ECC 6.0 Dataset Encoding

Hi,
My company is upgrading the system from 46c to ECC 6 and some program encounter problem during the upgrade:
In "TEXT MODE" the "ENCODING" addition must be specified.
Currently, the program is using the following syntax TO READ A PLAIN TEXT FILE:
OPEN DATASET 'filename' FOR INPUT IN TEXT MODE.
Which encoding should i use in ECC 6??
OPEN DATASET 'filename' IN TEXT MODE for INPUT ENCODING NON-UNICODE.
OPEN DATASET 'filename' IN TEXT MODE for INPUT ENCODING DEFAULT.
OPEN DATASET 'filename' IN TEXT MODE for INPUT ENCODING UTF-8.
Regards,
Kit

Hi Kit,
Refer to the help.sap,com link [link|http://help.sap.com/saphelp_47x200/helpdata/en/79/c554dcb3dc11d5993800508b6b8b11/frameset.htm] which clearly confirm that you must use UTF-8.
The textual storage in UTF-8 format ensures that the created files are platform-independent
Replace
open dataset DSN in text mode.
with
open dataset DSN in text mode for input encoding utf-8.
Cheers,
Aditya

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Copyright (c) 1982, 2013, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
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I'm assuming that to solve this, I will need to specify the codepage of the 4.6 server in the ENCODING codepage option of the OPEN DATASET statement that's exceuting on the 6.0 server.
Will this solve the problem? If not, what do I try next ?
Also, how can I determine the system codpage of my current ABAP "text environment"? I know all the possibilities are in table TCP0P, but how do I know which one is "active" ???
Thanks guys.

Hi,
Refer this OPEN DATASET in ECC6.0 solves your problem and also check the abap documentation for system codepage and text environment.
For unicode systems,system code page is UTF-16.
Thanks.
Ramya.

Open dataset not working in ECC 5.0, returning 8

Gurus,
Open data set is returning 8. The file is there on application server as selected by KD4 function module when I try to do open dataset it retruns 08.
REPORT XXX message-id zdolfemsg.
Data Declaration
data: v_mfile type C,
      v_ffile type C.
data: w_mpath type string,
      w_fpath type string.
SELECTION-SCREEN BEGIN OF BLOCK b1 WITH FRAME
                                   TITLE text-001.
PARAMETERS: p_master like rlgrap-filename obligatory,
                        p_func like rlgrap-filename obligatory,
SELECTION-SCREEN END OF BLOCK b1.
AT SELECTION-SCREEN ON VALUE-REQUEST FOR p_master.
CALL FUNCTION 'KD_GET_FILENAME_ON_F4'
      CHANGING
      file_name = p_master.
w_mpath = p_master.
AT SELECTION-SCREEN ON VALUE-REQUEST FOR p_func.
CALL FUNCTION 'KD_GET_FILENAME_ON_F4'
    EXPORTING
      static    = 'X'
    CHANGING
      file_name = p_func.
      w_fpath = p_func.
start-of-selection.
perform initilaization_for_master.
perform initialization_for_func.
if v_mfile ='X' and V_FFILE = 'X'.
    message e001 with sy-repid.
ELSEIF V_mfile = 'X'.
    message e000 with p_master sy-repid.         "Error opening file
ELSEIF V_FFILE = 'X'.
    message e000 with p_func sy-repid.         "Error opening file
endif.
close dataset p_master.
close dataset p_func.
*&      Form initilaization
      text
--> p1        text
<-- p2        text
FORM initilaization_for_master .
open dataset w_mpath for output in text mode encoding default.
if sy-subrc <> 0.
    v_mfile = 'X'.
endif.
ENDFORM.                    " initilaization
*&      Form initialization_for_func
      text
--> p1        text
<-- p2        text
FORM initialization_for_func .
open dataset w_fpath for input in text mode ENCODING DEFAULT.
if sy-subrc <> 0.
    v_ffile = 'X'.
endif.
ENDFORM.                    " initialization_for_func
Please help.
Regards,
Rajsh.

Thanks Rob. How can I open the file on presentation server. I have to read the data from the file and fill in internal table.
Regards,
Rajesh.

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