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Eric, Sometimes for grandpa Perl stuff -- especially as concerns charsets and/or internationalization -- it's worth pinging these lists: [log in to unmask] (yes, still alive and kicking) [log in to unmask] (very low traffic list, but some knowledgeable subscribers) -- Michael > -----Original Message----- > From: Doran, Michael D > Sent: Monday, October 24, 2011 1:48 PM > To: 'Code for Libraries' > Subject: RE: [CODE4LIB] marc-8 > > > Okay. How do I go about converting MARC-8 encoded records into UTF-8? > > In Perl... using the handy MARC::Charset module (tip 'o the hat to Ed > Summers, and now maintained by Galen Charlton). > > -- Michael > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of > Eric > > Lease Morgan > > Sent: Monday, October 24, 2011 1:39 PM > > To: [log in to unmask] > > Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] marc-8 > > > > On Oct 24, 2011, at 2:34 PM, Doran, Michael D wrote: > > > > >> In Perl, how do I specify MARC-8 when reading (decoding) and writing > > >> (encoding) data? > > > > > > You can't. MARC-8 is a character set that is unknown to the operating > > system. Your best bet is to convert MARC-8-encoded records into UTF-8. > > > > /me throws his hands up in the air and screams! > > > > Okay. How do I go about converting MARC-8 encoded records into UTF-8? I > know > > yaz-marcdump changes the encoding bit in MARC leaders. Does it also > convert > > MARC-8 characters to UTF-8? (I guess I could simply try it and see what > > happens.) > > > > -- > > Eric Morgan