FileHelpers - How to read in ® character?

Question

I am reading in a CSV file and everything is working correctly. All fields are going to the correct places but it is converting ® to �.

var engine = new FileHelperEngine(typeof(T));
return engine.ReadStream(new StreamReader(stream)) as T[];

Any ideas on how to prevent this from happening?

EDIT:

With the help of spender I got this to work:

var engine = new FileHelperEngine(typeof(T), Encoding.UTF8);
return engine.ReadStream(new StreamReader(stream, Encoding.UTF8)) as T[];

I had to set the encoding in BOTH places for this to work. Otherwise I saw weird results.

Zulazulch

What encoding are you using? – Mcconnell

Read "The Absolute Minimum Every Software Developer Absolutely, Positively Must Know About Unicode and Character Sets (No Excuses!)" by Joel Spolsky. – Amylose

Try using the UTF8 encoding when reading. – Finsen

My problem was solved by adding Encoding.UTF8 in new FileHelpserEngine(Encoding.UTF8). I was handling Urdu ( Pakistani Official Lanugae ) (arabic writing). Thanking – Amplexicaul

Answer 1

Set the proper encoding on your StreamReader.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms143456.aspx

Underscore

I have been changing the Encoding on the FileHelpers Engine, I will try to change it on the stream now. – Zulazulch

It's a suspiciously named method called ReadStream that, in fact, doesn't read the stream. – Underscore

@Underscore that's hilarious and also incredibly sad and frustrating all at the same time! – Selmner