Unicode question (# in file)

[Former Member]

Hi,

I am uploading a file with GUI_UPLOAD and downloading this file again on the SAP Server with OPEN DATASET IN BINARY MODE / TRANSFER / CLOSEDATA SET on a UNICODE system.

When I look in AL11 to the downloaded file I see a lot of # (#<#?#x#m#l# #v#e#r#s#i#o#n#=#"#1#.#0#"#?#>#<#L#I#S#T# ...) (In HEX it shows 00)

I have to do some conversions with this file, but the # will still be in the file.

How can I get rid of these signs??

Ron

[Former Member]

Hello Ron,

The hash/pound signs (#) that you see are just the way that special characters (like tabs) are displayed in the SAP GUI (as it does not cater for all special characters).

Before you do anything else, just take a look at the file on the server (I assume you are running on some UNIX variant). Telnet to the server, and display the file using cat or more or vi. Better yet, ftp the file back to your workstation and open it to see if any harmful conversion occurred when you transferred it to the server.

Cheers,

Martin

[eddy_declercq]

Strange. We had a problem with the special chars which turned to #.

Check note #825036 Unicode characters in HTTP form fields

Set the parameter:

ict/unescape_no_utf8 = 1

and:

ict/escape_url_no_utf8 = 1

Although I don't see why you should insert special chars in your XML, this can maybe also help for your problem.

[Former Member]

Hi,

I don't insert these characters myself.

I think these characters are inserted by SAP because I'm working on a unicode system (WAS 6.40 XI)

Ron

[eddy_declercq]

So the application of the two extra params didn't change anything?

[Former Member]

According to the note these params are not applicable on a unicode system and I'm working on a unicode system!

Ron