So if i wanted to send ISO-8859-1 xml i would just add that to the header? Doing this didnt make a difference. Please see 

#!/usr/bin/perl
use strict;
use utf8;

# A simple test to show the UTF8 problem
my $parameters;
push (@{ $parameters->{Request} }, {
    URI                    => '/HRM/EmploymentManager/AvailableOpening
+s',
    Action            => 'GET',
    ID                    => '123',
    Parameters => {
                Status                         => 'Test',
            },
});

# convert Perl hash ref into XML    
my $xs = XML::Simple->new();
my $x = $xs->XMLout($parameters, KeepRoot => 0, RootName => 'Requests'
+,XMLDecl => qq{<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>});
print $x;

# convert XML into Perl hash ref
my $xs = XML::Simple->new();
my $XML = $xs->XMLin($x,ForceArray => 0);

# Look at the perl hash ref, there shouldnt be any 
my $temp = $XML->{'Request'}->{'Action'};
my $flag = utf8::is_utf8($temp); 
print "$flag ! $temp\n\n\n";

        
exit;

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In reply to Re^2: UTF8 and XML by clintonm9
in thread UTF8 and XML by clintonm9

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