Problem with gui_download

[Former Member]

Hi,

in my gui_download function I'm passing the 'ASC' value to the parameter filetype but, once I go to the txt file downladed and I try to save it as a csv file I realise that it's of type UTF-8 and not an ASCII type.

Can anybody tell me why the file downloaded isn't of type ASCII?

Thanks in advance.

Regards.

[Former Member]

Hi,

in my gui_download function I'm passing the 'ASC' value to the parameter filetype but, once I go to the txt file downladed and I try to save it as a csv file I realise that it's of type UTF-8 and not an ASCII type.

Can anybody tell me why the file downloaded isn't of type ASCII?

Thanks in advance.

Regards.

[Former Member]

Hi,

In GUI_DOWNLOAD for CSV file you have to use set 'write_file_separator'

Regards,

Sanjay Gogikar

[Former Member]

I've the following:

write_file_separator = 'X'.

But it doesn't work...

[SuhaSaha]

First-things-first, the param WRITE_FIELD_SEPARATOR does not influence the file encoding.

Can you check what is the encoding option maintained in the SAPGUI (Logon Pad -> System ID -> Change Item -> Code Page)?

BR,

Suhas

[Former Member]

by default - ANSI for UNICODE systems

[Former Member]

Hi,

To save .txt file in .csv format. Follow the below mentioned ways , Hope will help you to solve .....

1) There are different ways in creating a CSV file. The RIGHT way is to use the function SAP_CONVERT_TO_CSV_FORMAT. You can just go through the FM. To complete, for every convert fuction there is an equal and opposite convert function, TEXT_CONVERT_CSV_TO_SAP.

2) Use this [LINK|; as well.

Regards,

Saravana.S

Edited by: saravanasap on Jan 27, 2012 5:49 AM

[Former Member]

Hi David,

Please try this.

Goto sap logon pad> particular system id> Properties> under code page tab> Encoding type--> set or change to "Default-ANSI for Unicode system"

Also have a look on the below link

Link:[Link|http://www.sapdev.co.uk/file/file_updownpop.htm]

Regards

Saravanan

[former_member214857]

Hi

You can use parameter codepage tofor it. In case of UTF-8 you can use 4102 or 4103 depending on operation system

Best regards