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utf-8wixwindows-installerinstallationmsi-gui
malkoto1
malkoto1

Reputation: 435

WiX write user input into file not working with utf-8 symbols

I have the following problem: In my installer I have a dialog that asks the user to specify a directory and one more folder. The second folder is being written in a property and after that the property is being saved in a file via IniFile element. If the directory contains some utf-8 characters like "標準" they are being displayed as question marks.

The control in the dialog:

<Control Id="ChangeDir" Type="PushButton" X="20" Y="180" Width="56" 
         Height="17" Text="!(loc.LocationDlgChange)" >
   <Publish Property="_BrowseProperty"  Value="LOCATION"  Order="1">1</Publish>
  <Publish Event="SpawnDialog" Value="BrowseDlg" Order="2">1</Publish>
</Control>

And the place where I write it:

  <Component Id="CfgLocation" Win64="yes" Guid="SOME_GUID">
    <CreateFolder />
    <!-- Product download location -->
    <IniFile Id="CfgLocation"
             Action="addLine"
             Directory="product_cfg"
             Name="application.cfg"
             Key="directory"
             Value="[LOCATION]" />
  </Component>

Upvotes: 1

Views: 368

Answers (1)

Bogdan Mitrache
Bogdan Mitrache

Reputation: 11003

You should check the codepage of your package, I suspect that should help you get it working.

Upvotes: 0

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