Problem when exporting to Excel

[heba84]

i have aproblem when exporting grid view to excel

all columns display correct except the arabic ones it SOMETIMES look like garbage

I try:
Response.Charse t = "utf-8";

but it doesnt work

and tryed:
Thread.CurrentT hread.CurrentCu lture = new CultureInfo("ar-SY");
Thread.CurrentT hread.CurrentUI Culture = new CultureInfo("ar-SY");

also not work

and:

<globalizatio n requestEncoding ="utf-8" responseEncodin g="utf-8" fileEncoding="u tf-8" culture="ar-SY"/>

also not work


Can any one help me please!!!

[kenobewan]

How did you apply the cultureinfo?
ASP.NET Globalization and Localization

[heba84]

How did you apply the cultureinfo?
ASP.NET Globalization and Localization

like this:
Thread.CurrentT hread.CurrentCu lture = new CultureInfo("ar-SY");
Thread.CurrentT hread.CurrentUI Culture = new CultureInfo("ar-SY");