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Problem in outputting a string into a file

Former Member — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 04:19:58 GMT

Hi guys,

I tried to output a string to a file. The string is 'Size : 30u201D X 13 ½u201D X17 ¾u201D(H)'.

However, with this code :

l_file = '/erp/reports/testgk.txt'.

l_str = 'Size : 30u201D X 13 ½u201D X17 ¾u201D(H)'.

OPEN DATASET l_file FOR OUTPUT IN TEXT MODE ENCODING DEFAULT.

TRANSFER l_str TO l_file.

It returned me a weird string: 'Size : 30M-bM-^@M-] X 13 M-BM-=M-bM-^@M-] X17 M-BM->M-bM-^@M-](H)'

Would you please let me know how to solve this problem?

Thanks, gk

Re: Problem in outputting a string into a file

SuhaSaha — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 05:11:37 GMT

Hello gk,

I tried this code & works fine for me though:

DATA: v_data TYPE string VALUE ' 30u201D X 13 ½u201D X17 ¾u201D(H)',
      v_file TYPE string VALUE
              '\glbwi720InterfaceID2100I_MB_207INsdn.txt'.

OPEN DATASET v_file FOR OUTPUT
IN TEXT MODE 
ENCODING DEFAULT.
IF sy-subrc = 0.
  TRANSFER v_data TO v_file.
  CLOSE DATASET v_file.
ENDIF.

Looks like the "usual" ENCODING problem

BR,

Suhas

Re: Problem in outputting a string into a file

Former Member — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 05:39:49 GMT

Hi Suhas, thanks for trying. I think it only works if you download the file to Windows. If you download the file into a Unix environment, then the same problem will occur. Thanks.

Re: Problem in outputting a string into a file

Former Member — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 05:48:16 GMT

Hi,

Have you written the code as below :

data : filename(50) value './test.txt'.

data : str(80) value 'Size : 30u201D X 13 ½u201D X17 ¾u201D(H)'.

open dataset filename for output in text mode encoding default.

if sy-subrc = 0.

transfer str to filename.

endif.

close dataset filename.

This code is working properly.

Re: Problem in outputting a string into a file

Former Member — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 06:02:46 GMT

Hi Sonal, yes - i have tried it. Still got the same problem. What was outputted on the file is :

'Size : 30M-bM-^@M-] X 13 M-BM-=M-bM-^@M-] X17 M-BM->M-bM-^@M-](H)'

Thanks.

Re: Problem in outputting a string into a file

Former Member — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 12:13:54 GMT

Hi,

I can't decode what is your Unix environment encoding, but I am sure that non-ascii characters are encoded to multi-byte strings. Try to change "ENCODING DEFAULT" to proper encoding name and it should work.

Pavel