File Package fails with extended characters

A customisation I have uses the File package to read a file's info; it uses File.Stat() with a filename passed. It fails to work if the file's name contains extended characters such those with umlauts. File.Rename() also fails with filenames with these characters so I read the status info from a temporary name then rename it to what I want.

Does anyone have a workaround before I raise this with support? We are on CS10 update 6 going to update 13/14 soon.

Thanks,

Phil

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Joseph_Ho

Quoted Philip Forshaw on 04/15/2014 11:41 AM:

Does anyone have a workaround before I raise this with support? We are on CS10 update 6 going to update 13/14 soon.

Thanks,

Phil

Hi Phil

The File functions should be able to use non-english file names.

Can you provide a simple test script to show how you are using the file functions?

Joseph

Robert_Haskett

Hi Phil,

The File builtins should work fine with UTF-8 characters. How are you entering your filenames? You have to make sure they are not high-byte ASCII or they will fail. You can use the String.IsUTF8() on the filename before you call the file builtins to check for a valid UTF8 string, or you may be able to use String.A2Utf8() to attempt to convert the filename.

.r.

Philip Forshaw

Thanks both, working in builder it was hard to identify which strings were UTF8 and which were not. The UTF82A and A2UTF8 functions are useful tools and I got File.??? working.

Many thanks, Phil