Hi,

I'm trying to use XML::Simple to create, read and update an XML config file but I'm obviously missing something regarding encoding.

When I create the XML file for the first time (using XMLout from XML::Simple), I end up with a file without the usual

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

line at the top of the file. If I then attempt to read in that file using XML::Simple I get the following warning : 

Unable to recognise encoding of this document at /usr/lib/perl5/vendor
+_perl/5.8.8/XML/SAX/PurePerl/EncodingDetect.pm line 96.

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If I manually edit the file created with XMLout and insert the encoding directive line, the warning disappears.

How do I avoid this warning?

Thanks a lot

In reply to XML::Simple, XMLout and encoding by horrendo

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