Say you want to convert from UTF-8 to iso-latin-1, 

use Encode qw( decode encode );

... input ...

foreach ($hardwareValue1, $hardwareValue2) {
    $_ = decode('UTF-8', $_);
}

... do some work ...

foreach ($hardwareValue1, $hardwareValue2) {
    $_ = encode('iso-latin-1', $_);
}

... output ...

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If you just want to translate, 

use Encode qw( from_to );

... input ...

foreach ($hardwareValue1, $hardwareValue2) {
    $_ = from_to($_, 'UTF-8', 'iso-latin-1');
}

... output ...

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If a given char doesn't exist in iso-latin-1, you'll get a ? instead.

Remember, when you read in something, it is encoded. Convert it to characters before working on it. When you need to write something, it needs to be encoded.

In reply to Re^3: Passing Array to Function for search and Replace by ikegami
in thread Passing Array to Function for search and Replace by ikkon

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