QStandardPaths::standardLocations problem with non-English characters in username

che1404

Hi all!
I'm using Qt 5.5.1 on Windows 7 64 bits.
I'm trying to get the user data folder using:

QString path = QStandardPaths::standardLocations(QStandardPaths::DataLocation).first();

My windows 7 username is "userñame", with an "ñ", a non-English character.
So path now contains:

"C:/Users/user¤ame/AppData/Local/My Company/My product"

Instead of:

"C:/Users/userñame/AppData/Local/My Company/My product"

When I log in with a user like "Roberto", then I get the path correctly.
I've been reading out there. The guy here seems to have the same problem as me: https://bugreports.qt.io/browse/QTBUG-38954
They conclude that's a system misconfiguration, but not sure what kind of misconfiguration?

Anyone having problems getting the user data folder with a username with non-English characters?
Is it a Qt issue, or a Windows 7 issue?

Thanks!
Robert.

SGaist

Hi,

Is your Windows version configured in English and you are using Spanish characters ?

che1404

@SGaist No, this is a Spanish installation.

SGaist

Can you reproduce that with a minimal project ? Essentially main which prints the value returned by QStandardPaths::standardLocations(QStandardPaths::DataLocation).first();?