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Downloaded File Name Includes Encoded Characters With Af:fileDownloadActionListener (Doc ID 2212237.1)

Last updated on MARCH 28, 2021

Applies to:

Oracle JDeveloper - Version 11.1.1.7.0 to 12.1.3.0.0 [Release Oracle11g to 12c]
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

In JDeveloper 11.1.1.7.0, a page uses af:fileDownloadActionListener to download a file.

If the file name has "(" and ")" they are getting converted to "%28" and "%29".
This issue is happening only in Chrome. (chrome version is 52.0.2743.116 m)

Example:

File name : Report(1).pdf  gets converted to Report%281%29.pdf

There are no errors except that the file name is not correct.
The file gets downloaded fine in other browsers.

Cause

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