Symptoms
Assume that you use Microsoft SQL Server 2016 Reporting Services (SSRS) to generate a link to other Microsoft Excel workbooks stored in a shared folder. When the Excel workbook name is in Russian language, the link seems to be broken.
The link should be С:\название на русском.txt. However, Excel tries to open C:\Ðазвание на €ÑƒÑÑком.txt.
Cause
This issue occurs because the URL encoding is incorrect as Microsoft Excel uses CP1251 but SSRS generates UTF-8 hyperlink.
Status
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.
Resolution
This issue is fixed in the following cumulative update for SQL Server:
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