# Conversion undefined by "\\xdc\\x00".encode("EUC-JP", "UTF-16BE", :invalid=\>:replace)

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/conversion-undefined-by-xdc-x00-encode-euc-jp-utf-16be-invalid-replace/145115>\
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**Created:** [August 6, 2008, 6:22am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/conversion-undefined-by-xdc-x00-encode-euc-jp-utf-16be-invalid-replace/145115 "2008-08-06T06:22:23Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 6, 2008, 6:22am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/conversion-undefined-by-xdc-x00-encode-euc-jp-utf-16be-invalid-replace/145115/1 "2008-08-06T06:22:23Z")

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“\xdc\x00” e$B$re(B UTF-16BE e$B$+$ie(B EUC-JP e$B$Ke(B  
:invalid=\>:replace e$B$r$D$1$FJQ49$9$k$He(B  
conversion undefined for byte sequence e$B$K$J$j$^$9!#e(B

% ./ruby -ve ‘p “\xdc\x00”.encode(“EUC-JP”, “UTF-16BE”,  
:invalid=\>:replace)’  
ruby 1.9.0 (2008-08-06 revision 18381) [i686-linux]  
-e:1:in `encode': conversion undefined for byte sequence (maybe invalid byte sequence) (RuntimeError) from -e:1:in`’

e$BF~NO$Ne(B “\xdc\x00” e$B$Oe(B invalid e$B$G$9$,!“e(Binvalid e$B$Oe(B  
replace e$B$K;Xe(B  
e$BDj$7$F$”$k$N$G!"Nc30$,=P$k$N$O4|BT$5$l$J$$$s$8$c$J$$$G$7$g$&e(B  
e$B$+!#e(B