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ABAP program issues..Unicode program "ITAB" must have the same structure?

Former Member — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 09:03:08 GMT

Dear Expert,

I coded below code in se38, but system give below error message, could please kindly advie issue reason? Thanks!!

Error message: A line of "ITAB" and "LINE" are not mutually convertible. In a Unicode program "ITAB" must have the same structure layout as "LINE" independent of the length of a . Unicode character. Unicode character.

REPORT  ZTEST_HIHIHI.

Data: begin of line,
num type i,
sqr type i,
end of line,

itab type standard table of line with key table_line.

Do 5 times.
line-num = sy-index.
line-sqr = sy-index ** 2.
append line to itab.
enddo.

loop at itab into line.
write: / line-num, line-sqr.
endloop.
clear itab.

Re: ABAP program issues..Unicode program "ITAB" must have the same structure?

Former Member — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 09:09:08 GMT

hi hoo la. this problem discussed so many times , kindly first search on SDN.

n e ways

Re: ABAP program issues..Unicode program "ITAB" must have the same structure?

SuhaSaha — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 09:09:49 GMT

Hello Hoo Laa,

This is because the way you have defined LINE, it is a structure & not a data type. Hence you are facing the issue

You have to change the data declaration to:

itab LIKE STANDARD TABLE OF line WITH KEY table_line.

BR,

Suhas

Re: ABAP program issues..Unicode program "ITAB" must have the same structure?

former_member217544 — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 09:12:53 GMT

Please ignore

Edited by: Swarna Munukoti on Dec 3, 2009 10:14 AM