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POFtpWebrequest - filename contains german "Umlaute" like ä,ö
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copied!<p>I'm trying to get a file via FTP per FtpWebrequest - the download fails when the filename contains german Umlaute like ä,ö,ü.</p> <p>Code:</p> <pre><code>FtpWebRequest request2 = (FtpWebRequest)WebRequest.Create("ftp://re-web-03.servername.de/" + "filename with ä.xls"); request2.Method = WebRequestMethods.Ftp.DownloadFile; request2.Credentials = new NetworkCredential("xxx", "xxx"); using (FtpWebResponse response = (FtpWebResponse)request2.GetResponse()) { // <-- Exception: The remote server returned an error: (550) File unavailable ... </code></pre> <p>When changing the file name to "filename with ae.xls" it works. </p> <p>The Exception is: WebException: The remote server returned an error: (550) File unavailable (e.g., file not found, no access).</p> <p>A Directory Listing via ftp works well and shows the filename: </p> <pre><code>FtpWebRequest request = (FtpWebRequest)WebRequest.Create("ftp://re-web-03.servername.de/"); request.Method = WebRequestMethods.Ftp.ListDirectory; request.Credentials = new NetworkCredential("xxx", "xxx"); using (FtpWebResponse response = (FtpWebResponse)request.GetResponse()) { StreamReader sr = new StreamReader(response.GetResponseStream()); while (!sr.EndOfStream) { Console.WriteLine(sr.ReadLine()); } // --> output is "filename with ä.xls" } </code></pre> <p>Output is "filename with ä.xls". </p> <p>Does someone have a tip how to deal with that problem - I do not have any influence on naming that files ...</p> <p>Many thanks in advance Tobi</p>

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