XMLWriter: encoding='Windows-1252'

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Hello good people

 

I need to produce a XML file with this top line:

 

"<?xml version="1.0" encoding='Windows-1252' ?>"

 

I am using the XMLwriter extension on PHP 5.1.6, so the enconding should be declared on the startDocument() function, like this:

 

$obj = startDocument( '1.0' , 'Windows-1252' );

 

 

but then ... the script crashes!

 

I don't know why, but when using any other encoding string than 'UTF-8' my PHP script does not work.

However, when I use 'UTF-8' or simply use nothing at all, it works fine.

 

Can anyone tell me why is it happening?

Is there any workaround for it ?

 

Regards!