PERL: Convert UTF-16 encoded file to ASCII

[Blaqb0x]

Hi

I get this log file that is created by Retrospect 6.0 (windows) and
it
seems to be encoded as UTF-16.

when I try to split lines by tabs I get weird results. Is there
anyway to convert the encoding to ASCII in PERL? I can't change this
through the software.

thanx,
-Jose-

[Ashcrow]

I know there are modules for UTF-8 conversion to other UTF's and ASCII but I've not come accross one for UTF-16. Your best bet is to check out search.cpan.org and look up UTF and see what you get. Keep us posted!

[Blaqb0x]

Ok,

It seems that perl isn't the problem here. PERL can read the files just fine. I was using ActiveState Komodo 2.3 as my IDE. The output that I was viewing was garbage but when I printed the results to a file instead, it works fine. Komodo just has a problem with UTF-16 encoding (or something) .

I suppose in general with IDE's, if you are getting wierd results, don't always trust the IDE's output.