17 files changed, 157 insertions, 141 deletions
diff --git a/lib/stdlib/src/dict.erl b/lib/stdlib/src/dict.erl
index 2e9eba4bfa..4f8d45dc8d 100644
--- a/lib/stdlib/src/dict.erl
+++ b/lib/stdlib/src/dict.erl
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
+%% -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 %%
 %% %CopyrightBegin%
 %% 
-%% Copyright Ericsson AB 2000-2011. All Rights Reserved.
+%% Copyright Ericsson AB 2000-2012. All Rights Reserved.
 %% 
 %% The contents of this file are subject to the Erlang Public License,
 %% Version 1.1, (the "License"); you may not use this file except in
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@
 %% %CopyrightEnd%
 %%
 
-%% We use the dynamic hashing techniques by Per-�ke Larsson as
+%% We use the dynamic hashing techniques by Per-Åke Larsson as
 %% described in "The Design and Implementation of Dynamic Hashing for
 %% Sets and Tables in Icon" by Griswold and Townsend.  Much of the
 %% terminology comes from that paper as well.
diff --git a/lib/stdlib/src/edlin.erl b/lib/stdlib/src/edlin.erl
index 026bd9038f..1164ee49eb 100644
--- a/lib/stdlib/src/edlin.erl
+++ b/lib/stdlib/src/edlin.erl
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
+%% -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 %%
 %% %CopyrightBegin%
 %%
-%% Copyright Ericsson AB 1996-2010. All Rights Reserved.
+%% Copyright Ericsson AB 1996-2012. All Rights Reserved.
 %%
 %% The contents of this file are subject to the Erlang Public License,
 %% Version 1.1, (the "License"); you may not use this file except in
@@ -317,9 +318,9 @@ over_non_word([], Stack, N) ->
     {[],Stack,N}.
 
 word_char(C) when C >= $A, C =< $Z -> true;
-word_char(C) when C >= $�, C =< $�, C =/= $� -> true;
+word_char(C) when C >= $À, C =< $Þ, C =/= $× -> true;
 word_char(C) when C >= $a, C =< $z -> true;
-word_char(C) when C >= $�, C =< $�, C =/= $� -> true;
+word_char(C) when C >= $ß, C =< $ÿ, C =/= $÷ -> true;
 word_char(C) when C >= $0, C =< $9 -> true;
 word_char(C) when C =:= $_ -> true;
 word_char(C) when C =:= $. -> true;    % accept dot-separated names
diff --git a/lib/stdlib/src/erl_scan.erl b/lib/stdlib/src/erl_scan.erl
index 20eb341c31..e5bb287c45 100644
--- a/lib/stdlib/src/erl_scan.erl
+++ b/lib/stdlib/src/erl_scan.erl
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+%% -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 %%
 %% %CopyrightBegin%
 %%
@@ -32,19 +33,19 @@
 %% 173 - 176    { - ~           punctuation
 %% 177          DEL             control
 %% 200 - 237                    control
-%% 240 - 277    NBSP - �        punctuation
-%% 300 - 326    � - �           uppercase
-%% 327          �               punctuation
-%% 330 - 336    � - �           uppercase
-%% 337 - 366    � - �           lowercase
-%% 367          �               punctuation
-%% 370 - 377    � - �           lowercase
+%% 240 - 277    NBSP - ¿        punctuation
+%% 300 - 326    À - Ö           uppercase
+%% 327          ×               punctuation
+%% 330 - 336    Ø - Þ           uppercase
+%% 337 - 366    ß - ö           lowercase
+%% 367          ÷               punctuation
+%% 370 - 377    ø - ÿ           lowercase
 %%
 %% Many punctuation characters have special meaning:
 %%  $\s, $_, $", $$, $%, $', $.
 %% DEL is a punctuation.
 %%
-%% Must watch using � \327, very close to x \170.
+%% Must watch using × \327, very close to x \170.
 
 -module(erl_scan).
 
@@ -535,9 +536,9 @@ scan1([$$|Cs], St, Line, Col, Toks) ->
     scan_char(Cs, St, Line, Col, Toks);
 scan1([$\r|Cs], St, Line, Col, Toks) when St#erl_scan.ws ->
     white_space_end(Cs, St, Line, Col, Toks, 1, "\r");
-scan1([C|Cs], St, Line, Col, Toks) when C >= $�, C =< $�, C =/= $� ->
+scan1([C|Cs], St, Line, Col, Toks) when C >= $ß, C =< $ÿ, C =/= $÷ ->
     scan_atom(Cs, St, Line, Col, Toks, [C]);
-scan1([C|Cs], St, Line, Col, Toks) when C >= $�, C =< $�, C /= $� ->
+scan1([C|Cs], St, Line, Col, Toks) when C >= $À, C =< $Þ, C /= $× ->
     scan_variable(Cs, St, Line, Col, Toks, [C]);
 scan1([$\t|Cs], St, Line, Col, Toks) when St#erl_scan.ws ->
     scan_tabs(Cs, St, Line, Col, Toks, 1);
@@ -704,9 +705,9 @@ scan_name([C|Cs], Ncs) when ?DIGIT(C) ->
     scan_name(Cs, [C|Ncs]);
 scan_name([$@=C|Cs], Ncs) ->
     scan_name(Cs, [C|Ncs]);
-scan_name([C|Cs], Ncs) when C >= $�, C =< $�, C =/= $� ->
+scan_name([C|Cs], Ncs) when C >= $ß, C =< $ÿ, C =/= $÷ ->
     scan_name(Cs, [C|Ncs]);
-scan_name([C|Cs], Ncs) when C >= $�, C =< $�, C =/= $� ->
+scan_name([C|Cs], Ncs) when C >= $À, C =< $Þ, C =/= $× ->
     scan_name(Cs, [C|Ncs]);
 scan_name([], Ncs) ->
     {more,Ncs};
diff --git a/lib/stdlib/src/gb_sets.erl b/lib/stdlib/src/gb_sets.erl
index 391f1cff64..ba35a7170a 100644
--- a/lib/stdlib/src/gb_sets.erl
+++ b/lib/stdlib/src/gb_sets.erl
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+%% -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 %%
 %% %CopyrightBegin%
 %% 
@@ -165,7 +166,7 @@
 -export([new/0, is_element/2, add_element/2, del_element/2,
 	 subtract/2]).
 
-%% GB-trees adapted from Sven-Olof Nystr�m's implementation for
+%% GB-trees adapted from Sven-Olof Nyström's implementation for
 %% representation of sets.
 %%
 %% Data structures:
diff --git a/lib/stdlib/src/gb_trees.erl b/lib/stdlib/src/gb_trees.erl
index 258713c90f..de0c239e26 100644
--- a/lib/stdlib/src/gb_trees.erl
+++ b/lib/stdlib/src/gb_trees.erl
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+%% -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 %%
 %% %CopyrightBegin%
 %% 
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@
 %% =====================================================================
 %% General Balanced Trees - highly efficient dictionaries.
 %%
-%% Copyright (C) 1999-2001 Sven-Olof Nystr�m, Richard Carlsson
+%% Copyright (C) 1999-2001 Sven-Olof Nyström, Richard Carlsson
 %%
 %% An efficient implementation of Prof. Arne Andersson's General
 %% Balanced Trees. These have no storage overhead compared to plain
diff --git a/lib/stdlib/src/io_lib.erl b/lib/stdlib/src/io_lib.erl
index 44c1d2132a..5ad505f683 100644
--- a/lib/stdlib/src/io_lib.erl
+++ b/lib/stdlib/src/io_lib.erl
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+%% -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 %%
 %% %CopyrightBegin%
 %%
@@ -46,16 +47,16 @@
 %% 173 - 176	{ - ~		punctuation
 %% 177		DEL		control
 %% 200 - 237			control
-%% 240 - 277	NBSP - �	punctuation
-%% 300 - 326	� - �		uppercase
-%% 327		�		punctuation
-%% 330 - 336	� - �		uppercase
-%% 337 - 366	� - �		lowercase
-%% 367		�		punctuation
-%% 370 - 377	� - �		lowercase
+%% 240 - 277	NBSP - ¿	punctuation
+%% 300 - 326	À - Ö		uppercase
+%% 327		×		punctuation
+%% 330 - 336	Ø - Þ		uppercase
+%% 337 - 366	ß - ö		lowercase
+%% 367		÷		punctuation
+%% 370 - 377	ø - ÿ		lowercase
 %%
 %% Many punctuation characters region have special meaning.  Must
-%% watch using � \327, very close to x \170
+%% watch using × \327, very close to x \170
 
 -module(io_lib).
 
@@ -317,7 +318,7 @@ quote_atom(Atom, Cs0) ->
 	    case Cs0 of
 		[C|Cs] when C >= $a, C =< $z ->
 		    not name_chars(Cs);
-		[C|Cs] when C >= $�, C =< $�, C =/= $� ->
+		[C|Cs] when C >= $ß, C =< $ÿ, C =/= $÷ ->
 		    not name_chars(Cs);
 		_ -> true
 	    end
@@ -331,9 +332,9 @@ name_chars([C|Cs]) ->
 name_chars([]) -> true.
 
 name_char(C) when C >= $a, C =< $z -> true;
-name_char(C) when C >= $�, C =< $�, C =/= $� -> true;
+name_char(C) when C >= $ß, C =< $ÿ, C =/= $÷ -> true;
 name_char(C) when C >= $A, C =< $Z -> true;
-name_char(C) when C >= $�, C =< $�, C =/= $� -> true;
+name_char(C) when C >= $À, C =< $Þ, C =/= $× -> true;
 name_char(C) when C >= $0, C =< $9 -> true;
 name_char($_) -> true;
 name_char($@) -> true;
diff --git a/lib/stdlib/src/sets.erl b/lib/stdlib/src/sets.erl
index 3fd6c81e5f..e6f05b71d4 100644
--- a/lib/stdlib/src/sets.erl
+++ b/lib/stdlib/src/sets.erl
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
+%% -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 %%
 %% %CopyrightBegin%
 %% 
-%% Copyright Ericsson AB 2000-2011. All Rights Reserved.
+%% Copyright Ericsson AB 2000-2012. All Rights Reserved.
 %% 
 %% The contents of this file are subject to the Erlang Public License,
 %% Version 1.1, (the "License"); you may not use this file except in
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@
 %% %CopyrightEnd%
 %%
 
-%% We use the dynamic hashing techniques by Per-�ke Larsson as
+%% We use the dynamic hashing techniques by Per-Åke Larsson as
 %% described in "The Design and Implementation of Dynamic Hashing for
 %% Sets and Tables in Icon" by Griswold and Townsend.  Much of the
 %% terminology comes from that paper as well.
diff --git a/lib/stdlib/src/string.erl b/lib/stdlib/src/string.erl
index fc029a582f..03f0a19f14 100644
--- a/lib/stdlib/src/string.erl
+++ b/lib/stdlib/src/string.erl
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+%% -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 %%
 %% %CopyrightBegin%
 %% 
@@ -257,7 +258,7 @@ chars(C, N, Tail) when N > 0 ->
 chars(C, 0, Tail) when is_integer(C) ->
     Tail.
 
-%% Torbj�rn's bit.
+%% Torbjörn's bit.
 
 %%% COPIES %%%
 
diff --git a/lib/stdlib/test/base64_SUITE.erl b/lib/stdlib/test/base64_SUITE.erl
index 7b8650f224..b28df94221 100644
--- a/lib/stdlib/test/base64_SUITE.erl
+++ b/lib/stdlib/test/base64_SUITE.erl
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+%% -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 %%
 %% %CopyrightBegin%
 %% 
@@ -179,7 +180,7 @@ mime_decode(Config) when is_list(Config) ->
     <<"o">>   = base64:mime_decode(<<"b=w=====">>),
     %% Test misc white space and illegals with embedded padding
     <<"one">> = base64:mime_decode(<<" b~2=\r\n5()l===">>),
-    <<"on">>  = base64:mime_decode(<<"\tb =2\"�4=�=   ==">>),
+    <<"on">>  = base64:mime_decode(<<"\tb =2\"¤4=¤=   ==">>),
     <<"o">>   = base64:mime_decode(<<"\nb=w=====">>),
     %% Two pads
     <<"Aladdin:open sesame">> =
@@ -188,7 +189,7 @@ mime_decode(Config) when is_list(Config) ->
     <<"Hello World!!">> = base64:mime_decode(<<"SGVsb)(G8gV29ybGQ=h IQ= =">>),
     %% No pad
     <<"Aladdin:open sesam">> =
-	base64:mime_decode("QWxhZGRpbjpvcG�\")(VuIHNlc2Ft"),
+	base64:mime_decode("QWxhZGRpbjpvcG¤\")(VuIHNlc2Ft"),
     %% Encoded base 64 strings may be divided by non base 64 chars.
     %% In this cases whitespaces.
     <<"0123456789!@#0^&*();:<>,. []{}">> =
@@ -222,7 +223,7 @@ mime_decode_to_string(Config) when is_list(Config) ->
     "o"   = base64:mime_decode_to_string(<<"b=w=====">>),
     %% Test misc white space and illegals with embedded padding
     "one" = base64:mime_decode_to_string(<<" b~2=\r\n5()l===">>),
-    "on"  = base64:mime_decode_to_string(<<"\tb =2\"�4=�=   ==">>),
+    "on"  = base64:mime_decode_to_string(<<"\tb =2\"¤4=¤=   ==">>),
     "o"   = base64:mime_decode_to_string(<<"\nb=w=====">>),
     %% Two pads
     "Aladdin:open sesame" =
@@ -231,7 +232,7 @@ mime_decode_to_string(Config) when is_list(Config) ->
     "Hello World!!" = base64:mime_decode_to_string(<<"SGVsb)(G8gV29ybGQ=h IQ= =">>),
     %% No pad
     "Aladdin:open sesam" = 
-	base64:mime_decode_to_string("QWxhZGRpbjpvcG�\")(VuIHNlc2Ft"),
+	base64:mime_decode_to_string("QWxhZGRpbjpvcG¤\")(VuIHNlc2Ft"),
     %% Encoded base 64 strings may be divided by non base 64 chars.
     %% In this cases whitespaces.
     "0123456789!@#0^&*();:<>,. []{}" =
diff --git a/lib/stdlib/test/binary_module_SUITE.erl b/lib/stdlib/test/binary_module_SUITE.erl
index bac59a3107..9b6f628aa9 100644
--- a/lib/stdlib/test/binary_module_SUITE.erl
+++ b/lib/stdlib/test/binary_module_SUITE.erl
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
+%% -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 %%
 %% %CopyrightBegin%
 %%
-%% Copyright Ericsson AB 1997-2011. All Rights Reserved.
+%% Copyright Ericsson AB 1997-2012. All Rights Reserved.
 %%
 %% The contents of this file are subject to the Erlang Public License,
 %% Version 1.1, (the "License"); you may not use this file except in
@@ -1331,9 +1332,9 @@ one_random_number(N) ->
 one_random(N) ->
     M = ((N - 1) rem 68) + 1,
     element(M,{$a,$b,$c,$d,$e,$f,$g,$h,$i,$j,$k,$l,$m,$n,$o,$p,$q,$r,$s,$t,
-	       $u,$v,$w,$x,$y,$z,$�,$�,$�,$A,$B,$C,$D,$E,$F,$G,$H,
-	       $I,$J,$K,$L,$M,$N,$O,$P,$Q,$R,$S,$T,$U,$V,$W,$X,$Y,$Z,$�,
-	       $�,$�,$0,$1,$2,$3,$4,$5,$6,$7,$8,$9}).
+	       $u,$v,$w,$x,$y,$z,$å,$ä,$ö,$A,$B,$C,$D,$E,$F,$G,$H,
+	       $I,$J,$K,$L,$M,$N,$O,$P,$Q,$R,$S,$T,$U,$V,$W,$X,$Y,$Z,$Å,
+	       $Ä,$Ö,$0,$1,$2,$3,$4,$5,$6,$7,$8,$9}).
 
 random_number({Min,Max}) -> % Min and Max are *length* of number in
                             % decimal positions
diff --git a/lib/stdlib/test/digraph_SUITE.erl b/lib/stdlib/test/digraph_SUITE.erl
index 1d1326d60e..ed01b32a59 100644
--- a/lib/stdlib/test/digraph_SUITE.erl
+++ b/lib/stdlib/test/digraph_SUITE.erl
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 %%
 %% %CopyrightBegin%
 %% 
-%% Copyright Ericsson AB 1996-2011. All Rights Reserved.
+%% Copyright Ericsson AB 1996-2012. All Rights Reserved.
 %% 
 %% The contents of this file are subject to the Erlang Public License,
 %% Version 1.1, (the "License"); you may not use this file except in
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ sane1(G) ->
     lists:foreach(
       fun(V) ->
               InEs = digraph:in_edges(G, V),
-              %% Nu har man *alla* inkanter f�r V
+              %% *All* in-edoges of V
               lists:foreach(
                 fun(E) ->
                         case digraph:edge(G, E) of
diff --git a/lib/stdlib/test/erl_scan_SUITE.erl b/lib/stdlib/test/erl_scan_SUITE.erl
index 7994146d67..34e1b99abe 100644
--- a/lib/stdlib/test/erl_scan_SUITE.erl
+++ b/lib/stdlib/test/erl_scan_SUITE.erl
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+%% -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 %%
 %% %CopyrightBegin%
 %%
@@ -131,10 +132,10 @@ iso88591(Config) when is_list(Config) ->
     ?line ok =
      case catch begin
 		   %% Some atom and variable names
-		   V1s = [$�,$�,$�,$�],
-		   V2s = [$N,$�,$r],
-		   A1s = [$h,$�,$r],
-		   A2s = [$�,$r,$e],
+		   V1s = [$Á,$á,$é,$ë],
+		   V2s = [$N,$ä,$r],
+		   A1s = [$h,$ä,$r],
+		   A2s = [$ö,$r,$e],
 		   %% Test parsing atom and variable characters.
 		   {ok,Ts1,_} = erl_scan:string(V1s ++ " " ++ V2s ++
 					       "\327" ++
@@ -214,8 +215,8 @@ atoms() ->
     ?line test_string("'a b'", [{atom,1,'a b'}]),
     ?line test_string("a", [{atom,1,a}]),
     ?line test_string("a@2", [{atom,1,a@2}]),
-    ?line test_string([39,65,200,39], [{atom,1,'A�'}]),
-    ?line test_string("�rlig �sten", [{atom,1,�rlig},{atom,1,�sten}]),
+    ?line test_string([39,65,200,39], [{atom,1,'AÈ'}]),
+    ?line test_string("ärlig östen", [{atom,1,ärlig},{atom,1,östen}]),
     ?line {ok,[{atom,_,'$a'}],{1,6}} =
         erl_scan:string("'$\\a'", {1,1}),
     ?line test("'$\\a'"),
@@ -289,7 +290,7 @@ errors() ->
     ?line {error,{1,erl_scan,{string,$","str"}},1} = %"
         erl_scan:string("\"str"), %"
     ?line {error,{1,erl_scan,char},1} = erl_scan:string("$"),
-    ?line test_string([34,65,200,34], [{string,1,"A�"}]),
+    ?line test_string([34,65,200,34], [{string,1,"AÈ"}]),
     ?line test_string("\\", [{'\\',1}]),
     ?line {'EXIT',_} =
         (catch {foo, erl_scan:string('$\\a', {1,1})}), % type error
@@ -354,7 +355,7 @@ dots() ->
            {".\n",  {ok,[{dot,1}],2}},
            {".%",   {ok,[{dot,1}],1}},
            {".\210",{ok,[{dot,1}],1}},
-           {".% �h",{ok,[{dot,1}],1}},
+           {".% öh",{ok,[{dot,1}],1}},
            {".%\n", {ok,[{dot,1}],2}},
            {".$",   {error,{1,erl_scan,char},1}},
            {".$\\", {error,{1,erl_scan,char},1}},
@@ -369,7 +370,7 @@ dots() ->
     ?line [{column,1},{length,1},{line,1},{text,"."}] =
         erl_scan:token_info(T2, [column, length, line, text]),
     ?line {ok,[{dot,_}=T3],{1,6}} =
-        erl_scan:string(".% �h", {1,1}, text),
+        erl_scan:string(".% öh", {1,1}, text),
     ?line [{column,1},{length,1},{line,1},{text,"."}] =
         erl_scan:token_info(T3, [column, length, line, text]),
     ?line {error,{{1,2},erl_scan,char},{1,3}} =
@@ -472,11 +473,11 @@ chars() ->
 
 
 variables() ->
-    ?line test_string("     \237_Aou�eiy��", [{var,1,'_Aou�eiy��'}]),
+    ?line test_string("     \237_Aouåeiyäö", [{var,1,'_Aouåeiyäö'}]),
     ?line test_string("A_b_c@", [{var,1,'A_b_c@'}]),
     ?line test_string("V@2", [{var,1,'V@2'}]),
-    ?line test_string("ABD�", [{var,1,'ABD�'}]),
-    ?line test_string("�rlig �sten", [{var,1,'�rlig'},{var,1,'�sten'}]),
+    ?line test_string("ABDÀ", [{var,1,'ABDÀ'}]),
+    ?line test_string("Ärlig Östen", [{var,1,'Ärlig'},{var,1,'Östen'}]),
     ok.
 
 eof() ->
diff --git a/lib/stdlib/test/io_SUITE.erl b/lib/stdlib/test/io_SUITE.erl
index 4f030053aa..521d7255ea 100644
--- a/lib/stdlib/test/io_SUITE.erl
+++ b/lib/stdlib/test/io_SUITE.erl
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
+%% -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 %%
 %% %CopyrightBegin%
 %% 
-%% Copyright Ericsson AB 1999-2012. All Rights Reserved.
+%% Copyright Ericsson AB 1999-2013. All Rights Reserved.
 %% 
 %% The contents of this file are subject to the Erlang Public License,
 %% Version 1.1, (the "License"); you may not use this file except in
@@ -894,7 +895,7 @@ otp_6354(Config) when is_list(Config) ->
     ?line "\"\\b\\t\\n\\v\\f\\r\\e\250\"" = 
               p([8,9,10,11,12,13,27,168], 1, 40, -1),
     % ?line "\"\\b\\t\\n\"\n \"\\v\\f\\r\"\n \"\\e\250\"" =
-    ?line "\"\\b\\t\\n\\v\\f\\r\\e�\"" = 
+    ?line "\"\\b\\t\\n\\v\\f\\r\\e¨\"" =
               p([8,9,10,11,12,13,27,168], 1, 10, -1),
     ?line "\"\\b\\t\\n\\v\\f\\r\\e\250\"" = 
               p([8,9,10,11,12,13,27,168], 1, 40, 100),
@@ -2042,12 +2043,12 @@ otp_10302(Suite) when is_list(Suite) ->
     "<<\"\x{400}\"/utf8>>" = pretty(<<"\x{400}"/utf8>>, -1),
 
     "<<\"\x{400}foo\"/utf8>>" = pretty(<<"\x{400}foo"/utf8>>, 2),
-    "<<\"�ppl\"/utf8>>" = pretty(<<"�ppl"/utf8>>, 2),
-    "<<\"�ppl\"/utf8...>>" = pretty(<<"�pple"/utf8>>, 2),
+    "<<\"äppl\"/utf8>>" = pretty(<<"äppl"/utf8>>, 2),
+    "<<\"äppl\"/utf8...>>" = pretty(<<"äpple"/utf8>>, 2),
     "<<\"apel\">>" = pretty(<<"apel">>, 2),
     "<<\"apel\"...>>" = pretty(<<"apelsin">>, 2),
-    "<<228,112,112,108>>" = fmt("~tp", [<<"�ppl">>]),
-    "<<228,...>>" = fmt("~tP", [<<"�ppl">>, 2]),
+    "<<228,112,112,108>>" = fmt("~tp", [<<"äppl">>]),
+    "<<228,...>>" = fmt("~tP", [<<"äppl">>, 2]),
 
     Chars = lists:seq(0, 512), % just a few...
     [] = [C || C <- Chars, S <- io_lib:write_unicode_char_as_latin1(C),
diff --git a/lib/stdlib/test/re_SUITE.erl b/lib/stdlib/test/re_SUITE.erl
index 8ee0a13f4c..500f5fadb9 100644
--- a/lib/stdlib/test/re_SUITE.erl
+++ b/lib/stdlib/test/re_SUITE.erl
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+%% -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 %%
 %% %CopyrightBegin%
 %%
@@ -291,10 +292,10 @@ global_capture(Config) when is_list(Config) ->
     ?line match = re:run("ABCabcdABCabcdA","a(?<FOO>bcd)",[global,{capture,none,index}]),
     ?line match = re:run("ABCabcdABCabcdA","a(?<FOO>bcd)",[global,{capture,none,binary}]),
     ?line match = re:run("ABCabcdABCabcdA","a(?<FOO>bcd)",[global,{capture,none,list}]),
-    ?line {match,[[<<195,133,98,99,100>>,<<"bcd">>],[<<"abcd">>,<<"bcd">>]]} = re:run("ABC�bcdABCabcdA",".(?<FOO>bcd)",[global,{capture,all,binary},unicode]),
-    ?line {match,[["�bcd","bcd"],["abcd","bcd"]]} = re:run(<<"ABC",8#303,8#205,"bcdABCabcdA">>,".(?<FOO>bcd)",[global,{capture,all,list},unicode]),
-    ?line {match,[["�bcd","bcd"],["abcd","bcd"]]} = re:run("ABC�bcdABCabcdA",".(?<FOO>bcd)",[global,{capture,all,list},unicode]),
-    ?line {match,[[{3,5},{5,3}],[{11,4},{12,3}]]} = re:run("ABC�bcdABCabcdA",".(?<FOO>bcd)",[global,{capture,all,index},unicode]),
+    ?line {match,[[<<195,133,98,99,100>>,<<"bcd">>],[<<"abcd">>,<<"bcd">>]]} = re:run("ABCÅbcdABCabcdA",".(?<FOO>bcd)",[global,{capture,all,binary},unicode]),
+    ?line {match,[["Åbcd","bcd"],["abcd","bcd"]]} = re:run(<<"ABC",8#303,8#205,"bcdABCabcdA">>,".(?<FOO>bcd)",[global,{capture,all,list},unicode]),
+    ?line {match,[["Åbcd","bcd"],["abcd","bcd"]]} = re:run("ABCÅbcdABCabcdA",".(?<FOO>bcd)",[global,{capture,all,list},unicode]),
+    ?line {match,[[{3,5},{5,3}],[{11,4},{12,3}]]} = re:run("ABCÅbcdABCabcdA",".(?<FOO>bcd)",[global,{capture,all,index},unicode]),
     ?t:timetrap_cancel(Dog),
     ok.
 
@@ -314,17 +315,17 @@ replace_return(Config) when is_list(Config) ->
     Dog = ?t:timetrap(?t:minutes(3)),
     ?line {'EXIT',{badarg,_}} = (catch re:replace("na","(a","")),
     ?line <<"nasse">> = re:replace(<<"nisse">>,"i","a",[{return,binary}]),
-    ?line <<"ABC�XABCXA">> = re:replace("ABC\305abcdABCabcdA","a(?<FOO>bcd)","X",[global,{return,binary}]),
+    ?line <<"ABCÅXABCXA">> = re:replace("ABC\305abcdABCabcdA","a(?<FOO>bcd)","X",[global,{return,binary}]),
     
-    ?line [<<"ABC�">>,
+    ?line [<<"ABCÅ">>,
 	   <<"X">>,
 	   <<"ABC">>,
 	   <<"X">> | 
 	   <<"A">> ] = 
-	re:replace("ABC�abcdABCabcdA","a(?<FOO>bcd)","X",[global,{return,iodata}]),
-    ?line "ABC�XABCXA" = re:replace("ABC�abcdABCabcdA","a(?<FOO>bcd)","X",[global,{return,list},unicode]),
-    ?line <<65,66,67,195,133,88,65,66,67,88,65>> = re:replace("ABC�abcdABCabcdA","a(?<FOO>bcd)","X",[global,{return,binary},unicode]),
-    ?line <<65,66,67,195,133,88,65,66,67,97,98,99,100,65>> = re:replace("ABC�abcdABCabcdA","a(?<FOO>bcd)","X",[{return,binary},unicode]),
+	re:replace("ABCÅabcdABCabcdA","a(?<FOO>bcd)","X",[global,{return,iodata}]),
+    ?line "ABCÅXABCXA" = re:replace("ABCÅabcdABCabcdA","a(?<FOO>bcd)","X",[global,{return,list},unicode]),
+    ?line <<65,66,67,195,133,88,65,66,67,88,65>> = re:replace("ABCÅabcdABCabcdA","a(?<FOO>bcd)","X",[global,{return,binary},unicode]),
+    ?line <<65,66,67,195,133,88,65,66,67,97,98,99,100,65>> = re:replace("ABCÅabcdABCabcdA","a(?<FOO>bcd)","X",[{return,binary},unicode]),
     ?line <<"iXk">> = re:replace("abcdefghijk","(.)(.)(.)(.)(.)(.)(.)(.)(.)(.)","\\9X",[{return,binary}]),
     ?line <<"jXk">> = re:replace("abcdefghijk","(.)(.)(.)(.)(.)(.)(.)(.)(.)(.)","\\10X",[{return,binary}]),
     ?line <<"Xk">> = re:replace("abcdefghijk","(.)(.)(.)(.)(.)(.)(.)(.)(.)(.)","\\11X",[{return,binary}]),
diff --git a/lib/stdlib/test/re_testoutput1_replacement_test.erl b/lib/stdlib/test/re_testoutput1_replacement_test.erl
index 69cb140e0d..8f8d8762ad 100644
--- a/lib/stdlib/test/re_testoutput1_replacement_test.erl
+++ b/lib/stdlib/test/re_testoutput1_replacement_test.erl
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
+%% -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 %%
 %% %CopyrightBegin%
 %%
-%% Copyright Ericsson AB 2008-2010. All Rights Reserved.
+%% Copyright Ericsson AB 2008-2012. All Rights Reserved.
 %%
 %% The contents of this file are subject to the Erlang Public License,
 %% Version 1.1, (the "License"); you may not use this file except in
@@ -274,10 +275,10 @@ run() ->
 ?line <<"dthing">> = iolist_to_binary(re:replace("dthing","^[^]cde]","y\\1I&MoqRPG&GQa\\1l",[global])), 
 ?line <<"ething">> = iolist_to_binary(re:replace("ething","^[^]cde]","AsxwUn\\1GqkWNdgRJk",[])), 
 ?line <<"ething">> = iolist_to_binary(re:replace("ething","^[^]cde]","AsxwUn\\1GqkWNdgRJk",[global])), 
-?line <<"RornKmOnaFr�tWgtW">> = iolist_to_binary(re:replace("�","^\\�","R\\1o\\1r\\1nKmOnaFr&tWgtW",[])), 
-?line <<"RornKmOnaFr�tWgtW">> = iolist_to_binary(re:replace("�","^\\�","R\\1o\\1r\\1nKmOnaFr&tWgtW",[global])), 
-?line <<"ufbmbfOYuK�wf�E�dx">> = iolist_to_binary(re:replace("�","^�","ufbmbfOYuK&wf&E&\\1dx",[])), 
-?line <<"ufbmbfOYuK�wf�E�dx">> = iolist_to_binary(re:replace("�","^�","ufbmbfOYuK&wf&E&\\1dx",[global])), 
+?line <<"RornKmOnaFrtWgtW">> = iolist_to_binary(re:replace("","^\\","R\\1o\\1r\\1nKmOnaFr&tWgtW",[])),
+?line <<"RornKmOnaFrtWgtW">> = iolist_to_binary(re:replace("","^\\","R\\1o\\1r\\1nKmOnaFr&tWgtW",[global])),
+?line <<"ufbmbfOYuKÿwfÿEÿdx">> = iolist_to_binary(re:replace("ÿ","^ÿ","ufbmbfOYuK&wf&E&\\1dx",[])),
+?line <<"ufbmbfOYuKÿwfÿEÿdx">> = iolist_to_binary(re:replace("ÿ","^ÿ","ufbmbfOYuK&wf&E&\\1dx",[global])),
 ?line <<"oAdJme0jw">> = iolist_to_binary(re:replace("0","^[0-9]+$","oAdJme\\1&jw",[])), 
 ?line <<"oAdJme0jw">> = iolist_to_binary(re:replace("0","^[0-9]+$","oAdJme\\1&jw",[global])), 
 ?line <<"1aoKN">> = iolist_to_binary(re:replace("1","^[0-9]+$","&aoKN",[])), 
@@ -14972,10 +14973,10 @@ def">> = iolist_to_binary(re:replace("abc
 def","abc$","M",[global])), 
 ?line <<"abcWCabcSYXGPjRugTabcVGabcSX">> = iolist_to_binary(re:replace("abcS","(abc)\\123","\\1WC&YXGPjRugT\\1VG&X",[])), 
 ?line <<"abcWCabcSYXGPjRugTabcVGabcSX">> = iolist_to_binary(re:replace("abcS","(abc)\\123","\\1WC&YXGPjRugT\\1VG&X",[global])), 
-?line <<"fabc�Uabc�UmiqabceCsabcabc�">> = iolist_to_binary(re:replace("abc�","(abc)\\223","f&U&Umiq\\1eCs\\1&",[])), 
-?line <<"fabc�Uabc�UmiqabceCsabcabc�">> = iolist_to_binary(re:replace("abc�","(abc)\\223","f&U&Umiq\\1eCs\\1&",[global])), 
-?line <<"JRFabcxnbabc�Vkabc�fWigQMuaY">> = iolist_to_binary(re:replace("abc�","(abc)\\323","JRF\\1xnb&Vk&fWigQMuaY",[])), 
-?line <<"JRFabcxnbabc�Vkabc�fWigQMuaY">> = iolist_to_binary(re:replace("abc�","(abc)\\323","JRF\\1xnb&Vk&fWigQMuaY",[global])), 
+?line <<"fabcUabcUmiqabceCsabcabc">> = iolist_to_binary(re:replace("abc","(abc)\\223","f&U&Umiq\\1eCs\\1&",[])),
+?line <<"fabcUabcUmiqabceCsabcabc">> = iolist_to_binary(re:replace("abc","(abc)\\223","f&U&Umiq\\1eCs\\1&",[global])),
+?line <<"JRFabcxnbabcÓVkabcÓfWigQMuaY">> = iolist_to_binary(re:replace("abcÓ","(abc)\\323","JRF\\1xnb&Vk&fWigQMuaY",[])),
+?line <<"JRFabcxnbabcÓVkabcÓfWigQMuaY">> = iolist_to_binary(re:replace("abcÓ","(abc)\\323","JRF\\1xnb&Vk&fWigQMuaY",[global])),
 ?line <<"vgabc@QQ">> = iolist_to_binary(re:replace("abc@","(abc)\\100","vg&QQ",[])), 
 ?line <<"vgabc@QQ">> = iolist_to_binary(re:replace("abc@","(abc)\\100","vg&QQ",[global])), 
 ?line <<"abc@OkvNytabc@abcabc@a">> = iolist_to_binary(re:replace("abc@","(abc)\\100","&OkvNyt&\\1&a",[])), 
@@ -18343,24 +18344,24 @@ xb","(?!^)x","\\1tysI\\1v\\1BVwx\\1FOWG\\1&C",[multiline,
 ?line <<"cY">> = iolist_to_binary(re:replace("M","\\M","cY\\1",[global])), 
 ?line <<"aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa">> = iolist_to_binary(re:replace("aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa","(a+)*b","yWOTIFhIX\\1H",[])), 
 ?line <<"aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa">> = iolist_to_binary(re:replace("aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa","(a+)*b","yWOTIFhIX\\1H",[global])), 
-?line <<"NREGularsRREGularWEYrVRr">> = iolist_to_binary(re:replace("REGular","(?i)reg(?:ul(?:[a�]|ae)r|ex)","N&\\1sR&WEYrVRr",[])), 
-?line <<"NREGularsRREGularWEYrVRr">> = iolist_to_binary(re:replace("REGular","(?i)reg(?:ul(?:[a�]|ae)r|ex)","N&\\1sR&WEYrVRr",[global])), 
-?line <<"G">> = iolist_to_binary(re:replace("regulaer","(?i)reg(?:ul(?:[a�]|ae)r|ex)","G",[])), 
-?line <<"G">> = iolist_to_binary(re:replace("regulaer","(?i)reg(?:ul(?:[a�]|ae)r|ex)","G",[global])), 
-?line <<"PSsXtwlmy">> = iolist_to_binary(re:replace("Regex","(?i)reg(?:ul(?:[a�]|ae)r|ex)","PSsXtwlmy",[])), 
-?line <<"PSsXtwlmy">> = iolist_to_binary(re:replace("Regex","(?i)reg(?:ul(?:[a�]|ae)r|ex)","PSsXtwlmy",[global])), 
-?line <<"regul�rmiYTi">> = iolist_to_binary(re:replace("regul�r","(?i)reg(?:ul(?:[a�]|ae)r|ex)","&miYTi\\1\\1",[])), 
-?line <<"regul�rmiYTi">> = iolist_to_binary(re:replace("regul�r","(?i)reg(?:ul(?:[a�]|ae)r|ex)","&miYTi\\1\\1",[global])), 
-?line <<"W�����rxh�����yUoaLOIegmSA">> = iolist_to_binary(re:replace("�����","����[�-��-�]+","W&rxh&yUoaL\\1OIegmS\\1A",[])), 
-?line <<"W�����rxh�����yUoaLOIegmSA">> = iolist_to_binary(re:replace("�����","����[�-��-�]+","W&rxh&yUoaL\\1OIegmS\\1A",[global])), 
-?line <<"F�����gnWPyHeh�����tXTQ">> = iolist_to_binary(re:replace("�����","����[�-��-�]+","F&gnWPyHe\\1h&tXTQ",[])), 
-?line <<"F�����gnWPyHeh�����tXTQ">> = iolist_to_binary(re:replace("�����","����[�-��-�]+","F&gnWPyHe\\1h&tXTQ",[global])), 
-?line <<"sHerHnAhAdx">> = iolist_to_binary(re:replace("�����","����[�-��-�]+","sHer\\1HnA\\1h\\1Adx",[])), 
-?line <<"sHerHnAhAdx">> = iolist_to_binary(re:replace("�����","����[�-��-�]+","sHer\\1HnA\\1h\\1Adx",[global])), 
-?line <<"trobAQoU�����n">> = iolist_to_binary(re:replace("�����","����[�-��-�]+","tr\\1obAQoU&n",[])), 
-?line <<"trobAQoU�����n">> = iolist_to_binary(re:replace("�����","����[�-��-�]+","tr\\1obAQoU&n",[global])), 
-?line <<"�XAZSd">> = iolist_to_binary(re:replace("�XAZXB","(?<=Z)X.","Sd",[])), 
-?line <<"�XAZSd">> = iolist_to_binary(re:replace("�XAZXB","(?<=Z)X.","Sd",[global])), 
+?line <<"NREGularsRREGularWEYrVRr">> = iolist_to_binary(re:replace("REGular","(?i)reg(?:ul(?:[aä]|ae)r|ex)","N&\\1sR&WEYrVRr",[])),
+?line <<"NREGularsRREGularWEYrVRr">> = iolist_to_binary(re:replace("REGular","(?i)reg(?:ul(?:[aä]|ae)r|ex)","N&\\1sR&WEYrVRr",[global])),
+?line <<"G">> = iolist_to_binary(re:replace("regulaer","(?i)reg(?:ul(?:[aä]|ae)r|ex)","G",[])),
+?line <<"G">> = iolist_to_binary(re:replace("regulaer","(?i)reg(?:ul(?:[aä]|ae)r|ex)","G",[global])),
+?line <<"PSsXtwlmy">> = iolist_to_binary(re:replace("Regex","(?i)reg(?:ul(?:[aä]|ae)r|ex)","PSsXtwlmy",[])),
+?line <<"PSsXtwlmy">> = iolist_to_binary(re:replace("Regex","(?i)reg(?:ul(?:[aä]|ae)r|ex)","PSsXtwlmy",[global])),
+?line <<"regulärmiYTi">> = iolist_to_binary(re:replace("regulär","(?i)reg(?:ul(?:[aä]|ae)r|ex)","&miYTi\\1\\1",[])),
+?line <<"regulärmiYTi">> = iolist_to_binary(re:replace("regulär","(?i)reg(?:ul(?:[aä]|ae)r|ex)","&miYTi\\1\\1",[global])),
+?line <<"WÅæåäàrxhÅæåäàyUoaLOIegmSA">> = iolist_to_binary(re:replace("Åæåäà","Åæåä[à-ÿÀ-ß]+","W&rxh&yUoaL\\1OIegmS\\1A",[])),
+?line <<"WÅæåäàrxhÅæåäàyUoaLOIegmSA">> = iolist_to_binary(re:replace("Åæåäà","Åæåä[à-ÿÀ-ß]+","W&rxh&yUoaL\\1OIegmS\\1A",[global])),
+?line <<"FÅæåäÿgnWPyHehÅæåäÿtXTQ">> = iolist_to_binary(re:replace("Åæåäÿ","Åæåä[à-ÿÀ-ß]+","F&gnWPyHe\\1h&tXTQ",[])),
+?line <<"FÅæåäÿgnWPyHehÅæåäÿtXTQ">> = iolist_to_binary(re:replace("Åæåäÿ","Åæåä[à-ÿÀ-ß]+","F&gnWPyHe\\1h&tXTQ",[global])),
+?line <<"sHerHnAhAdx">> = iolist_to_binary(re:replace("ÅæåäÀ","Åæåä[à-ÿÀ-ß]+","sHer\\1HnA\\1h\\1Adx",[])),
+?line <<"sHerHnAhAdx">> = iolist_to_binary(re:replace("ÅæåäÀ","Åæåä[à-ÿÀ-ß]+","sHer\\1HnA\\1h\\1Adx",[global])),
+?line <<"trobAQoUÅæåäßn">> = iolist_to_binary(re:replace("Åæåäß","Åæåä[à-ÿÀ-ß]+","tr\\1obAQoU&n",[])),
+?line <<"trobAQoUÅæåäßn">> = iolist_to_binary(re:replace("Åæåäß","Åæåä[à-ÿÀ-ß]+","tr\\1obAQoU&n",[global])),
+?line <<"XAZSd">> = iolist_to_binary(re:replace("XAZXB","(?<=Z)X.","Sd",[])),
+?line <<"XAZSd">> = iolist_to_binary(re:replace("XAZXB","(?<=Z)X.","Sd",[global])),
 ?line <<"A">> = iolist_to_binary(re:replace("ab cd defg","ab cd (?x) de fg","\\1A\\1",[])), 
 ?line <<"A">> = iolist_to_binary(re:replace("ab cd defg","ab cd (?x) de fg","\\1A\\1",[global])), 
 ?line <<"fab cddefgLdtKCtPab cddefgxvVUHDah">> = iolist_to_binary(re:replace("ab cddefg","ab cd(?x) de fg","f&LdtKC\\1\\1tP&xvVUHDah",[])), 
diff --git a/lib/stdlib/test/re_testoutput1_split_test.erl b/lib/stdlib/test/re_testoutput1_split_test.erl
index e86a04b008..4fc85b95c0 100644
--- a/lib/stdlib/test/re_testoutput1_split_test.erl
+++ b/lib/stdlib/test/re_testoutput1_split_test.erl
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
+%% -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 %%
 %% %CopyrightBegin%
 %%
-%% Copyright Ericsson AB 2008-2010. All Rights Reserved.
+%% Copyright Ericsson AB 2008-2012. All Rights Reserved.
 %%
 %% The contents of this file are subject to the Erlang Public License,
 %% Version 1.1, (the "License"); you may not use this file except in
@@ -524,14 +525,14 @@ run() ->
 ?line <<"ething">> = iolist_to_binary(join(re:split("ething","^[^]cde]",[{parts,
                                                                                                                                                                               2}]))), 
 ?line <<"ething">> = iolist_to_binary(join(re:split("ething","^[^]cde]",[]))), 
-?line <<"">> = iolist_to_binary(join(re:split("�","^\\�",[trim]))), 
-?line <<":">> = iolist_to_binary(join(re:split("�","^\\�",[{parts,
+?line <<"">> = iolist_to_binary(join(re:split("","^\\",[trim]))),
+?line <<":">> = iolist_to_binary(join(re:split("","^\\",[{parts,
                                                                                                                                                              2}]))), 
-?line <<":">> = iolist_to_binary(join(re:split("�","^\\�",[]))), 
-?line <<"">> = iolist_to_binary(join(re:split("�","^�",[trim]))), 
-?line <<":">> = iolist_to_binary(join(re:split("�","^�",[{parts,
+?line <<":">> = iolist_to_binary(join(re:split("","^\\",[]))),
+?line <<"">> = iolist_to_binary(join(re:split("ÿ","^ÿ",[trim]))),
+?line <<":">> = iolist_to_binary(join(re:split("ÿ","^ÿ",[{parts,
                                                                                                                                                         2}]))), 
-?line <<":">> = iolist_to_binary(join(re:split("�","^�",[]))), 
+?line <<":">> = iolist_to_binary(join(re:split("ÿ","^ÿ",[]))),
 ?line <<"">> = iolist_to_binary(join(re:split("0","^[0-9]+$",[trim]))), 
 ?line <<":">> = iolist_to_binary(join(re:split("0","^[0-9]+$",[{parts,
                                                                                                                                                                      2}]))), 
@@ -22879,14 +22880,14 @@ def","abc$",[]))),
 ?line <<":abc:">> = iolist_to_binary(join(re:split("abcS","(abc)\\123",[{parts,
                                                                                                                                                                                2}]))), 
 ?line <<":abc:">> = iolist_to_binary(join(re:split("abcS","(abc)\\123",[]))), 
-?line <<":abc">> = iolist_to_binary(join(re:split("abc�","(abc)\\223",[trim]))), 
-?line <<":abc:">> = iolist_to_binary(join(re:split("abc�","(abc)\\223",[{parts,
+?line <<":abc">> = iolist_to_binary(join(re:split("abc","(abc)\\223",[trim]))),
+?line <<":abc:">> = iolist_to_binary(join(re:split("abc","(abc)\\223",[{parts,
                                                                                                                                                                                2}]))), 
-?line <<":abc:">> = iolist_to_binary(join(re:split("abc�","(abc)\\223",[]))), 
-?line <<":abc">> = iolist_to_binary(join(re:split("abc�","(abc)\\323",[trim]))), 
-?line <<":abc:">> = iolist_to_binary(join(re:split("abc�","(abc)\\323",[{parts,
+?line <<":abc:">> = iolist_to_binary(join(re:split("abc","(abc)\\223",[]))),
+?line <<":abc">> = iolist_to_binary(join(re:split("abcÓ","(abc)\\323",[trim]))),
+?line <<":abc:">> = iolist_to_binary(join(re:split("abcÓ","(abc)\\323",[{parts,
                                                                                                                                                                                2}]))), 
-?line <<":abc:">> = iolist_to_binary(join(re:split("abc�","(abc)\\323",[]))), 
+?line <<":abc:">> = iolist_to_binary(join(re:split("abcÓ","(abc)\\323",[]))),
 ?line <<":abc">> = iolist_to_binary(join(re:split("abc@","(abc)\\100",[trim]))), 
 ?line <<":abc:">> = iolist_to_binary(join(re:split("abc@","(abc)\\100",[{parts,
                                                                                                                                                                                2}]))), 
@@ -28929,42 +28930,42 @@ xb","(?!^)x",[multiline]))),
 ?line <<"aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa">> = iolist_to_binary(join(re:split("aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa","(a+)*b",[{parts,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           2}]))), 
 ?line <<"aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa">> = iolist_to_binary(join(re:split("aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa","(a+)*b",[]))), 
-?line <<"">> = iolist_to_binary(join(re:split("REGular","(?i)reg(?:ul(?:[a�]|ae)r|ex)",[trim]))), 
-?line <<":">> = iolist_to_binary(join(re:split("REGular","(?i)reg(?:ul(?:[a�]|ae)r|ex)",[{parts,
+?line <<"">> = iolist_to_binary(join(re:split("REGular","(?i)reg(?:ul(?:[aä]|ae)r|ex)",[trim]))),
+?line <<":">> = iolist_to_binary(join(re:split("REGular","(?i)reg(?:ul(?:[aä]|ae)r|ex)",[{parts,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                         2}]))), 
-?line <<":">> = iolist_to_binary(join(re:split("REGular","(?i)reg(?:ul(?:[a�]|ae)r|ex)",[]))), 
-?line <<"">> = iolist_to_binary(join(re:split("regulaer","(?i)reg(?:ul(?:[a�]|ae)r|ex)",[trim]))), 
-?line <<":">> = iolist_to_binary(join(re:split("regulaer","(?i)reg(?:ul(?:[a�]|ae)r|ex)",[{parts,
+?line <<":">> = iolist_to_binary(join(re:split("REGular","(?i)reg(?:ul(?:[aä]|ae)r|ex)",[]))),
+?line <<"">> = iolist_to_binary(join(re:split("regulaer","(?i)reg(?:ul(?:[aä]|ae)r|ex)",[trim]))),
+?line <<":">> = iolist_to_binary(join(re:split("regulaer","(?i)reg(?:ul(?:[aä]|ae)r|ex)",[{parts,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                           2}]))), 
-?line <<":">> = iolist_to_binary(join(re:split("regulaer","(?i)reg(?:ul(?:[a�]|ae)r|ex)",[]))), 
-?line <<"">> = iolist_to_binary(join(re:split("Regex","(?i)reg(?:ul(?:[a�]|ae)r|ex)",[trim]))), 
-?line <<":">> = iolist_to_binary(join(re:split("Regex","(?i)reg(?:ul(?:[a�]|ae)r|ex)",[{parts,
+?line <<":">> = iolist_to_binary(join(re:split("regulaer","(?i)reg(?:ul(?:[aä]|ae)r|ex)",[]))),
+?line <<"">> = iolist_to_binary(join(re:split("Regex","(?i)reg(?:ul(?:[aä]|ae)r|ex)",[trim]))),
+?line <<":">> = iolist_to_binary(join(re:split("Regex","(?i)reg(?:ul(?:[aä]|ae)r|ex)",[{parts,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                     2}]))), 
-?line <<":">> = iolist_to_binary(join(re:split("Regex","(?i)reg(?:ul(?:[a�]|ae)r|ex)",[]))), 
-?line <<"">> = iolist_to_binary(join(re:split("regul�r","(?i)reg(?:ul(?:[a�]|ae)r|ex)",[trim]))), 
-?line <<":">> = iolist_to_binary(join(re:split("regul�r","(?i)reg(?:ul(?:[a�]|ae)r|ex)",[{parts,
+?line <<":">> = iolist_to_binary(join(re:split("Regex","(?i)reg(?:ul(?:[aä]|ae)r|ex)",[]))),
+?line <<"">> = iolist_to_binary(join(re:split("regulär","(?i)reg(?:ul(?:[aä]|ae)r|ex)",[trim]))),
+?line <<":">> = iolist_to_binary(join(re:split("regulär","(?i)reg(?:ul(?:[aä]|ae)r|ex)",[{parts,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                         2}]))), 
-?line <<":">> = iolist_to_binary(join(re:split("regul�r","(?i)reg(?:ul(?:[a�]|ae)r|ex)",[]))), 
-?line <<"">> = iolist_to_binary(join(re:split("�����","����[�-��-�]+",[trim]))), 
-?line <<":">> = iolist_to_binary(join(re:split("�����","����[�-��-�]+",[{parts,
+?line <<":">> = iolist_to_binary(join(re:split("regulär","(?i)reg(?:ul(?:[aä]|ae)r|ex)",[]))),
+?line <<"">> = iolist_to_binary(join(re:split("Åæåäà","Åæåä[à-ÿÀ-ß]+",[trim]))),
+?line <<":">> = iolist_to_binary(join(re:split("Åæåäà","Åæåä[à-ÿÀ-ß]+",[{parts,
                                                                                                                                                                                       2}]))), 
-?line <<":">> = iolist_to_binary(join(re:split("�����","����[�-��-�]+",[]))), 
-?line <<"">> = iolist_to_binary(join(re:split("�����","����[�-��-�]+",[trim]))), 
-?line <<":">> = iolist_to_binary(join(re:split("�����","����[�-��-�]+",[{parts,
+?line <<":">> = iolist_to_binary(join(re:split("Åæåäà","Åæåä[à-ÿÀ-ß]+",[]))),
+?line <<"">> = iolist_to_binary(join(re:split("Åæåäÿ","Åæåä[à-ÿÀ-ß]+",[trim]))),
+?line <<":">> = iolist_to_binary(join(re:split("Åæåäÿ","Åæåä[à-ÿÀ-ß]+",[{parts,
                                                                                                                                                                                       2}]))), 
-?line <<":">> = iolist_to_binary(join(re:split("�����","����[�-��-�]+",[]))), 
-?line <<"">> = iolist_to_binary(join(re:split("�����","����[�-��-�]+",[trim]))), 
-?line <<":">> = iolist_to_binary(join(re:split("�����","����[�-��-�]+",[{parts,
+?line <<":">> = iolist_to_binary(join(re:split("Åæåäÿ","Åæåä[à-ÿÀ-ß]+",[]))),
+?line <<"">> = iolist_to_binary(join(re:split("ÅæåäÀ","Åæåä[à-ÿÀ-ß]+",[trim]))),
+?line <<":">> = iolist_to_binary(join(re:split("ÅæåäÀ","Åæåä[à-ÿÀ-ß]+",[{parts,
                                                                                                                                                                                       2}]))), 
-?line <<":">> = iolist_to_binary(join(re:split("�����","����[�-��-�]+",[]))), 
-?line <<"">> = iolist_to_binary(join(re:split("�����","����[�-��-�]+",[trim]))), 
-?line <<":">> = iolist_to_binary(join(re:split("�����","����[�-��-�]+",[{parts,
+?line <<":">> = iolist_to_binary(join(re:split("ÅæåäÀ","Åæåä[à-ÿÀ-ß]+",[]))),
+?line <<"">> = iolist_to_binary(join(re:split("Åæåäß","Åæåä[à-ÿÀ-ß]+",[trim]))),
+?line <<":">> = iolist_to_binary(join(re:split("Åæåäß","Åæåä[à-ÿÀ-ß]+",[{parts,
                                                                                                                                                                                       2}]))), 
-?line <<":">> = iolist_to_binary(join(re:split("�����","����[�-��-�]+",[]))), 
-?line <<"�XAZ">> = iolist_to_binary(join(re:split("�XAZXB","(?<=Z)X.",[trim]))), 
-?line <<"�XAZ:">> = iolist_to_binary(join(re:split("�XAZXB","(?<=Z)X.",[{parts,
+?line <<":">> = iolist_to_binary(join(re:split("Åæåäß","Åæåä[à-ÿÀ-ß]+",[]))),
+?line <<"XAZ">> = iolist_to_binary(join(re:split("XAZXB","(?<=Z)X.",[trim]))),
+?line <<"XAZ:">> = iolist_to_binary(join(re:split("XAZXB","(?<=Z)X.",[{parts,
                                                                                                                                                                               2}]))), 
-?line <<"�XAZ:">> = iolist_to_binary(join(re:split("�XAZXB","(?<=Z)X.",[]))), 
+?line <<"XAZ:">> = iolist_to_binary(join(re:split("XAZXB","(?<=Z)X.",[]))),
 ?line <<"">> = iolist_to_binary(join(re:split("ab cd defg","ab cd (?x) de fg",[trim]))), 
 ?line <<":">> = iolist_to_binary(join(re:split("ab cd defg","ab cd (?x) de fg",[{parts,
                                                                                                                                                                                                       2}]))), 
diff --git a/lib/stdlib/test/string_SUITE.erl b/lib/stdlib/test/string_SUITE.erl
index 6969c095a0..96e653985f 100644
--- a/lib/stdlib/test/string_SUITE.erl
+++ b/lib/stdlib/test/string_SUITE.erl
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
+%% -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 %%
 %% %CopyrightBegin%
 %% 
-%% Copyright Ericsson AB 2004-2011. All Rights Reserved.
+%% Copyright Ericsson AB 2004-2012. All Rights Reserved.
 %% 
 %% The contents of this file are subject to the Erlang Public License,
 %% Version 1.1, (the "License"); you may not use this file except in
@@ -473,8 +474,8 @@ to_upper_to_lower(suite) ->
 to_upper_to_lower(doc) ->
     [];
 to_upper_to_lower(Config) when is_list(Config) ->
-    ?line "1234ABCDEF���=" = string:to_upper("1234abcdef���="),
-    ?line "����������abc()" = string:to_lower("����������abc()"),
+    ?line "1234ABCDEFÅÄÖ=" = string:to_upper("1234abcdefåäö="),
+    ?line "éèíúùòóåäöabc()" = string:to_lower("ÉÈÍÚÙÒÓÅÄÖabc()"),
     ?line All = lists:seq(0, 255),
 
     ?line UC = string:to_upper(All),