When I write my scripts in Linux, there is no problem with the special characters, but on windows, the special characters of my language are not properly set (spanish). Example puts "españïl". I suppose for some reason ruby detects the correct charset in linux but not in windows. Could anyone say what is the reason for that, and the procedure to solve it? Thanks in advance. ______________________________________________ LLama Gratis a cualquier PC del Mundo. Llamadas a fijos y miles desde 1 cñÏtimo por minuto. http://es.voice.yahoo.com