Bug report #9301
Impossible to open *.xls file from folder containing cyrillic
| Status: | Closed | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Priority: | Normal | ||
| Assignee: | - | ||
| Category: | Data Provider/OGR | ||
| Affected QGIS version: | master | Regression?: | No |
| Operating System: | Windows | Easy fix?: | No |
| Pull Request or Patch supplied: | No | Resolution: | up/downstream |
| Crashes QGIS or corrupts data: | No | Copied to github as #: | 17909 |
Description
It is possible to open MS Excel (*.xls) file as vector layer in QGIS. But if create folder with name containing cyrillic symbol, e.g. "куку" and put *.xls file into and try to open it - QGIS throws an error.
History
#1
Updated by Even Rouault about 8 years ago
The issue is in the Freexl library that uses ANSI file API, and not unicode ones.
#2
Updated by Giovanni Manghi over 7 years ago
- Easy fix? set to No
- Regression? set to No
#3
Updated by Even Rouault about 7 years ago
- Resolution set to up/downstream
- Status changed from Open to Closed
Workarounded in GDAL trunk https://trac.osgeo.org/gdal/changeset/40700 and GDAL 2.2 branch https://trac.osgeo.org/gdal/changeset/40701