From: Jens Wille Date: 2008-12-15T18:13:49+09:00 Subject: Re: get system encoding? hi christian! Christian Kerth [2008-12-15 10:05]: > The open question is: How can i obtain the system encoding of my > windows machine? would you mind giving ENV.user_encoding from ruby-nuggets a shot? i'd be interested to see if that works for you. gem: code: usage: require 'rubygems' require 'nuggets/env/user_encoding' puts ENV.user_encoding cheers jens -- Jens Wille, Dipl.-Bibl. (FH) prometheus - Das verteilte digitale Bildarchiv f端r Forschung & Lehre Kunsthistorisches Institut der Universit辰t zu K旦ln Albertus-Magnus-Platz, D-50923 K旦ln Tel.: +49 (0)221 470-6219, E-Mail: jens.wille@uni-koeln.de http://www.prometheus-bildarchiv.de/