FTP from SAP - how to make file UTF-8 format?

We are collecting data from SAP on a 4.7 system and sending it as an psv file to an external server using the FTP function modules . We do not have XI. After being told we were missing the BOM id I added this to the first line of the file.
DATA: l_len TYPE i.
DATA: c_cr(1).
DATA: c_bom(3)    TYPE x.
CLASS cl_abap_char_utilities DEFINITION LOAD.
c_cr = cl_abap_char_utilities=>cr_lf.
c_bom = cl_abap_char_utilities=>byte_order_mark_utf8.
gs_ftp = c_bom.
APPEND gs_ftp TO gt_ftp.
CLEAR gs_ftp.
LOOP AT gt_survey INTO gs_survey.
*create file
    CONCATENATE: gs_survey-division
                 gs_survey-bus_unit
                 gs_survey-site
                 gs_survey-survey
                 gs_survey-co_name
                 gs_survey-kunnr
                 gs_survey-first_name INTO gs_ftp-record SEPARATED BY '|'.
* Work out length of string in GS_FTP_RECORD and populate last character
* with a carriage return. This will denote the end of the line.
    l_len = STRLEN( gs_ftp-record ).
    SUBTRACT 1 FROM l_len.
    gs_ftp-record+l_len(1) = c_cr.
    APPEND gs_ftp TO gt_ftp.
ENDLOOP.
We then scramble the password and open the FTP and then call commandFTP_COMMAND before calling FTP_R3_TO_SERVER:
* Find out how many lines exist in GT_FTP
    DESCRIBE TABLE gt_ftp LINES sy-tfill.
* Width of table x no. of lines in GT_FTP
    l_blob = 1024 * sy-tfill.
    CONCATENATE: 'CSVC1_SO' sy-datum '_' sy-uzeit '.psv' INTO g_file.
* Set command to transmit in ASCII
    CALL FUNCTION 'FTP_COMMAND'
      EXPORTING
       handle                = v_handle
        command               = 'ascii'
      TABLES
        data                  = result
* EXCEPTIONS
*   TCPIP_ERROR           = 1
*   COMMAND_ERROR         = 2
*   DATA_ERROR            = 3
*   OTHERS                = 4
    IF sy-subrc <> 0.
* MESSAGE ID SY-MSGID TYPE SY-MSGTY NUMBER SY-MSGNO
*         WITH SY-MSGV1 SY-MSGV2 SY-MSGV3 SY-MSGV4.
    ENDIF.
* Send file onto FTP
    CALL FUNCTION 'FTP_R3_TO_SERVER'
      EXPORTING
        handle         = v_handle
        fname          = g_file
        blob_length    = l_blob
        character_mode = 'X'
      TABLES
        text           = gt_ftp
      EXCEPTIONS
        tcpip_error    = 1
        command_error = 2
        data_error     = 3
        OTHERS         = 4.
Any ideas?

As far as I see, you are opening the FTP-Connection in ASCII-Mode.
This means that the Data transfered is "converted" in a way as the FTP-Server think its correct.
Try to open the FTP-Connection in Binary mode, hopefully this helps?
Regards
Rene

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