EUR symbol not displayed correctly in the EDI message (US-ASCII encoded).

EUR symbol not displayed correctly in the EDI message (US-ASCII encoded).

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Article ID: KB0094187

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TIBCO BusinessConnect EDI Protocol Powered by Instream -
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Description

Description:
When sending an outbound EDIFACT document, the EURO character "€" does not get translated correctly in the outbound document.


Symptoms:
When putting a EURO character "€" in an outbound element, the resulting character is a question mark "?". 
Cause:
This is a defect in the current product.

Issue/Introduction

EUR symbol not displayed correctly in the EDI message (US-ASCII encoded).

Resolution

This issue only occurs if the XML is provided to BC as part of the INITIATOR.REQUEST payload. If you write the XML payload to the file system, and then pass the filename in the inputFile field to BC, the translation will work correctly. 

Additional Information

BusinessConnect EDI Protocol powered by Instream User's Guide