# Rails-2.3.2 and ruby-1.9.1 have problems with utf-8 chars using script/runner

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-2-3-2-and-ruby-1-9-1-have-problems-with-utf-8-chars-using-script-runner/163945>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [March 26, 2009, 12:30pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-2-3-2-and-ruby-1-9-1-have-problems-with-utf-8-chars-using-script-runner/163945 "2009-03-26T12:30:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![freakout](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/ea5d25/32.png) [@freakout](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/freakout)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 12:30pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-2-3-2-and-ruby-1-9-1-have-problems-with-utf-8-chars-using-script-runner/163945/1 "2009-03-26T12:30:34Z")

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script/runner is called to deliver a mail by calling a ActionMailer  
deliver method:  
script/runner “Sitepost.deliver\_dailycalea(Site.find(1), Time.utc  
(2009,3,25)-24_60_60)”

gives:

lib/commands/runner.rb:49:in `eval': invalid byte sequence in US-ASCII (ArgumentError) from /opt/rails/gems/actionpack-2.3.2/lib/action_view/ template_error.rb:43:in`source\_extract’  
from /opt/rails/gems/actionpack-2.3.2/lib/action\_view/  
template\_error.rb:86:in `compute_backtrace' from /opt/rails/gems/actionpack-2.3.2/lib/action_view/ template_error.rb:11:in`initialize’  
from /opt/rails/gems/actionpack-2.3.2/lib/action\_view/  
template.rb:201:in `new' from /opt/rails/gems/actionpack-2.3.2/lib/action_view/ template.rb:201:in`rescue in render\_template’  
from /opt/rails/gems/actionpack-2.3.2/lib/action\_view/  
template.rb:194:in `render_template' from /opt/rails/gems/actionpack-2.3.2/lib/action_view/base.rb: 260:in`render’  
from /opt/rails/gems/actionmailer-2.3.2/lib/action\_mailer/  
base.rb:566:in `render' from /opt/rails/gems/actionmailer-2.3.2/lib/action_mailer/ base.rb:552:in`render\_message’  
from /opt/rails/gems/actionmailer-2.3.2/lib/action\_mailer/  
base.rb:493:in `create!' from /opt/rails/gems/actionmailer-2.3.2/lib/action_mailer/ base.rb:452:in`initialize’  
from /opt/rails/gems/actionmailer-2.3.2/lib/action\_mailer/  
base.rb:395:in `new' from /opt/rails/gems/actionmailer-2.3.2/lib/action_mailer/ base.rb:395:in`method\_missing’  
from (eval):1:in `<top (required)>' from /opt/rails/gems/rails-2.3.2/lib/commands/runner.rb:49:in`eval’  
from /opt/rails/gems/rails-2.3.2/lib/commands/runner.rb:49:in  
`<top (required)>' from ./script/runner:3:in`require’  
from ./script/runner:3:in `’