Special Character Issue in outbound file(Extra length)

Question

I have a big issue when generating output file.
I have data like party_name=00CONSTRUÇÕES JOSÉ VIEIRA, LDA.
The data is for Spain client and so the need those special characters.
So in the cursor query I used following convert function like CONVERT(TRIM(hp.party_name),'WE8ISO8859P1')
and appending into the file
v_output_file := UTL_FILE.fopen (v_path, v_filename, 'A');
p_record:=SUBSTR(RPAD(NVL(TRIM(l_sales_order_details_rec (i).party_name),
30,
),1,30)--- All these funtions I applied because, i am trying to avoid that issue.
and then
UTL_FILE.put_line (v_output_file, p_record)
When inserting into file it inserts 2 spaces extra(only if there is a character like Ç and/or Õ, not for É) for which the length its becoming 32(actually should be 30). And so effecting the subsequent values of that record.
Any one please let me know any ideas, this is very critical for me. Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

Please post the details of the application release, database version and OS.
What is your database characterset?
I have a big issue when generating output file.How do you generate the output file?
I have data like party_name=00CONSTRUÇÕES JOSÉ VIEIRA, LDA.
The data is for Spain client and so the need those special characters.What is the NLS_LANG setting on the client side?
So in the cursor query I used following convert function like CONVERT(TRIM(hp.party_name),'WE8ISO8859P1')
and appending into the file
v_output_file := UTL_FILE.fopen (v_path, v_filename, 'A');
p_record:=SUBSTR(RPAD(NVL(TRIM(l_sales_order_details_rec (i).party_name),
30,
),1,30)--- All these funtions I applied because, i am trying to avoid that issue.
and then
UTL_FILE.put_line (v_output_file, p_record)How do you run this code?
When inserting into file it inserts 2 spaces extra(only if there is a character like Ç and/or Õ, not for É) for which the length its becoming 32(actually should be 30). And so effecting the subsequent values of that record.
Any one please let me know any ideas, this is very critical for me. Thanks in advance.Please provide more details about the issue and answer the above questions.
Thanks,
Hussein