Name: jl125535 Date: 04/09/2003


FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
java version "1.4.2-beta"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.2-beta-b19)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.4.2-beta-b19, mixed mode)

Interestingly, everything is ok with:
java version "1.3.1_04"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.3.1_04-b02)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.3.1_04-b02, mixed mode)

FULL OPERATING SYSTEM VERSION :
Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 2 [Version 5.00.2195]
  with the German locale setting
java.util.Locale.getDefault() correctly yields "de_DE"

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
Filenames with certain unicode characters are not correctly
translated to the platform. Problem characters include "u0084" (double
low-9 quotation mark) and "\u0093" (left double quotation mark)

java version "1.3.1_04"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build
1.3.1_04-b02)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.3.1_04-b02, mixed mode)
works ok.

REGRESSION. Last worked in version 1.3

STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
1. Compile Code
2. Run
3. Look for the generated file in Explorer

EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
Expected: A file with filename of >>òÁ?FilenameòÁ?<<
Actual: A file with filename of >>äFilenameô<<


REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.

---------- BEGIN SOURCE ----------
import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import java.io.File;

public class FileError {
    
    public FileError() {
    }
    
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        String filename = "\u0084Filename\u0093";
        File file = new File(filename);
        try {
            FileOutputStream out = new FileOutputStream(file);
            out.close();
        }
        catch (Exception ex) {
        }
    }
    
}

---------- END SOURCE ----------

Release Regression From : 1.3.1_04
The above release value was the last known release where this
bug was known to work. Since then there has been a regression.

(Review ID: 163319)
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