Unable to create a folder with special characters using LAPI 'CreateObjectEx' method in content serv

Hello LAPI users,

I am trying to create a folder in content server10 with special characters(Würzburg), the LAPI call executes and creates a folder like 'W?rzburg'.
I am calling LAPI function from .NET as shown below,

lapi_document.CreateObjectEx(0, attachFolderID, LAPI_DOCUMENTS.OBJECTTYPE, LAPI_DOCUMENTS.FOLDERSUBTYPE, "Würzburg", folderCreateInfo, folderObjectInfo)

My LAPI version is 971.
I have seen mixed answers for different versions. Please let me know this version of LAPI is compatible with special characters or UTF-8?

Thanks

Satish Uppalapati

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Kyle_Swidrovich

Hi Satish,

There were various fixed for LAPI 9.7.1 regarding some UTF-8 encoding issues, but LAPI 9.7.1, fully patched, should be able to support UTF-8 encoded strings.

Please raise this with your local OpenText support office to ensure you are fully patched.

Regards,

Kyle

Satish_Uppalapati

Applied patch 'pat08240' by referring the .NET 'LAPI_NETp.dll' pointing to this this patch dll. Still I see the folder is not created by the original special character name. Are there any specific patch to apply?

Thanks
Satish

Pierre_Nocera

I think I found a workaround in an old piece of code. Try to call this method with the object name before calling LAPI :

private string GetEncoded(String inputStr) {
return Encoding.Default.GetString(Encoding.GetEncoding("utf-8").GetBytes(inputStr));
}

2013/6/17 eLink Entry: LAPI Forum <lapi@elinkkc.opentext.com>

RE Unable to create a folder with special characters using LAPI 'CreateObjectEx' method in content server10 Posted bysatish.uppalapati@nih.gov (Uppalapati, Satish)On 06-17-2013 13:13

Applied patch 'pat08240' by referring the .NET 'LAPI_NETp.dll' pointing to this this patch dll. Still I see the folder is not created by the original special character name. Are there any specific patch to apply? Thanks
Satish

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Satish_Uppalapati

Solution is call the LLSession method.

public void setEncoding( String encoding );

https://knowledge.opentext.com/knowledge/cs.dll/fetch/16060242/llesapi/v090701/llesapi-pgd/en/html/_manual.htm

.NET Code,
right after the session, call this method like below,

LLSession llSession = this .LivelinkSession;
llSession.setEncoding( "UTF-8" );
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