in reply to Wide character error: unpack vs substr

You could try starting the template with 'U0....' to force utf interpretation. See perlfunc pack for description.

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Re^2: Wide character error: unpack vs substr
by Anonymous Monk on Apr 05, 2006 at 07:01 UTC
    what does U0.. mean ?

    Luca
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      If you follow the links above to the perldoc pack page, you'll find this description:

      If the pattern begins with a U , the resulting string will be treated as UTF-8-encoded Unicode. You can force UTF-8 encoding on in a string with an initial U0 , and the bytes that follow will be interpreted as Unicode characters. If you don't want this to happen, you can begin your pattern with C0 (or anything else) to force Perl not to UTF-8 encode your string, and then follow this with a U* somewhere in your pattern.
      Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error.
      Lingua non convalesco, consenesco et abolesco. -- Rule 1 has a caveat! -- Who broke the cabal?
      "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority".
      In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice.
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