Re^4: Windows NTFS UTF-16LE File-Operations

Hm. Doesn't seem to work for me:

C:\test\junk>dir
12/11/2010 05:58 7 acentó.txt
20/11/2010 09:46 <DIR> ελληνικά
1 File(s) 7 bytes
3 Dir(s) 236,893,585,408 bytes free

C:\test\junk>perl -E"say for glob '*'"
acent¾.txt
DC44~1

C:\test\junk>perl -E"say Win32::GetLongPathName( $_ ) for glob '*'"
acent¾.txt
Wide character in print at -e line 1.
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(Code tags deliberately omitted to ensure that you can see exactly what I see on my console.)

Conversely, Win32::FindFile does work for me:

C:\test\junk>perl -E"say for glob '*'"
acent�.txt
DC44~1

C:\test\junk>perl -E"say Win32::GetLongPathName( $_ ) for glob '*'"
acent�.txt
Wide character in print at -e line 1.
ελληνικά
ικά
�

C:\test\junk>perl -C0 -MWin32::FindFile -E"say for FindFile( '*' )"
.
..
acentó.txt

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ικά
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"Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority".

In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice.

The start of some sanity?

Comment on Re^4: Windows NTFS UTF-16LE File-Operations

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Re^5: Windows NTFS UTF-16LE File-Operations by repellent (Priest) on Feb 21, 2012 at 00:29 UTC
You need to encode back to octets the return of `Win32::GetLongPathName()`, because `say` is printing out octets. Win32::FindFile is most likely doing that for you already. Which encoding you choose should depend on what your console expects (to be able to redisplay the characters). Try: `perl -MEncode -E "say encode( 'UTF-8', Win32::GetLongPathName( $_ ) ) +for glob '*'"` [download] If `'UTF-8'` doesn't work out, choose another encoding that works well with your console. Bear in mind that the UTF-8 encoding may be fine as-is, and that the console just needs better fonts (which is not your case, because I infer that you can see the characters displayed properly using Win32::FindFile).	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^6: Windows NTFS UTF-16LE File-Operations by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Feb 21, 2012 at 00:53 UTC
Yes. That seems to work. I thought that `-C0` would take care of that for me...I'm just very glad that I don't have to deal with this crap! \test\junk>perl -C0 -E"say Win32::GetLongPathName( $_ ) for glob ''" acent�.txt Wide character in print at -e line 1. ελληνικά ικά � C:\test\junk>perl -MEncode -E "say encode('UTF-8', Win32::GetLongPathName( $_ ) ) for glob ''" acentó.txt ελληνικά ικά � C:\test\junk>dir 12/11/2010 05:58 7 acentó.txt 20/11/2010 09:46 <DIR> ελληνικά With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday' 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. The start of some sanity?	[reply] [d/l]
Re^5: Windows NTFS UTF-16LE File-Operations by freonpsandoz (Beadle) on Nov 02, 2015 at 04:28 UTC
I'd love to try Win32::FindFile. Any word on how many years before it is fixed to build correctly for Perl 5.20?	[reply]
Re^6: Windows NTFS UTF-16LE File-Operations by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Nov 02, 2015 at 11:31 UTC
Any word on how many years before it is fixed to build correctly for Perl 5.20? I wasn't aware that it didn't? But then again, I'm not the author and I haven't had cause to look at it in three years so I wouldn't be. I suggest you try the more usual support channels; rather than just some guy who happened to mention it once. With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday' 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". I knew I was on the right track :) In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice.	[reply]
Re^6: Windows NTFS UTF-16LE File-Operations by Anonymous Monk on Nov 02, 2015 at 22:14 UTC
Any word on how many years before it is fixed to build correctly for Perl 5.20? the testers say it already builds correctly on 5.20 You can always give this a try Win32::Unicode, https://metacpan.org/pod/Win32::Unicode::Dir#findW-code-dir	[reply]