'Open Dataset' command - add ASCII code in a unicode system

Hi,
I use following comand in order to save a file on an application server.
open dataset <path> for output in text mode encoding default.
Is it possible to convert file to ASCII code instead of the system setting unicode and to ignore conversion errors? If yes, please tell me how.
Thanks!

problem exporting text in hebrew
Similar kind of problem has been solved here.. check that link first
Use the class CL_ABAP_CONV_OUT_CE and use it to convert file from unicode to ascii.

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TYPE-POOLS:TRUXS.
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For the first IF condition where you determine whether to use WS_UPLOAD or to call OPEN DATASET.
What will happen if the first IF condition is satisfied? It will trigger the WS_UPLOAD logic and after that it will also try to trigger the OPEN DATASET logic rite?
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open dataset                                                       *
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OPEN DATASET P_DATASET
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