this is the code i found this problem with. i dont "download" the code, i cut and paste it from the yellow tables. when i cut and paste the ­ characters seem to be picked up, but converted into ASCII codes, and inserted into the documents when i save them in a text editor.

if you view the source of that page and search for ­ you will see how many of them there are. why are they in there? did the person who submitted that example add them or did the engine?

i tried with another example and found the same problem:
http://perlmonks.thepen.com/193651.html

thanks for the quick reply by the way...

duncan

Edit by tye, make URL into links

The links you have posted are from the search engine friendly version of the site. You shouldn't really be using that for the code but grabbing the stuff from the .org site.

Could you indicate whether your problem is on this actual site?

ok using the proper site doesnt give me any problems. its just the search engine format that includes the shy ASCII codes. thanks for all your help everyone! duncan

You are looking at the wrong place. Check the real node here

Beast of the Number: Parsing the Feral Phone

That page has a d/l node link, which will take you to

http://www.perlmonks.org/index.pl?node_id=159645&displaytype=displayco
+de
[download]

without any strange symbols.