As explained in Part 1, you can import text files with encoding in Dynamics NAV 2009 R2 Classic Client and older versions.

In this follow-up, let’s use the same trick to export a text file with encoding (UTF-8 in the example below).

To illustrate, I’ll export all items in a text file from a Russian database using three possible solutions:

1. Via Dataport

Dataport Export Item

2. Via Codeunit using File variable

Codeunit File Export Item

3. Via Codeunit using Automation (Stream)

Codeunit Stream Export Item

Now, let’s see the results:

Result

You’ll quickly notice that export via dataport or File variable does not do the job—Russian characters are not exported correctly—whereas export via Stream works perfectly.

As always, you can download the objects and files used in this post.

Related: Text encoding in NAV 2009 R2 Classic Client – Part 1
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