Convert XSTRING to STRING conserving accented characters

[Former Member]

Hello,

I have an ITS application on an ECC 6.0 unicode system, which allows users to upload txt files.

In the associated ABAP program, I recuperate the content of this txt file in the form of XSTRING. I manage to convert without problem the XSTRING to a normal STRING, but I lose every accented characters (like é) in the process. I use class cl_abap_conv_in_ce to do the conversion, with encode parameter set to 'UTF-8'.

Do someone know if it is possible to do it properly and get all special characters ?

Thank you.

Thomas

[Former Member]

Hi,

Take a look at this code

DATA: file TYPE string VALUE `flights.dat`, 
      wa TYPE spfli. 

FIELD-SYMBOLS <hex_container> TYPE x. 

OPEN DATASET file FOR INPUT IN BINARY MODE. 

ASSIGN wa TO <hex_container> CASTING. 

DO. 
  READ DATASET file INTO <hex_container>. 
  IF sy-subrc = 0. 
    WRITE: / wa-carrid, 
             wa-connid, 
             wa-countryfr, 
             wa-cityfrom, 
             wa-cityto, 
             wa-fltime, 
             wa-distance. 
  ELSE. 
    EXIT. 
  ENDIF. 
ENDDO. 

CLOSE DATASET file.

Thanks

Ahsan

[Former Member]

Hello,

Can't do it like that. I receive the file as a table of raw data. Here is how it happens :

• Get all data and concatenate converting to byte mode

LOOP AT lt_raw_data INTO ls_w3mime.

CONCATENATE lv_xstring ls_w3mime-line INTO lv_xstring IN BYTE MODE.

ENDLOOP.

• Convert byte data to character data

TRY.

CALL METHOD cl_abap_conv_in_ce=>create

EXPORTING

encoding = 'UTF-8'

input = lv_xstring

RECEIVING

conv = lv_conv.

CATCH cx_parameter_invalid_range.

MESSAGE i059.

EXIT.

CATCH cx_sy_codepage_converter_init.

MESSAGE i059.

EXIT.

ENDTRY.

TRY.

CALL METHOD lv_conv->read

IMPORTING

data = lv_string.

CATCH cx_sy_conversion_codepage.

MESSAGE i059.

EXIT.

CATCH cx_sy_codepage_converter_init.

MESSAGE i059.

EXIT.

CATCH cx_parameter_invalid_type.

MESSAGE i059.

EXIT.

CATCH cx_parameter_invalid_range.

MESSAGE i059.

EXIT.

ENDTRY.

I have to start from my XSTRING.

[Former Member]

hi thomas,

there is a function module 'SCMS_STRING_TO_XSTRING'..

U can try this..

[Former Member]

I have to do it the other way around, convert XSTRING to STRING, and there are no equivalent of your function for this. All functions I found were doing the conversion in the same way I do.

[Former Member]

Thomas,

Suggest you to look for and try FM 'HR_KR_XSTRING_TO_STRING'

Alternatively you can also try using FM 'SCMS_XSTRING_TO_BINARY' to convert Xstring to Binary and then

use FM 'SCMS_BINARY_TO_STRING' to get the binary table converted to string.

Regards,

Damian

[_IvanFemia_]

Hi,

I suggest to use methods of class CL_BCS_CONVERT for conversions, FMs like SCMS_XSTRING_TO_STRING are going to become obsolete.

Regards,

Ivan