Windows Can't load "accéntedPàth\myDll.dll" or any other 'special' char!

[Sylbe]

Hi,

I'm trying to load a dll for my game, and that doesn't work when :
1) my game is in a directory path like "C:\Users\Jérémie\Desktop\" (because of the "é" in "Jérémie")
2) my game isn't in such a directory, but the path or the name of the dll contarins accents

Sprites and other files also won't load if they are in an accented path or have an accented name.

spr = sprite_add('myPath\spr.png', ...); // works
spr = sprite_add('myPàth\spr.png', ...); // does not work
spr = sprite_add('myPath\sér.png', ...); // does not work

dllFunction = external_call('path\myDll.dll', ...); // works
dllFunction = external_call('pâth\myDll.dll', ...); // does not work


I really hope that's a stupid question and can be solved in a simple way (I tried ansi_char('pâth\myDll.dll') does not work either !)

Thank you very much for you time,
Sylbe

 

[The-any-Key]

Create a new windows profile with the name Jeremie without any special chars.

 

[Sylbe]

Hi,

xD Thanks for that ^^

I want my game to work for anyone, even if the Windows username has special chars in it !

I'm currently coding a MMORPG with friends (I've been on it for almost 4 years, has about 65 000 lines of code both written in GML and Object Pascal), it's a big game and is supposed to be playable by lots of people, not only by those who have "regular names" xD

But thank you for your answer, il would have worked if it has only been a local game, for my computer only !
I forgot to mention that ^^"

Have a nice day !