From: Idan Miller <Idan.Miller@...>
Date: 2008-02-27T23:05:05+09:00
Subject: Re: Unicode strings in ruby code

Hi,

I am trying to avoid the hexidecimal notation since it is obviously
hard to do and not readable...
The KCODE statement doesn't help.

Idan.

On 27 פברואר, 14:46, 7stud -- <bbxx789_0...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Idan Miller wrote:
> > Hi everyone,
>
> > I'm trying to get ruby to run a script that has a hebrew string.
> > I'm using a string with just one letter - aleph, the first in the
> > hebrew alphabet.
>
> > This code:
>
> > a = "א"
>
> > that I write using SciTE and saved as UTF-8 gives these errors:
> > C:/Documents and Settings/idan/Desktop/test.rb:1: Invalid char `\357'
> > in expression
> > C:/Documents and Settings/idan/Desktop/test.rb:1: Invalid char `\273'
> > in expression
> > C:/Documents and Settings/idan/Desktop/test.rb:1: Invalid char `\277'
> > in expression
>
> > Now, if I save this as ANSI in SciTE it allows it, and then it runs.
> > However, if I use eclipse ruby plugin, it won't allow me to save aleph
> > as ANSI (rightfully).
>
> > Also, if I read aleph from a file everything works fine when the ruby
> > script is UTF-8.
>
> > What is wrong here?
> > Can ruby just not get strings in the code that aren't ANSI?
>
> > Thanks,
> > Idan Miller.
>
> You can always do this:
>
> a = "\xD7\x90"
> puts a
>
> If what you are trying to do is avoid having to type in utf chars in
> hexidecimal notation, then try putting this at the top of your file:
>
> $KCODE = "UTF-8"
>
> and see if that allows you to enter the actual character with your
> editor.
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