Filename getting currepted when downloading a file with filename having french characters

[jophinmichael]

Hi , I am downloading a file with filename having french characters . My code is like this , strFilename = "dossier de téléchargement.docx" Response.AddHeader("Content-Disposition", "attachment;filename=""" &strFilename) But when we are using Internet Explorer after downloading , the filename is converted to 'dossier_de_téléchargement.docx' . Please help Thanks in advance Jophin

jophin

[Artem Kustikov]

Try to use HttpUtility.UrlEncode to encode file name:

strFilename = HttpUtility.UrlEncode("dossier de téléchargement.docx");

[jophinmichael]

hi Artem, I tried this . Now the filename is proper but spaces are replaced by '+' signs. Is there any solution for that .Thanks in advance .Please dont consider my poor english . Regards Jophin

jophin

[Artem Kustikov]

'+' is a valid replacement for space symbol(' '), quick way to fix it - use String.Replace:

strFilename = HttpUtility.UrlEncode("dossier de téléchargement.docx")
.Replace("+", "%20");

[jophinmichael]

Hi Artem, Thank you for the immediate reply . But now I am using Server.UrlPathEncode() . It works fine. Regards Jophin

jophin