# Does the itk:: GDCMSeriesFileNames:: SetInputDirectory function support Chinese paths as parameters?

**URL:** https://discourse.itk.org/t/does-the-itk-gdcmseriesfilenames-setinputdirectory-function-support-chinese-paths-as-parameters/7625
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**Created:** [August 28, 2025, 2:46am UTC](https://discourse.itk.org/t/does-the-itk-gdcmseriesfilenames-setinputdirectory-function-support-chinese-paths-as-parameters/7625 "2025-08-28T02:46:05Z")
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### Author: ![zivy](https://discourse.itk.org/user_avatar/discourse.itk.org/zivy/32/1726_2.png) [@zivy](https://discourse.itk.org/u/zivy)
#### Post date: [August 28, 2025, 12:59pm UTC](https://discourse.itk.org/t/does-the-itk-gdcmseriesfilenames-setinputdirectory-function-support-chinese-paths-as-parameters/7625/2 "2025-08-28T12:59:37Z")

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Hello @fuqiangqiang1,

This issue was also raised in [this discussion](https://discourse.itk.org/t/gdcmseriesfilenames-fails-to-read-folder-with-non-ascii-characters/2365), see solution there.

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