# Encoding question

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/encoding-question/76116>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [November 16, 2006, 1:30am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/encoding-question/76116 "2006-11-16T01:30:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Alfonso](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Alfonso](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Alfonso)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2006, 1:30am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/encoding-question/76116/1 "2006-11-16T01:30:18Z")

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How can I change the behaviour with encoding in srings to use a  
particular encoding?

Thank you for your answers.

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**Author:** ![Alfonso](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Alfonso](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Alfonso)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2006, 6:22am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/encoding-question/76116/2 "2006-11-16T06:22:44Z")

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On 11/15/06, Alfonso [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> How can I change the behaviour with encoding in srings to use a  
> particular encoding?
> 
> Thank you for your answers.

Iconv, if you’ve got it. Note that this is dangerous unless you know  
for certain what your String’s encoding is, because there’s nothing on  
the String to tell you what its encoding is.

-austin