Unicode / Non-Unicode SAPFTP
Sometimes we have an unexpected behavior during SAPFTP transfer.
Our system is Unicode and everything in SAP Kernel is Unicode too.
For example:
A successful file will look like this:
*$L1$T11$S123456789012345678$U011$U02123grewgrw$
An invalid file will look like this:
* $ L 1 $ T 1 3 $ S T L 1 3 0 6 9 2 $ U 0 1 k
Transfer is successful, but the final result is not what we want.
To solve this problem:
- Make sure SAPFTP version is Unicode. For that, run the command bellow.
C:\Program Files (x86)\SAP\FrontEnd\SAPgui>SAPftp.exe -V
SAPFTP Non-Unicode
@(#) $Id: //bas/720_REL/src/krn/ftp/ftpmain.c#7 $ SAP
@(#) $Id: //bas/720_REL/src/krn/ftp/ftp.c#2 $ SAP
@(#) $Id: //bas/720_REL/src/krn/ftp/ftpcmd.c#3 $ SAP
Here I give the example of my SAPFTP.exe in SAP Gui Installation. But the same command can be executed in Server Operating System level.
- Make sure the SAPFTP version, by the above command, and SAPFTP / SAPFTPA RFCs are Unicode too.
Go to SM59 -> TCP/IP connections -> SAPFTP -> Unicode tab -> “Communication Type with Target System”
Check if it’s set to [x] Unicode or [x] Non-Unicode.
In case SAPftp.exe -V result in Unicode, change “Communication Type with Target System” to [x] Unicode.
In case SAPftp.exe -V result in Non-Unicode, change “Communication Type with Target System” to [x] Non-Unicode.
See more information about SAPFTP on note: