GUI_DOWNLOAD and codepage problem

[Former Member]

I'm trying to download XML data using this function module to a local PC file. It contains finnish characters such as Ä.

When I open the XML file with an XML editor, it tells me that "Byte 0xFF found in file ... is invalid for encoding utf-8'

I think I need to save the file with ISO-8859-9 encoding, but I tried to use a codepage for that in the function module, and that also didn't work.

Can anybody suggest what I may be doing wrong?

  CALL FUNCTION 'GUI_DOWNLOAD'
    EXPORTING
      filename                = l_filename
      filetype                = 'BIN'
      write_lf                = ' '
*     codepage                = '1611'
    TABLES
      data_tab                = lt_table.

[Former Member]

I'm trying to download XML data using this function module to a local PC file. It contains finnish characters such as Ä.

When I open the XML file with an XML editor, it tells me that "Byte 0xFF found in file ... is invalid for encoding utf-8'

I think I need to save the file with ISO-8859-9 encoding, but I tried to use a codepage for that in the function module, and that also didn't work.

Can anybody suggest what I may be doing wrong?

  CALL FUNCTION 'GUI_DOWNLOAD'
    EXPORTING
      filename                = l_filename
      filetype                = 'BIN'
      write_lf                = ' '
*     codepage                = '1611'
    TABLES
      data_tab                = lt_table.

[Former Member]

Try using the following method:

TRY.

cl_bcs_convert=>string_to_solix(

EXPORTING

iv_string = lv_string

iv_codepage = '1611'

iv_add_bom = 'X'

IMPORTING

et_solix = binary_content

ev_size = size ).

CATCH cx_bcs.

MESSAGE e445(so).

ENDTRY.

For your table run it for every line and append the lines of the 'binary_content' into a collecting table (binary_content_all or something). Play with the BOM (Byte order mark) to see if you need it or not. After the table has been processed you can download the binary_content_all with your function module but I recommend using:

CALL METHOD cl_gui_frontend_services=>gui_download

EXPORTING

filename = l_filename

filetype = 'BIN'

CHANGING

data_tab = binary_content

Let me know if this was helpful!

Cheers,

Roel van den Berge

[Former Member]

Try with file type as ASC

[Former Member]

I did, it created other problems.