Latin Chars and link() problem

Hello All,

I'm having a hard time using the function link() to link files to folders =

with latin characters. I don't know how many of you will read the following =

lines correctly (being able to see the latin character) but in case you not=
e =

something weird, the latin character is the equivalent to "ó" in HTM=
L =

(accented 'o'):

link('./compilaci=F3n/file.txt', './compilaci=F3n 2/file.txt') or die $!;

Both folders exist. If i change the accented 'o' to a regular 'o' in both =

folders, i get no errors, but using the accented 'o', i get the following =

error:

Invalid argument at test.pl line 1

I'm automating some tasks over very large amounts of files and i cannot jus=
t =

change the folder names. Also, some files can contain latin characters too. =

The operating system in the server is Windows 2003 Server in Spanish and, a=
s =

long as i can recall, this is the very first time i see this kind of error =

with perl, which is really strange since this is not the first time i work =

with files and i have more than 5 years writting scripts to manage files an=
d =

folders.

Does anyone know how to solve this issue? If so, any help will be highly =

appreciated.

Thank you very much in advance for your time and advice.


Best regards,

Paco Zarabozo




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Re: Latin Chars and link() problem

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Hello Miguel Angelo,

I'm using version 5.8.8 build 817.

Thanks,

Paco

----- Original Message -----=20
From: Miguel Angelo=20
To: Paco Zarabozo A.=20
Sent: Monday, October 01, 2007 10:22 AM
Subject: Re: Latin Chars and link() problem


Hi Paco,

What is the perl version that you are using ?

Miguel




2007/9/30, Paco Zarabozo A. :
> Hello All,
>
> I'm having a hard time using the function link() to link files to =
folders
> with latin characters. I don't know how many of you will read the =
following
> lines correctly (being able to see the latin character) but in case =
you note
> something weird, the latin character is the equivalent to "=F3" in =
HTML
> (accented 'o'):
>
> link('./compilaci=F3n/file.txt', './compilaci=F3n 2/file.txt') or =
die $!;
>
> Both folders exist. If i change the accented 'o' to a regular 'o' in =
both
> folders, i get no errors, but using the accented 'o', i get the =
following
> error:
>
> Invalid argument at test.pl line 1
>
> I'm automating some tasks over very large amounts of files and i =
cannot just
> change the folder names. Also, some files can contain latin =
characters too.
> The operating system in the server is Windows 2003 Server in Spanish =
and, as
> long as i can recall, this is the very first time i see this kind of =
error
> with perl, which is really strange since this is not the first time =
i work
> with files and i have more than 5 years writting scripts to manage =
files and
> folders.
>
> Does anyone know how to solve this issue? If so, any help will be =
highly
> appreciated.
>
> Thank you very much in advance for your time and advice.
>
>
> Best regards,
>
> Paco Zarabozo
>
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> ActivePerl mailing list
> ActivePerl@listserv.ActiveState.com
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Re: Latin Chars and link() problem

Hello Miguel Angelo,

The link() function is compatible with windows. It actually links a file, =

meaning that modifying one of them, both are modified like one single file. =

It works perfectly except for this thing with latin chararcters.

I've been researching on the issue and it seems that since perl 5.8.1 perl =

uses unicode and several things are affected by that.

I found a workarround to this problem. Adding the following line at the =

beggining of the script solves the issue:

######################
use encoding 'latin3';
######################

However, i've read that you can skip the need of putting that line in all o=
f =

your scripts if you set correctly Perl's locals. Unfortunately, i'm still =

not sure of how to do that or where to do it.

Guys, if some of you know how to set locals in Perl installation, i'll =

really appreciate some guidelines to do it myself.

Thanks in advance,

Paco Zarabozo



----- Original Message ----- =

From: Miguel Angelo
To: Paco Zarabozo A.
Sent: Monday, October 01, 2007 11:46 AM
Subject: Re: Latin Chars and link() problem


Hi Paco,

I was finding your unlink thing strange since it has always work for
me since perl 5.6.1 and Windows NT4...

But then i notice you where refering to the link function... i wonder
if THAT function is compatible with windows ! i have yet to find
something to say yes or no to that compatibility question !

But what exactly are you trying to do ? rename a file ?

Migas

2007/10/1, Paco Zarabozo A. :
>
>
> Hello Miguel Angelo,
>
> I'm using version 5.8.8 build 817.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Paco
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Miguel Angelo
> To: Paco Zarabozo A.
> Sent: Monday, October 01, 2007 10:22 AM
> Subject: Re: Latin Chars and link() problem
>
> Hi Paco,
>
> What is the perl version that you are using ?
>
> Miguel
>
>
>
>
> 2007/9/30, Paco Zarabozo A. :
> > Hello All,
> >
> > I'm having a hard time using the function link() to link files to =

> > folders
> > with latin characters. I don't know how many of you will read the
> following
> > lines correctly (being able to see the latin character) but in case you
> note
> > something weird, the latin character is the equivalent to "=F3" in HTML
> > (accented 'o'):
> >
> > link('./compilaci=F3n/file.txt', './compilaci=F3n 2/file.txt') or die $=
!;
> >
> > Both folders exist. If i change the accented 'o' to a regular 'o' in =

> > both
> > folders, i get no errors, but using the accented 'o', i get the =

> > following
> > error:
> >
> > Invalid argument at test.pl line 1
> >
> > I'm automating some tasks over very large amounts of files and i cannot
> just
> > change the folder names. Also, some files can contain latin characters
> too.
> > The operating system in the server is Windows 2003 Server in Spanish =

> > and,
> as
> > long as i can recall, this is the very first time i see this kind of =

> > error
> > with perl, which is really strange since this is not the first time i =

> > work
> > with files and i have more than 5 years writting scripts to manage files
> and
> > folders.
> >
> > Does anyone know how to solve this issue? If so, any help will be highly
> > appreciated.
> >
> > Thank you very much in advance for your time and advice.
> >
> >
> > Best regards,
> >
> > Paco Zarabozo
> >
> >
> >
> >
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>
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>


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Re: Latin Chars and link() problem

Hello Paul,

Thank you for your answer. I tried your suggestion and i got a lot of extra =

warnings. However, it helped me by pointing me in a better direction on how =

to research for the solution. I've found that the following line instead of =

the one you suggested solves the issue:

##################
use encoding 'latin3';
##################

However, it seems like there's a better way to solve it by modifying Perl's =

locals, which i still don't know how or where to do. I'm on that now but, i=
f =

you know something about it, please let me know. :-)

Thanks again.

Best regards,

Paco Zarabozo



----- Original Message ----- =

From: Paul Gowers
To: Paco Zarabozo A.
Sent: Monday, October 01, 2007 2:37 AM
Subject: Re: Latin Chars and link() problem


Hi Paco

Not sure if this will work, but try adding

use utf8;

at the top of your script (after #!/usr/bin/perl line).

Cheers
Paul

On 30 Sep 2007, at 22:46, Paco Zarabozo A. wrote:

> Hello All,
>
> I'm having a hard time using the function link() to link files to
> folders
> with latin characters. I don't know how many of you will read the
> following
> lines correctly (being able to see the latin character) but in case
> you note
> something weird, the latin character is the equivalent to
> "ó" in HTML
> (accented 'o'):
>
> link('./compilaci=F3n/file.txt', './compilaci=F3n 2/file.txt') or die $!;
>
> Both folders exist. If i change the accented 'o' to a regular 'o'
> in both
> folders, i get no errors, but using the accented 'o', i get the
> following
> error:
>
> Invalid argument at test.pl line 1
>
> I'm automating some tasks over very large amounts of files and i
> cannot just
> change the folder names. Also, some files can contain latin
> characters too.
> The operating system in the server is Windows 2003 Server in
> Spanish and, as
> long as i can recall, this is the very first time i see this kind
> of error
> with perl, which is really strange since this is not the first time
> i work
> with files and i have more than 5 years writting scripts to manage
> files and
> folders.
>
> Does anyone know how to solve this issue? If so, any help will be
> highly
> appreciated.
>
> Thank you very much in advance for your time and advice.
>
>
> Best regards,
>
> Paco Zarabozo
>
>
>
>
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> ActivePerl mailing list
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