topic Re: Unicode error: char- TYPE c VALUE '-', in Application Development and Automation Discussions

Unicode error: char- TYPE c VALUE '-',

Former Member — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 19:35:20 GMT

Hi all,

I am currently working on an upgrade project and found the following syntax error in the below statements

char- TYPE c VALUE '-',

Error: In Unicode programs, the "-" character cannot appear in names, as it does here in the name "CHAR-".

help-mandt(3) VALUE '000',

Error: In Unicode programs, the "-" character cannot appear in names, as it does here in the name "HELP-MANDT".

This error is coming in the new system which is ECC6, whereas the same statement are working fine in the old system which is R/3 4.x

Can anyone please tell me what does this mean and how to make the code Unicode compliant.

Any suggestions would be helpful.

Thanks in advance.

kesavadas_thekkillath — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 19:40:20 GMT

Solution is available in the error message itself !!!

Former Member — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 19:50:47 GMT

I forgot to mention that it is in some standard Include and cannot modify the variable name.

I agree that removing the '-' from the var name would solve the issue, but in case where I cannot take that approach.

Former Member — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 20:13:15 GMT

If that's in unmodified SAP code, I'd open a message with SAP.

Former Member — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 20:28:06 GMT

Oh? What is the include?

Rob

KK07 — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 06:05:57 GMT

I think it is not error it is just warning! if that is the case,then just ignore!!

Cheers,

Krishna kishore