# Eval("a"): illegal multibyte char

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/eval-a-illegal-multibyte-char/121883>\
**Category:** Development\
**Created:** [December 2, 2007, 11:56am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/eval-a-illegal-multibyte-char/121883 "2007-12-02T11:56:50Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 2, 2007, 11:56am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/eval-a-illegal-multibyte-char/121883/1 "2007-12-02T11:56:50Z")

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% ./ruby -v -e ‘eval(“a”)’  
ruby 1.9.0 (2007-12-02 patchlevel 0) [i686-linux]  
-e:1:in `eval': -e:1:in`eval’: (eval):1: illegal multibyte char  
(SyntaxError)  
from -e:1:in `’