Hi,
what IO class or encoding writes a + umlaut (ä) as 1 character to a file?
Looks like streamwriters don't, should I use binarywriter?
Thanx in advance
Frank

The umlaut character is a single byte character, but strings in .NET are by default Unicode strings. Maybe try using the ASCII encoder(look at the ASCIIEncoding class) and then writing to the stream.

Rgds,
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"Frank" wrote:

> Hi,
> what IO class or encoding writes a + umlaut (ä) as 1 character to a file?
> Looks like streamwriters don't, should I use binarywriter?
> Thanx in advance
> Frank
>
>
>

No, the ascii encoding only takes 7 bits, for a + umlaut you need 8 bits.
Frank
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> The umlaut character is a single byte character, but strings in .NET are
by default Unicode strings. Maybe try using the ASCII encoder(look at the
ASCIIEncoding class) and then writing to the stream.
>
> Rgds,
> Anand
> VB.NET MVP
> http://www.dotnetindia.com
>
> "Frank" wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> > what IO class or encoding writes a + umlaut (ä) as 1 character to a
file?
> > Looks like streamwriters don't, should I use binarywriter?
> > Thanx in advance
> > Frank
> >
> >
> >

>Looks like streamwriters don't, should I use binarywriter?

StreamWriter should work find as long as you initialize it with the
appropriate Encoding.



Mattias

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No, it doesn't. a + umlaut is written something like Ã".
Frank

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> >Looks like streamwriters don't, should I use binarywriter?
>
> StreamWriter should work find as long as you initialize it with the
> appropriate Encoding.
>
>
>
> Mattias
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>No, it doesn't. a + umlaut is written something like Ã".

So which encoding are you using, and which tool are you then checking
the result with?



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* "Frank" <(E-Mail Removed)> scripsit:
> No, the ascii encoding only takes 7 bits, for a + umlaut you need 8 bits.
> Frank

Depending on where you live, pass 'Encoding.Default' to the
'StreamWriter's constructor.

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I tried several encoding settings in streamwriter. None gave me a+umlaut.
Frank

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> * "Frank" <(E-Mail Removed)> scripsit:
> > No, the ascii encoding only takes 7 bits, for a + umlaut you need 8
bits.
> > Frank
>
> Depending on where you live, pass 'Encoding.Default' to the
> 'StreamWriter's constructor.
>
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* "Frank" <(E-Mail Removed)> scripsit:
> I tried several encoding settings in streamwriter. None gave me a+umlaut.

What application to you use to take a look at the file?

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does it matter? I checked with a hexeditor.
Frank
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> * "Frank" <(E-Mail Removed)> scripsit:
> > I tried several encoding settings in streamwriter. None gave me
a+umlaut.
>
> What application to you use to take a look at the file?
>
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