Re^2: Tie::File failing with Unicode/UTF-8 encoding? by HelenCr (Monk) on Nov 03, 2012 at 18:46 UTC
Kenosis: this is very interesting. 1. Is there a quick way to convert back the PerlMonks output, so that Unicode/UTF8 editors can show it in the original encoding? 2. It seems that in your setup (apparently, the difference is ActivePerl vs. StrawberryPerl/DWIMPerl that I am using), the problem does not occur. Could the cause be the Tie::File code? StrawberryPerl uses $VERSION = "0.97_02"; Which version is ActivePerl using?	[reply]
Re^3: Tie::File failing with Unicode/UTF-8 encoding? by Kenosis (Priest) on Nov 03, 2012 at 19:03 UTC
I don't know about these things... Yet... ActivePerl uses $VERSION = "0.98" for Tie::File. Perhaps upgrading the Module is worth a try (or `tie`).	[reply] [d/l]
Re^4: Tie::File failing with Unicode/UTF-8 encoding? by HelenCr (Monk) on Nov 03, 2012 at 19:27 UTC
I have updated Tie::File to Version 0.98. It didn't help. This is very strange. The problem must be lying somewhere else.	[reply]