Re: unpacking wmic command's unicode output

It's probably easier to open the file as UTF-16

open my $fh, "<:encoding(UTF-16)", $filename or ...
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and then operate on the resulting text string as usual...

(Use UTF-16LE, in case the file should have no BOM.)

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Re^2: unpacking wmic command's unicode output by goibhniu (Hermit) on Nov 11, 2008 at 19:53 UTC
That's a good idea and I may resort to that. I had it in my head to get this piped from the output. Can I open a pipe as UTF-16? Update: I was thinking of a syntax like: `wmic process \| find /i "myprog.exe" \| getmyfields.pl` #my sig used to say 'I humbly seek wisdom. '. Now it says: use strict; use warnings; I humbly seek wisdom.	[reply] [d/l]
Re^3: unpacking wmic command's unicode output by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Nov 11, 2008 at 19:59 UTC
This appears to work: `wmic.exe process \| perl -CS script.pl` [download] Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error. "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice. "Too many [] have been sedated by an oppressive environment of political correctness and risk aversion."	[reply] [d/l]
Re^4: unpacking wmic command's unicode output by ikegami (Patriarch) on Nov 12, 2008 at 18:02 UTC
I don't get the `-CS`. Does `wmic` really output UTF-8? Wouldn't it be more appropriate to use `wmic process \| perl script.pl`?	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^5: unpacking wmic command's unicode output by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Nov 12, 2008 at 18:26 UTC
Re^6: unpacking wmic command's unicode output by ikegami (Patriarch) on Nov 12, 2008 at 19:02 UTC
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Re^4: unpacking wmic command's unicode output by goibhniu (Hermit) on Nov 11, 2008 at 20:06 UTC
So it DOES! Thank you, thank you, O sage. I'd have been weeks in perlpacktut were it not for this elegant solution! #my sig used to say 'I humbly seek wisdom. '. Now it says: use strict; use warnings; I humbly seek wisdom.	[reply]