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Asked: May 23, 20262026-05-23T15:56:58+00:00 2026-05-23T15:56:58+00:00

Can you help me with problem writtent below: I am getting error iconv() [function.iconv]:

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Can you help me with problem writtent below:

I am getting error iconv() [function.iconv]: Detected an illegal character in input string when i am reading xls file and converting it into csv. I am using php-excel-library and i get this error in line:

case 'iconv' :    
     $result = iconv('UTF-16LE', $this->_defaultEncoding, $string);
break;

Does enybody know how to fix it?

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    2026-05-23T15:56:58+00:00Added an answer on May 23, 2026 at 3:56 pm

    It means that in your file is a bit-sequence that cannot be mapped onto a char, b/c it’s meaningless, and therefore not be converted to another encoding.

    Use the //IGNORE-flag as descriped here.

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