How to import a csv-file in UTF8-code into Navision ?

Jochen

I like to import a csv-file containing sales order data into the Navision tabels Sales Header and Sales Line. My interface using a dataport worked fine until the codepage of the files have been switched from ASCII to UTF8.

Does anybody know, how to convert a UTF8-coded file into an ANSI or ASCII-coded file ?

I tried already to open the file within a report via Excel and save it again with the OpenText- and SaveAs-methods of Excel (see the follwing code).


IF ISCLEAR(Excel) THEN CREATE(Excel,FALSE);
Excel.Visible(TRUE);
Excel.Workbooks.OpenText(FileName, //Dateiname
65001, //Codepage UTF8
1, //Startrow
1, //Excel.Workbooks.XlTextParsingType.xlDelimited
//Konstante für den variable dateityp CSV-Datei
3, //Excel.XLTextQualifier.xlTextQualifierNone
//Konstante für den Feldbegrenzer
FALSE, //Aufeinanderfolgende Trennzeichen als ein Zeichen behandeln?
FALSE, //Kein Tab als Trennzeichen
TRUE, //Semikolon als Trennzeichen
FALSE, //Kein Komma als Trennzeichen
FALSE, //Kein Space als Trennzeichen
FALSE); //Kein anderes Trennzeichen
Book := Excel.ActiveWorkbook;
Book.SaveAs(FileName, //Dateiname
6, //Dateiformat: 6 = CSV-Datei
'', //Password für Leseschutz
'', //Password für Schreibschutz
FALSE, //ReadOnlyRecommended: falls True wird beim Öffnen eine Schreibschutzabfrage
//eingeblendet
FALSE, //CreateBackup: Falls True wired eine Sicherungskopie erstellt
1, //XLSaveAsAccessMode: Speichert den Öffnen-Modus einer Datei
//Der Wert 1 für Standard, d.h. den Modus beim Speichern nicht ändern
2); //XlConfictResolution: Der Wert 2 für "Akzeptiere die Änderungen"
Excel.Quit;
CLEAR(Excel);

But i couldn't automate this indirect way, because I couldn't find a method to suppress the standard user dialog windows, which Excel uses to submit confirm messages to the user.

Has anybody a better idea ?

Jochen Anderko

nunomaia

I have created a small utility in .Net to convert codepages.
It's a possible solution.

lubost

Try to use CONVERTSTR function in Navision to convert "mystic" characters.

kriki

nunomaia wrote:

I have created a small utility in .Net to convert codepages.
It's a possible solution.

If you want, you can send it to the admin to have it put into the download section.

nunomaia

The utility is in download section :-)

A little help how to use it can be seen in comments section of. http://dynamicsuser.net/blogs/nunomaia/ ... icode.aspx

Savatage

If a file is saved in the wrong type of encodingl- I usually open it in notepad and resave it using "Save As"

there you can change the encoding.
http://savatage99.googlepages.com/Encoding.JPG

nunomaia

Yes, in the post says that.

The only new feature is the capability using automation, nothing else.