I am having trouble while printing some special characters in a csv file. I have written a script which runs a sql query, gets the result from database and prints the value in a csv file. I am using Test::CSV_XS. The script is working fine except when it encounters data like:-
The value stored in the database is First Encounter®. I am getting the values from the database and then printing it into a csv file. But, whenever it encounters the above mentioned value, the Perl script gives following error:
combine() failed on argument: First Encounter®
Can there be a solution wherein the data which is stored in the database is "First Encounter&# 174". But, when it has to print in the csv file, it converts this data into First Encounter®?
I used HTML::Entities to convert "First Encounter&# 174" to First Encounter®. But, when I try to print the value in a csv file, it gives me the same (above mentioned) error. Any idea how to get these characters displayed correctly in a csv file?

In reply to Problem with special characters in a csv file by shilpam

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