File with control characters in Unicode

Hi All,
I have a peculiar problem.
I have to prepare 6 files in SAP to be sent to the Mainframe server(legacy system) which sends the FAX to the clients.Now,these files should contain the hexadecimal characters like '1A', along with a lot of normal data.
For the rest of the data,I have defined the Standard texts and defined the Text symbols and it is done.
But at the end of each line,I have to insert the hex 1A.
This is because the mainframe will understand this hexadecimal and it is mandatory to insert it.
I have checked the character value of hexadecimal 1A which is 'Substitute'.
I have no clue as to how to insert this control character along with the rest of the data.
A quick response will be highly appreciated.
Regards,
Puneet Jhari.

Hi Vijay,
I agree that the hexadecimal and char can not be concatenated in ECC.
But my requirement is, that before this file is sent to the mainframe,it would be formatted using the DCF(Data Composition Facility) format.Once it is opened with DCF,the hex characters should be shown as it is as I have tried to develop them in SAP.
Say,for ex,
If I have tried to write a hex value for '1A' in SAP,once it is opened in DCF,it should be represented as the same hex value or the symbol for it and should not be displayed in the char format.
I doubt that if I convert the hex to char and then transfer,once it is opened at the target system,it would not be represented as a hex but something else,lets say #.
I hope you are getting what I am trying to explain.
I know the requirement is peculiar,but this is how it is(Client's demands).....
If not,then let me know.
Regards,
Puneet Jhari.

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