also, the  trim() function does not seem correct: it is passed a parameter that is not used, has a useless for-loop, and it alters and returns the  $_ parameter (and i can't figure out what  $_ is at that point). is this really what you intend? 

sub trim {
   for (my $s = $_[0]) {  # passed param assigned, not used
      s/^\s+//;           # substitutions on $_
      s/\s+$//;
      return $_;
   }
}

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instead, try something like 

sub trim {

    my ($string) = @_;

    $string =~ s{ \A \s+ }{}xms;
    $string =~ s{ \s+ \z }{}xms;

    return $string;

    }

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also also, do not invoke a function with an ampersand, i.e.,  &trim($string);, unless you know what this really does. use something like  trim($string); or  trim("  string to be trimmed  "); instead.

In reply to Re: Still having problems with spanish characters by Anonymous Monk
in thread Still having problems with spanish characters by qnguyen

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