It's compact, but it might be a little clearer if you call a grave a grave...
$grave = chr(0xE1); $field = MARC::Field->new( '710', '2', '', a => 'Biblioth'.$grave.'eque nationale de france.' ); Alan Manifold Systems Implementation Manager Purdue University Libraries ITD 504 West State Street West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2058 (765) 494-2884 FAX: 494-0156 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.mashiyyat.net/ABM.html > -----Original Message----- > From: Ed Summers [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2005 2:42 PM > To: perl4lib@perl.org > Subject: Re: inserting diacrtics > > On Wed, Jan 05, 2005 at 01:22:54PM -0600, Doran, Michael D wrote: > > $acute = chr(0xE1); > > $field = MARC::Field->new( '710', '2', '', > > a => 'Biblioth'.$acute.'eque nationale de france.' ); > > Much more compact, thanks Michael. > > //Ed >