On Thu, 5 Mar 2009 13:47:50 -0700 Dazed_75 wrote: > On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 9:34 AM, Jerry Davis wrote: > > > On Tue, 3 Mar 2009 16:12:03 -0700 > > Jerry Davis wrote: > > > > > On Tue, 3 Mar 2009 11:03:55 -0700 > > > Dazed_75 wrote: > > > > > > > On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 10:05 PM, Jerry Davis wrote: > > > > > > > > > I generated a file on our RH 4 linux box using a perl program I wrote > > from > > > > > an > > > > > oracle database that is set to utf8. > > > > > > > > > > I run that very same perl program on my windows box [ using cygwin ] > > > > > (internally > > > > > set to WINDOWS-1252). This way, I have a benchmark file to look at. > > This > > > > > file is > > > > > what it is supposed to look like. The spanish characters and other > > > > > characters > > > > > come out just fine when typed out at the terminal. > > > > > > > > > > I tried, on RH4, setting my LANG to en_US.utf8 and generating it, and > > > > > copied it > > > > > over to windows via sftp (which always copies over in binary mode, I > > found > > > > > out), and it does not compare. > > > > > > > > > > I tried, on RH4, setting my LANG to en_US.CP1252 and regenerated it, > > copied > > > > > it > > > > > over to windows using sftp, and compared -- no soap. > > > > > > > > > > > > Jerry, it would probably be useful to your helpers if you gave some > > > > indocation of in what way it does not compare. Though I do not suggest > > this > > > > is your answer, an example might be that the version from linux had > > line > > > > feeds while the version from cygwin on Windoze had both carriage > > returns and > > > > line feeds. So do a diff and capture the output in some form we can > > see. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > so ... does anyone have any ideas that might work? it rankles me that > > I > > > > > have to > > > > > run the program on windows to make it do the right thing. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > Happy Trails! > > > > > Jerry (K7AZJ) > > > > > Hobbit Name: Pimpernel Loamsdown > > > > > Registered Linux User: 275424 > > > > > This email's random fortune: > > > > > You will inherit millions of dollars. > > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > > > > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > > > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > > > > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm off today, but my perl program creates a file with \r\n as the line > > endings. > > > When I say they don't compare, I am not talking about line endings. I am > > fully > > > aware of those. I am talking about the actual spanish characters. > > > > > > I will send the fragments when I get back to the office > > > > > > > 1. done with perl script on cygwin > > The file fragment produced looks like this: (you will note the good spanish > > characters) > > > > "Steps to Reproduce: > > 1. log into TX G2. Choose Español from the drop-down menu. > > 2. go to topic 1_5 and click View > > 3. click Guided Practice and look at q1. > > Results: most of the question talks about cubes 'cubos,' but the equation > > says stickers 'calcom > > anías' > > ER: calcomanías más' should be changed to 'cubos > > más'"|"No"|""|"TXMAES02GP-1_5 - q.1 talks abou > > t cubes, but then equation says stickers"|"none"|""|"Margo Milham > > (milhma)"|"DP-Digital Path"|" > > Envision Math"|"Texas Spanish"|""|""|"3 - Normal"|"Online Digital > > Path"|""|"4 - Minor"|"Submitt > > ed"|"Margo Milham (milhma)"|"2009-01-23 14:28:10"|""|""|""|""|"Not > > Tested"|""|"Defect"|"DP-0004 > > 8591"|""|""|"DP-00048591" " > > > > 2. done on linux with CP1252 or uft8 or ISO85891: doesn't seem to matter, > > and sftp'd over to windows: > > (now description fragment looks like this: UGLY) > > > > "CURR00048591 DP-00048591 TXMAES02GP-1_5 (also occurs in > > NAMAES02GP-1_5) - q.1 talks abou > > t cubes, but then equation says stickers<><>Steps to > > Reproduce:<>1. log into TX G2. Ch > > oose EspaAƒA±ol from the drop-down menu.<>2. go to topic 1_5 and click > > View<>3. click Gui > > ded Practice and look at q1.<>Results: most of the question talks about > > cubes "cubos," but t > > he equation says stickers "calcomanAƒA-as"<>ER: calcomanAƒA-as mAƒA¡s" > > should be changed to > > "cubos mAƒA¡s" " > > > > 2a. what it looked like on linux: > > > > "CURR00048591 DP-00048591 TXMAES02GP-1_5 (also occurs in > > NAMAES02GP-1_5) - q.1 talks about cubes, but then equation says > > stickers<><>Steps to Reproduce:<>1. log into TX G2. Choose Español > > from the drop-down menu.<>2. go to topic 1_5 and click View<>3. click > > Guided Practice and look at q1.<>Results: most of the question talks > > about cubes "cubos," but the equation says stickers "calcomanÃas"<>ER: > > calcomanÃas más" should be changed to "cubos más" " > > > > > > BEFORE ANYONE ASKS. Line Ending have NO PART in this question. > > > Actually, if you read my earlier response I definitively did not suggest > line endings as the problem. I only said that you had not described the > differences and used the line endings as a well known example of a > difference between windows and linux. It was only an example of describing > a difference. yes, i reread your post, and you did NOT suggest line endings was the problem. my bad, i didn't read it closely enuf. i understand that the fragments are not exact dups, but I just copied and pasted enough to let y'all know what the diffs were. thanks. > > When I look at your inclusions here I see a number of differences, but since > I am searching your data, I only see two kinds of differences. One is how > the lines break which is NOT what you are talking about, and the other looks > like differences in how specialized characters are displayed or > represented. Maybe there are other differences but I am missing them if so. > > Nonetheless, now maybe there is enough information here for someone more > knowledgeable than myself to help you. > > Dazed_75 > > > > > > > So does anyone have any suggestions? > > > > -- > > Happy Trails! > > Jerry (K7AZJ) > > Hobbit Name: Pimpernel Loamsdown > > Registered Linux User: 275424 > > This email's random fortune: > > Q: Why do WASPs play golf ? > > A: So they can dress like pimps. > > --------------------------------------------------- > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > > -- Happy Trails! Jerry (K7AZJ) Hobbit Name: Pimpernel Loamsdown Registered Linux User: 275424 This email's random fortune: Q: What's the difference betweeen USL and the Graf Zeppelin? A: The Graf Zeppelin represented cutting edge technology for its time. --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss