On the one hand I didn't express myself very well, but for the other hand I found other aspects of the problem.
Actual situation: I work with mac osx.2, vi editor, a pack of dos files to work on. When I open my files with vi I see some strings instead of stressed letters and signs. For instance: carriage return = ^M u grave = \xf9 e grave = \xe8 a grave = \xe0 o grave = \xf2 euro sign = \x80 i grave = \xec BUT, if I write the same letters and signs on the editor, they appears as: carriage return = a grave = \xc3\xa0 e grave = \xc3\xa8 e acute = \xc3\xa9 u grave = \xc3\xb9 i grave = \xc3\xac o grave = \xc3\xb2 euro: \xe2\x82\xac so, I don't know I can face the problem: to create an array of strings to substitute is a non-sense, because of I haven't got two lists in one-to-one correspondence... er, I suppose (I'm not sure). What's yous opinion about? adr PS: I'm particulary grateful to Robin and Ken Williams! : )
