240.chr different on Linux than Windows?

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1

I’m sending a string through a socket connection from a rails app to another application. The string is delimited with 240.chr. On windows it runs fine, on Linux, it seems to put in a different looking character in for 240.chr. Is this some sort of encoding issue? Is there something simple I am overlooking? Thanks, RVic.

delim = 240.chr
if userSelected.blank?
  userSelected = userSending
end   
s=row.to_s+delim+userSending+delim+userSelected+delim+message+delim+notes
2

If you’re using 240.chr as a delimiter, what difference does it make what the Glyph looks like? The other side should just split on 240.chr.

3

I would think so, but the other side is a java socket listener app, and it isn’t splitting on it in Linux, but is on Windows.

4

You need to be looking at the binary data stream to see what is being sent/received. Don’t look at the glyphs at all.

5

Yes, you;re right -- I need to open up the receiving end and see what it's drinking in. Thanks!