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any method to convert UTF-8 to ANSI

Former Member

‎07-04-2007 7:42 AM

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Dears,

when i use 'open dataset encoding default ' in our unicode system, is there any method to convert the output file to ANSI encoding

BR.

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Former Member

‎07-04-2007 7:49 AM

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Hi,

UTF-8 uses one byte between 0 - 255. The files will be same as ANSI as long as sap don't add byte order mark EFBBBF (standard for UTF-8 files) at the begining of the file.

To verify, open a sap created file in a hex viewer, if first three bytes are EFBBBF, then they should be removed.

exporting data via open dataset encoding default (i.e. UTF-8). Also some using CL_FRONTEND_SERVICES GUI UPLOAD. And also IDOCS too.

Regards

Former Member
In response to Former Member

‎07-04-2007 8:56 AM

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Dears,

now i have to use open dataset, but some characters in UTF-8 are not correct in ANSI, is there any method to do such convertion at side of SAP?

and the bein of the file is blank, nor EFBBBF or other encoding .

BR.