Help with streamReader / Writer

Question

I've got a need to read and write back out a file that may contain unusual characters like Frères and others. When I use the following StreamReader(FileIn) the string == Frres StreamReader(FileInSystem.Text.Encoding.ASCII) the string == Fr?res StreamReader(FileInSystem.Text.Encoding.UTF7 the string in c# is correct but in the file it has Fr+AOg-res) when using StreamWriter(FileOutfalseSystem.Text.Encoding.UTF7) to outupt the string. How do I read it in and write it back out without changing the character or string? Thanks for any help. Dan

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Maybe I don't know what your problem is but I should try this: String filenaam = test; // name of the file where you write the string Frères // making a stream to write strings in a file // this constructor makes the file if the file did not exist it opens the file if the file exists FileStream file1 = new FileStream(filenaamSystem.IO.FileMode.OpenOrCreateSystem.IO.FileAccess.Write); // making the streamwriter StreamWriter r = new StreamWriter(file1); // write and close the file r.WriteLine(Frères); r.Close(); // close the stream // it's the same for reading the file FileStream file2 = new FileStream(filenaamSystem.IO.FileMode.OpenOrCreateSystem.IO.FileAccess.ReadWrite); StreamReader o = new StreamReader(file2); string result = o.ReadLine(); o.Close(); If you use the string for example as the text on a label then the text on the label will be: Frères you have to include System.IO at the beginning of your project I'm working with files at the moment and I have never had problems if I work in this way. I hope that I understood your problem so I hope this will help you.