Re: [bug-gawk] How to convert string like ã to utf-8?

[arnold]

Hi.

Peng Yu <address@hidden> wrote:

> Hi, I have some document with something like &#x00E3;. I want to
> convert it to utf-8 in awk. Is there a way to do? Thanks.

Assuming that &#x00E3 is the right code, you will need to write a
program that:

1. splits the line using /&#[Xx][[:xdigit:]]{2,4};/ as the regexp.
Use the version that saves the separators.

2. Write a function to parse the entity and return the binary value
as a character.

3. Loop over the various array elements making the substitution and then
joining the parts back together.

4. Write out the reconstituted line.

It's what a professor of mine long ago called a SMOP: A Simple Matter
Of Programming.

If you want me to write the program for you, we can discuss my consulting
rates.  But I doubt that's necessary. :-)

Thanks,

Arnold