Hi, a client is using nb_NO (Norsk Bokmål) Locale on a Windows Server machine and the produced FFS filename is incorrect. They are using FME Form 2024.2.3.0.I have tested same om my machine Windows 11, FME Form 2025.1.1.0 - build 25615. I want to produce a filename “t2_æøå”.FFS (where æ, ø and å are Norwegian alphabet letters)using en_US Locale the produced file is t2_æøå.FFS using nb_NO Locale the produced filename is t2_Ã¦Ã¸Ã¥. FFSI repeated the test wiriting to Esri Shapefiles - and both Locale will give the result t2_æøå.shp. Seems like the FFS writer have an issue with Locale. Might be a known issue but I was not able to find it. Thanks

Solved

FME Form produce erroneus filenames for FFS when (Windows) OS Locale are not en_US

Forum|Forum|2 months ago
January 19, 2026
3 replies
121 views

+11

palhermans
Contributor

Hi, a client is using nb_NO (Norsk Bokmål) Locale on a Windows Server machine and the produced FFS filename is incorrect. They are using FME Form 2024.2.3.0.

I have tested same om my machine Windows 11, FME Form 2025.1.1.0 - build 25615. I want to produce a filename “t2_æøå”.FFS (where æ, ø and å are Norwegian alphabet letters)

using en_US Locale the produced file is t2_æøå.FFS
using nb_NO Locale the produced filename is t2_Ã¦Ã¸Ã¥. FFS

I repeated the test wiriting to Esri Shapefiles - and both Locale will give the result t2_æøå.shp. Seems like the FFS writer have an issue with Locale. Might be a known issue but I was not able to find it. Thanks

Best answer by pierrekoelich

I wanted to provide an update on this thread for other users who may be running into this:

The issue was filed as FMEENGINE-89334 and the fix is available in the FME 2026 Beta, builds 26078 onwards.

Thank you again for reporting this issue and helping improve FME.

This post is closed to further activity.
It may be an old question, an answered question, an implemented idea, or a notification-only post.
Please check post dates before relying on any information in a question or answer.
For follow-up or related questions, please post a new question or idea.
If there is a genuine update to be made, please contact us and request that the post is reopened.