From: Robert Klemme <shortcutter@...>
Date: 2009-09-21T22:05:16+09:00
Subject: Re: How to create a file with UTF-8 encoding

2009/9/21 Jin Lee <thyrlian@gmail.com>:
> Hi, as known that the default encoding is set to ANSI when creating a
> text file.  How can I specify the encoding type to UTF-8 other than ANSI
> when creating a text file in RUBY?  Thanks a lot.
>
> I've tried the ways found by google, but no available.  E.g.
> tst = File.new("abc.txt","w:UTF-8")
> There is an error message: illegal access mode w:UTF-8 (ArgumentError)

You did not mention your Ruby version.  I do not see your error:

15:03:23 tmp$ allruby -e 'File.open("x", "w:UTF-8") {|io| io.write("hello")}'
CYGWIN_NT-5.1 padrklemme1 1.5.25(0.156/4/2) 2008-06-12 19:34 i686 Cygwin
========================================
ruby 1.8.7 (2008-08-11 patchlevel 72) [i386-cygwin]
-e:1: warning: encoding options not supported in 1.8: w:UTF-8
========================================
ruby 1.9.1p129 (2009-05-12 revision 23412) [i386-cygwin]

15:04:07 tmp$ allruby -e 'File.open("x", "wb:UTF-8") {|io| io.write("hello")}'
CYGWIN_NT-5.1 padrklemme1 1.5.25(0.156/4/2) 2008-06-12 19:34 i686 Cygwin
========================================
ruby 1.8.7 (2008-08-11 patchlevel 72) [i386-cygwin]
-e:1: warning: encoding options not supported in 1.8: wb:UTF-8
========================================
ruby 1.9.1p129 (2009-05-12 revision 23412) [i386-cygwin]
15:04:15 tmp$

Cheers

robert

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