From: Artyom Loenko Date: 2008-10-02T18:30:23+09:00 Subject: escaped symbols when parsing XLS Hi all. how can I escaped special characters when parsing XLS? i try to parse by this line of code: grid = Spreadsheet::ParseExcel.parse("C:/Projects/Temp/arch/0043247/1.xls").worksheet(0).map() { |r| r }.compact.map() { |r| r.map() { |c| c.to_s('cp1251')}.compact rescue nil } but if there are some special characters at rows, such as \ or ' or `, i have nil at my array. hot to escape special characters at this line { |c| c.to_s('cp1251')} ? thanx for answers. -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.