SAP Note 1088209 - Help for troubleshooting: Code page display problems

Component : Graphical User Interface - Internationalization (I18N)

Solution : https://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/1088209 (SAP Service marketplace login required)

Summary :
This SAP Note addresses issues related to incorrect code page settings during data download or upload processes using GUI_DOWNLOAD and GUI_UPLOAD, resulting in display errors like garbled text. Users, particularly those engaged in developing customer applications or using Microsoft Office for data manipulation, are advised to specify the code page explicitly using parameters in CL_GUI_FRONTED_SERVICES methods. The note details identifying and setting appropriate code pages based on system configuration and user selections in SAPLogon. Additionally, it covers troubleshooting, including ensuring the correct code page settings in various scenarios and understanding potential issues with default settings or during UNICODE conversions. Specific guidance is provided on how to manage different file types, customization of default settings in SAP GUI, and the impact of system-wide language and encoding configurations.

Key words :
statement set locale language <lang>, component bc-fes-gui, required code pages installed, user selects default ansi, component bc-i18-uni, user selects default utf8, single-byte code page, component bc-i18, byte order mark, ansi code page

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1319517Unicode Collection Note
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