why exception.message is not in english

Question

I have a c# application

        try
        {
            using (var client = new WebClient())
            {
                client.DownloadFile(url, name);
                return true;
            }
        }
        catch (Exception e)
        {
            Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture = new System.Globalization.CultureInfo("en-US");
            Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentUICulture = new System.Globalization.CultureInfo("en-US");
            Logger.Error("Error inside DownloadFile");
            Logger.Error(e.message);
            Logger.Error(e.InnerException);
        }

but i get error in non readable format

Error inside DownloadFile Œﬁ∑®¡¨Ω”µΩ‘∂≥Ã∑˛ŒÒ∆˜ System.Net.Sockets.SocketException (0x80004005): ”…”⁄ƒø±Íº∆À„ª˙ª˝º´æ‹æ¯£¨Œﬁ∑®¡¨Ω”°£ 108.160.165.189:443 at System.Net.Sockets.Socket.DoConnect(EndPoint endPointSnapshot, SocketAddress socketAddress) at System.Net.ServicePoint.ConnectSocketInternal(Boolean connectFailure, Socket s4, Socket s6, Socket& socket, IPAddress& address, ConnectSocketState state, IAsyncResult asyncResult, Exception& exception)

@mjwills it is my logging method. log4net package is used for logging — Ijas, Jan 19 '21 at 13:07
@mjwills no i have tried stackoverflow.com/a/209259/34092 this but its not working. — Ijas, Jan 19 '21 at 13:09
Is the error "wrong" in the logs only? Or also in the debugger (if you view `e.message` (sic) etc)? — mjwills, Jan 19 '21 at 13:14
https://stackoverflow.com/a/209259/34092 is nothing like your code above. And your code still doesn't compile. — mjwills, Jan 19 '21 at 13:14
@mjwills do you know why this socket exception occurring while WebClient.DownloadFile() methode called — Ijas, Jan 19 '21 at 13:15
a downloadble ur sample 'https://www.7-zip.org/a/7z1900-x64.msi' — Ijas, Jan 19 '21 at 13:20
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/39307684/webclient-error-when-downloading-file-from-https-url — mjwills, Jan 19 '21 at 13:25
I think the message is set when the exception is created. Changing the culture at a later time would not translate the message. — JonasH, Jan 19 '21 at 13:38

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 27 '21 at 12:04

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The message in the exception is created when it's first thrown and that will be in whatever culture the code is compiled under. You cannot change this.

As this is WebClient the only solution is to make sure you have the English language version of .NET installed.

answered Jan 27 '21 at 12:04

ChrisF

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@ChisF thanks for the reply, Do You know why this exception occurring – Ijas Jan 27 '21 at 12:28

why exception.message is not in english

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