GUI_UPLOAD CodePage Problem

[Former Member]

Hi All,

I am trying to upload a file that has been output using a different OS. If I open the file in MS Word using UTF-8 character set it shows proper characters. But, when I try to upload it into SAP using Code Page 4110, which is for UTF-8, it does not recognise specific characters like the "Euro" symbol and converts it into #. Thus, any further processing on the data is not possible. I have tried using several different code pages but to no avail.

If I copy the Euro character from my file and paste it into a field in SAP, it shows there but SAP immediately shows an error that the character is illegal and converts it into # again.

Please help!

Regards,

Madhur

[Former Member]

Hi Durairaj / Vijay,

Thanks for your replies.

I did some research on the same. SAP prohibits these characters 'coz they cannot be stored in the database. Therefore as a general rule, it simply prohibits their use in SAP and converts them to "#".

Now the problem is that I am still stuck at the same place where I was stuck earlier. I need to upload an encrypted file into SAP and then decrypt it by programming the decryption logic in SAP itself. I know I have a few other options of doing it externally either using VB or even on Unix (using Shell scripts and Awk, though handling of Unicode characters on Unix is a little alien to me.) I will use these methods only as the last option.

If anybody has any idea on how to get this done in SAP, then their help is always welcome.

Regards,

Madhur

[athavanraja]

check oss note no 674715 (Gui_Upload replaces euro characters with '#'

) for your issue.

Regards

Raja

[Former Member]

Hi You Cannot Store EURO symbol in SAP. it is Prohibited.

so it will convert into #.

Regards

vijay

[athavanraja]

Hi Madhur,

if your question is answered, reward the helpful answers and close the thread.

Raja

[Former Member]

Hi Durairaj / Vijay,

Thanks for your replies.

I did some research on the same. SAP prohibits these characters 'coz they cannot be stored in the database. Therefore as a general rule, it simply prohibits their use in SAP and converts them to "#".

Now the problem is that I am still stuck at the same place where I was stuck earlier. I need to upload an encrypted file into SAP and then decrypt it by programming the decryption logic in SAP itself. I know I have a few other options of doing it externally either using VB or even on Unix (using Shell scripts and Awk, though handling of Unicode characters on Unix is a little alien to me.) I will use these methods only as the last option.

If anybody has any idea on how to get this done in SAP, then their help is always welcome.

Regards,

Madhur