Hi

i am trying to convert a file which is in UTF8 format to ANSI format i tried to use the function ICONV but it is throwing error

Function i used it as

$ iconv -f UTF8 -t ANSI filename

Error iam getting is NOT Supported UTF8 to ANSI

please some help me out on this.........Let me know are their any functions in unix to convert from UTF8 to ANSI

The way that I read the man page, you have to create the conversion file.

sorry i did not get would u please tell in breif

Thanks

You first have to create the conversion table that contains the from:to data.
As with most unix man pages, there's an explanation, but not an example.

You didnt specify which ANSI format.

check

Varied formats of ANSI would be available, choose that suits your requirement

The -l (ell) option doesn't seem to exist in the SCO versions of Unix 5.0.7 or 6.0.0

I don't know SCO, but "iconv -l" is POSIX. It lists all of the available conversions on your system. Older systems have a file with a name like config.iconv or iconv.config
that has the same information in it. On HPUX 11.0 the filename is is /usr/lib/nls/iconv/config.iconv.