That sounds like an encoding problem. If I set the encoding to DEFAULT - then it works on my machine. private void Page\_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e) { Response.Clear(); Response.ContentEncoding = System.Text.Encoding.Default; Response.ContentType = "application/vnd.ms-excel"; Response.Write(" é "); Response.End(); } Kind regards - Jakob :cool: ********************************************* Three kinds of people in the world: - Those who can count.. - Those who can't! 10 kinds of people in the world: - Those who understand binary - Those who don't

myfilename.Replace(); 1 line of code equals many bugs. So don't write any!!

The error code 404 means the specified file not found in theapplication by the server "Aim to go where U have never been B4 and Strive to achieve it" http://groups.yahoo.com/subscribe/dotnetforfreshers http://himabinduvejella.blogspot.com

You might want to look at this[^] about a probloem while using HttpWebRequest in an ASP.NET page. As for the proxy, did you see, in Intellisense, that HttpWebRequest has a .Proxy property? You can learn more about that here[^]. By default, a WebRequest is created using the default browser proxy settings. If IE (on your IIS server!) doesn't have a proxy configuration, you'll have to specify one in your code. HttpWebRequest request = (HttpWebRequest)WebRequest.Create(url); Uri newUri = new Uri(@"proxyAddressAsString"); WebProxy myProxy = new WebProxy(); myProxy.Address = newUri; myProxy.Credentials = new NetworkCredential(@"username",@"password"); request.Proxy = myProxy; RageInTheMachine9532 "...a pungent, ghastly, stinky piece of cheese!" -- The Roaming Gnome