Encoding problem with proc:system

> Hello all, > > I am running a system command with proc:system. The command should > return xml, but because of non-ascii letters, the returned string gets > scrambled. (I am aware that proc:system receives a string, > proc:execute returns an element.) > > Running the system command in a shell works fine, I get this (snippet) > > <element>aapõ</element> > > When running the command through proc:system, I get this instead > > <element>aap....lement> > > Where the õ (= C3 B5 in hex representation) has been replaced with F5 > BC AF B0. > > I get the same result specifying the encoding option of proc:system > with "utf-8" or just leaving blank. My shell uses utf-8. > > How could I find out what encoding I need to use in the proc:system > function? > > Best regards, > Kristian K >

On Sun, Jan 14, 2018 at 8:56 AM, Kristian Kankainen <kristian at keeleleek.ee> wrote: > I changed the encoding option to "latin1" and now proc:system works fine. > > Does this mean my system's encoding is latin1? > > Best regards, > Kristian K > > > > 14.01.2018 09:28 Kristian Kankainen kirjutas: >> >> Hello all, >> >> I am running a system command with proc:system. The command should return >> xml, but because of non-ascii letters, the returned string gets scrambled. >> (I am aware that proc:system receives a string, proc:execute returns an >> element.) >> >> Running the system command in a shell works fine, I get this (snippet) >> >> <element>aapõ</element> >> >> When running the command through proc:system, I get this instead >> >> <element>aap....lement> >> >> Where the õ (= C3 B5 in hex representation) has been replaced with F5 BC >> AF B0. >> >> I get the same result specifying the encoding option of proc:system with >> "utf-8" or just leaving blank. My shell uses utf-8. >> >> How could I find out what encoding I need to use in the proc:system >> function? >> >> Best regards, >> Kristian K >> >

> Hi Kristian, > > I remember there has been some feedback on the Process Module and the > encoding argument. Did you already compare the behavior with the > latest snapshot [1]? > > Best, > Christian > > [1] http://files.basex.org/releases/latest/ > > > > On Sun, Jan 14, 2018 at 8:56 AM, Kristian Kankainen > <kristian at keeleleek.ee> wrote: >> I changed the encoding option to "latin1" and now proc:system works fine. >> >> Does this mean my system's encoding is latin1? >> >> Best regards, >> Kristian K >> >> >> >> 14.01.2018 09:28 Kristian Kankainen kirjutas: >>> Hello all, >>> >>> I am running a system command with proc:system. The command should return >>> xml, but because of non-ascii letters, the returned string gets scrambled. >>> (I am aware that proc:system receives a string, proc:execute returns an >>> element.) >>> >>> Running the system command in a shell works fine, I get this (snippet) >>> >>> <element>aapõ</element> >>> >>> When running the command through proc:system, I get this instead >>> >>> <element>aap....lement> >>> >>> Where the õ (= C3 B5 in hex representation) has been replaced with F5 BC >>> AF B0. >>> >>> I get the same result specifying the encoding option of proc:system with >>> "utf-8" or just leaving blank. My shell uses utf-8. >>> >>> How could I find out what encoding I need to use in the proc:system >>> function? >>> >>> Best regards, >>> Kristian K >>>