Perform unicode to UTF-8 conversion on F110 bacs payment file in ABAP

Hi,
I am facing a conversion issue for the UK BACS payment files.
The payment run tcode F110 creates a payment file but the file when created on the application server has soem sort of code conversion. If I removed the # value, i can read most of the data.
The data example is as below-
#V#O#L#1#0#0#1#5#8#8# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #2#4#3#3#0#9#
#H#D#R#1#A#2#4#3#3#0#9#S# # #1#2#4#3#3#0#9#0#0#0#0#0#2#0#0#0#1#0#0#0#1# # # # # # # #1#0#1#1#2#
#H#D#R#2#F#0#2#0#0#0#0#0#1#0#0# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #
#U#H#L#1# #1#0#1#1#3#9#9#9#9#9#9# # # # #0#0#0#0#0#0#0#0#1# #D#A#I#L#Y# # #0#0#0# # # # # # # #
This is then transferred to the bank via the FTP UNIX Script but after the conversion which is happening as-
#Perform unicode to UTF-8 conversion on bacs file
$a = "iconv -f UNICODE -t UTF-8 $tmpUNI > $tmpASC";
The need going forward is to bring the details via the interface and then make an uplaod.
The ABAP code should be able to make the conversion, remove the additional chracters and then send the file across.
I have searched everywhere but I am not able to find out how to make the same conversion in ABAP.
We are on ECC6.
Can someone please help me?
Regards,
Archana

Hi Archana,
can you please check SAP notes 1064779 and 1365764 (including the attachment) and see if this helps you ?
Best regards,
Nils Buerckel
SAP AG

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