From: Heesob Park <phasis@...>
Date: 2009-07-22T09:53:20+09:00
Subject: Re: Problems reading a text file with unusual encoding

Hi,

2009/7/22 Randy General <randygeneral@gmail.com>:
> I have a pcap file that I simply changed the file extension to text on.
> It can be seen here:
>
> http://69.4.224.185/output.txt
>
> When I try to load the file into Ruby, some parts of it come out, while
> others don't.
>
> For example:
>
> input = File.readlines('output.txt')
>
> input = input.to_s
>
> proof = input.scan(/challenge/)
>
> proof => challenge
>
> Challenge is written in the file and it can be scanned for
> appropriately. However, other normally written words (there's a line
> that says bdticket later on) can not be parsed. I realize this isn't the
> most elegant way of going about this, but this is the only format I can
> get this file in, and if I open the file in notepad I can see the
> following:
>
> bdTicket\WQmS/
>
> But when I scan for bdTicket, nothing comes up.
>
> Anyone have any ideas how I can get around this?
>
> Any help is appreciated!

I guess your OS is Windows.

Try
    input = File.open('output.txt','rb').readlines
instead of
    input = File.readlines('output.txt')

Regards,

Park Heesob