Sorry Juerd,
but I cannot open the links you mention at the top of your reply (I'm getting your 404 ever-varying denials, and cannot figure out how to edit the links to make them work).
As to "You can use it to open the file..", that's wrong. The "-f" test fails on such a file entry, and the open() also (I don't have the specific $! error code, I'll have to modify the script for that). If I manually change the filename on the server (e.g. removing the accented character, leaving e.g. "Presentacin.ppt"), then the "-f" succeeds and the open() also (without changing anything else in the script).
Also sorry, I indicated the wrong version of Perl : it is 5.8.3, not 5.8.8 on that server. I did go through the "Changes" sections from 5.8.3 to 5.8.8 though, without finding anything directly on the subject.
The problem occurs in a rather large piece of code; I'll try to make a short testcase version that I can post here.
Thanks for your interest.

In reply to Re^2: utf8 in directory and filenames by soliplaya
in thread utf8 in directory and filenames by soliplaya

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