title: "utf8 "\x96" does not map to Unicode at <somefile.pl> at line no - 321" Error in Perl
body: <p>I am setting up Perl application . I am getting this error. "utf8 "\x96" does not map to Unicode at"
  Can anybody let me know the cause and solution. Am i missing any configuration or it is my installation problem ? </p>
  
  <p>Following is the code :</p>
  
  <pre><code>open(FILE,"&lt;:encoding(UTF-8)",$self-&gt;{BASEDIR}.$self-&gt;{FILENAME}) || die "could not open file $basedir$filename - $!";
  </code></pre>