Hello, How is saved to xls files? --- using pentaho there is a tool there to output data in different formats in this case xls Defined reviewed, on particular is the data changed? ---Yes, some descriptions are changed How is transferred from xls to to the database? --- Using pentaho there is a tool there to load the data in different formats in this case xls Is the data reviewed in Excel only on one machine or many? ---only in one machine What the locales/encodings/character sets involved? ---UTF 8 location spanish_Cuba.1252 Define what you mean by whole operation done in Windows.--- When the process is executed in my local machine which is in windows there are no issues, when it move to dev environment which is in linux but the xls is still reviewed in windows the load throws data with the U+FFFD � REPLACEMENT CHARACTER. best regards El mié, 13 dic 2023 a las 0:19, Adrian Klaver (<adrian.klaver@xxxxxxxxxxx>) escribió: > > On 12/12/23 16:09, Igniris Valdivia Baez wrote: > > Hello to all, to clarify the data is moving this way: > > 1. The data is extracted from a database in postgres using Pentaho(Kettle) > > 2. Here is there is a bifurcation some data is loaded into the destiny > > database and behaves fine the other scenario the data is saved in xls > > files to be reviewed > > How is saved to xls files? > > > 3. After the revision the data is loaded to the destiny database and > > here is were I believe the issue is, because the data is reviewed in > > Windows and somehow Pentaho is not understanding correctly the > > interaction between both operating systems. > > Defined reviewed, on particular is the data changed? > > How is transferred from xls to to the database? > > Is the data reviewed in Excel only on one machine or many? > > What the locales/encodings/character sets involved? > > > > > PD: when the hole operation is executed in Windows it never fails > > Define what you mean by whole operation done in Windows. > > > Thank you all > > > -- > Adrian Klaver > adrian.klaver@xxxxxxxxxxx >