StreamReader does not read all characters...

27 Jan 2006 9:15 AM

rVo

In a VB.Net application I create a new streamreader and use it's ReadToEnd
function to read the contents of a htmlfile.
Inside the file there are some signs like öéèêë..., these signs are not
present in the stream that has been read by the ReadToEnd function though.

This problem occured in a program that has been running succesfully for
about a yeatr already.

Could this have been caused by recent patches or an upgrade of the dot net
framework (which is now on level 1.1.4322, with dutch language pack and
Hotfix KB886903 installed).

Is there a workaround for this problem by using another method for reading?

Any help is more than welcome as I'm pretty desperate on this one.

Kind Regards,

rVo

27 Jan 2006 10:05 AM

Marius Groenendijk

Hallo,

I'd use the right encoding (ANSI, Unicode ...) on the file.
E.g. for ANSI:

strm = new System.IO.StreamReader(filename,
System.Text.Encoding.Default)

HTH/Bye,
Marius.

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"rVo" <d***@vlaamsparlement.be> wrote in message
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>
> In a VB.Net application I create a new streamreader and use it's ReadToEnd
> function to read the contents of a htmlfile.
> Inside the file there are some signs like öéèêë..., these signs are not
> present in the stream that has been read by the ReadToEnd function though.
>
> This problem occured in a program that has been running succesfully for
> about a yeatr already.
>
> Could this have been caused by recent patches or an upgrade of the dot net
> framework (which is now on level 1.1.4322, with dutch language pack and
> Hotfix KB886903 installed).
>
> Is there a workaround for this problem by using another method for
> reading?
>
> Any help is more than welcome as I'm pretty desperate on this one.
>
> Kind Regards,
>
> rVo
>
>

27 Jan 2006 12:57 PM

rVo

Thanks Marius, it works now.

To make sure this thread is usefull for other people: use following code to
read an HTML file produced by MS Word in VB.NET
Dim strContents As String

Dim objReader As StreamReader

objReader = New StreamReader(TheFullPathGoesHere,
System.Text.Encoding.GetEncoding("windows-1252"))

strContents = objReader.ReadToEnd()

objReader.Close()

Kind Regards (Bedankt),

rVo

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"Marius Groenendijk" <M (underscore) Groenendijk At (VeryWarm) Mail> schreef
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> Hallo,
>
> I'd use the right encoding (ANSI, Unicode ...) on the file.
> E.g. for ANSI:
>
> strm = new System.IO.StreamReader(filename,
> System.Text.Encoding.Default)
>
> HTH/Bye,
> Marius.
>
> "rVo" <d***@vlaamsparlement.be> wrote in message
> news:Ohgt5HyIGHA.3408@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> >
> > In a VB.Net application I create a new streamreader and use it's
ReadToEnd
> > function to read the contents of a htmlfile.
> > Inside the file there are some signs like öéèêë..., these signs are not
> > present in the stream that has been read by the ReadToEnd function
though.
> >
> > This problem occured in a program that has been running succesfully for
> > about a yeatr already.
> >
> > Could this have been caused by recent patches or an upgrade of the dot
net
> > framework (which is now on level 1.1.4322, with dutch language pack and
> > Hotfix KB886903 installed).
> >
> > Is there a workaround for this problem by using another method for
> > reading?
> >
> > Any help is more than welcome as I'm pretty desperate on this one.
> >
> > Kind Regards,
> >
> > rVo
> >
> >
>
>