Flatfile loading symbols

[Former Member]

In BW I load a flatfile CSV, to a datasource.

I am loading from a flatfile with fields wich contain especially the symbol squar '²' in a textfield.

The field in the datasouce is of type CHARACTER (60) and allows lowercase characters.

After loading the file and checking the PSA the symbol '²' is not present. The string 'AAa m² aaa' in the flatfile is loaded

as 'AAa m aaa'.

I don't understand why the symbol is missing, can anyone help?

TNX

Edited by: Chiel74 on Nov 11, 2011 12:07 PM

[Ryan-Crosby]

Hi,

This would either be a problem where the system doesn't support Unicode or the character is not supported in the system code page so you would end up with a character that it doesn't know how to handle so you get the space in its place.

Regards,

Ryan Crosby

[Former Member]

thank you Ryan,

Thanks for your help. I am new to BW so I overlooked a conversion exit that was defined in the Datasource.

So in the end it was not a question of Unicode.

Chiel