jasonrogena / jasonrogena/php-excel-reader

Degree symbol

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Description

```
What steps will reproduce the problem?
1. XLS file includes cell with degree sign - °
2. Class doesn't convert it to utf-8

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?
I can see only square with question mark on html output

Please provide any additional information below.
-php 5.3

```

Original issue reported on code.google.com by `mr.micha...@gmail.com` on 22 Jun 2011 at 3:02

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Research direction

Reproduce the problem with an XLS cell containing the degree sign and inspect the HTML output produced by the PHP reader. Trace where the cell value is converted for HTML, then verify that the degree sign renders correctly instead of as a replacement square.

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Assessment

Tech stack
php
Domain
backend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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