DATA: lt_data_tab TYPE TABLE OF string, lv_filename TYPE string VALUE 'C:\temp\export_utf8.csv'. " Sample data with special characters APPEND 'Name,City' TO lt_data_tab. APPEND 'Müller,München' TO lt_data_tab. CALL METHOD cl_gui_frontend_services=>gui_download EXPORTING filename = lv_filename filetype = 'ASC' codepage = '4110' " SAP Codepage for UTF-8 write_bom = 'X' " Essential for Excel recognition write_field_separator = 'X' " Optional: Tab-separated CHANGING data_tab = lt_data_tab EXCEPTIONS file_write_error = 1 no_batch = 2 gui_refuse_filetransfer = 3 OTHERS = 24. IF sy-subrc <> 0. " Error handling logic here ENDIF. Use code with caution. Key Considerations
: You can look up other available codepages in the SAP system table TCP00A . sap cl_gui_frontend_services= gui_download utf-8
The following code snippet demonstrates how to call the method to generate a UTF-8 encoded file: DATA: lt_data_tab TYPE TABLE OF string, lv_filename TYPE
: Set this to 'X' ( ABAP_TRUE ) if the target application (like Microsoft Excel) requires a Byte Order Mark to recognize the file as UTF-8. FILETYPE : Typically set to 'ASC' for text or CSV files. Implementation Example (ABAP) Use code with caution
: Microsoft Excel often fails to display UTF-8 characters correctly unless the file includes a BOM ( WRITE_BOM = 'X' ) or is downloaded as UTF-16 Little Endian (Codepage 4103 ).
To achieve a successful UTF-8 export, you must specify the correct SAP codepage and handle the Byte Order Mark (BOM) properly. : Use 4110 for UTF-8 encoding.