Unicode error while upgrading from 4.6 to ECC 6.0

Question

Dear All,
I am getting unicode errror while upgrading from 4.6 to ECC 6.0, when iam trying to open downloaded file in excel.
In debugging, error occurs while executing statment "CALL METHOD OF obj_ex_sheet " in the code given below:
FORM open_downloaded_file_in_excel            *
FORM open_downloaded_file_in_excel.
  DATA:
    lv_ole_books       TYPE ole2_object,
    lv_ole_sheets      TYPE ole2_object,
    lv_subrc           LIKE sy-subrc,
    lv_title(70)       TYPE c,
    lv_text1(70)       TYPE c,
    lv_text2(70)       TYPE c.
start excel
  CREATE OBJECT obj_ex_sheet      'EXCEL.SHEET'.
  IF sy-subrc NE 0.
    lv_subrc = sy-subrc.
    FREE OBJECT obj_ex_sheet.
    PERFORM error_handling_ms_excel USING lv_subrc.
  ENDIF.
  CALL METHOD OF obj_ex_sheet     'Application' = obj_ex_app.
  IF sy-subrc NE 0.
    lv_subrc = sy-subrc.
    FREE OBJECT obj_ex_app.
    FREE OBJECT obj_ex_sheet.
    PERFORM error_handling_ms_excel USING lv_subrc.
  ENDIF.
  SET PROPERTY OF obj_ex_app 'Visible' = 1.
open data file: main file
  CALL METHOD OF obj_ex_app        'Workbooks'  = lv_ole_books.
  CALL METHOD OF lv_ole_books      'Open'       = obj_ex_wbook
    EXPORTING #1  = gv_filename
              #2  = 2
              #3  = 0
              #4  = 1
              #5  = 0
              #6  = 0
              #7  = 1.
  IF sy-subrc NE 0.
    lv_subrc = sy-subrc.
    FREE OBJECT obj_ex_wbook.
    FREE OBJECT obj_ex_app.
    FREE OBJECT obj_ex_sheet.
    PERFORM error_handling_ms_excel USING lv_subrc.
  ENDIF.
  FREE OBJECT lv_ole_books.
  CALL METHOD OF obj_ex_wbook      'Worksheets' = lv_ole_sheets.
  CALL METHOD OF lv_ole_sheets     'Item'       = obj_ex_wsheet
    EXPORTING #1 = 1.
  FREE OBJECT lv_ole_sheets.
  GET PROPERTY OF obj_ex_wsheet    'UsedRange'  = obj_ex_usedrange.
  CALL METHOD  OF obj_ex_usedrange 'AutoFormat'
    EXPORTING #1 = 18.
  SET PROPERTY OF obj_ex_wsheet    'Name'       = sy-tcode.
  FREE OBJECT obj_ex_usedrange.
  PERFORM free_ole_objects.
  CALL FUNCTION 'FLUSH'
       EXCEPTIONS
            OTHERS = 0.
ENDFORM.                              
regards,
Divya

Answer 1

hi,
In the OPEN DATASET STATEMENT ADD THE ENCODING ADDITION IN TEXT MODE.
Regards,
Balakumar.G
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