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error in XML transformation

Former Member — Fri, 25 Oct 2013 10:33:07 GMT

We are reading an XML file (utf-8) using a transformation created through the Tcode XSLT_TOOL. We are using the CALL TRANSFORMATION statement for the same.

We find that there is an issue which has come up in production because the program could not read a file which has around 6000 lines. Upon analysis we found that the CALL TRANSFORMATION statement fails.

The error message of the exception we get is “System Expected A value Of Type C”.

We do not have a way of finding which exact tag in the XML file is causing this. We tried to declare the structure elements with numeric data types, but the transformation accepts only Character type elements. Due to this we’re not able to resolve this error.

This is a very critical production issue for the client since it affects the transfer of payment data to banks in this XML format of SEPA (Single EURO Payment Area).

Kindly help us out by connect us to some folks who have worked on XML processing of bank files and will be able to help us out.

Re: error in XML transformation

Former Member — Fri, 25 Oct 2013 11:15:10 GMT

Hi,  Try this approach.
DATA:lv_filname TYPE  localfile.

  DATA:lv_xstring TYPE xstring.
  DATA:xml_table   TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF smum_xmltb.
  DATA:lv_dummy TYPE string.

  CONCATENATE  in_path in_filename INTO lv_filname.

  OPEN DATASET lv_filname FOR INPUT IN BINARY MODE.
  IF sy-subrc NE 0.
    "... 
 ENDIF.

  READ DATASET lv_filname INTO lv_xstring.
  CLOSE DATASET lv_filname.

  CALL FUNCTION 'SMUM_XML_PARSE'   
 EXPORTING     
      xml_input = lv_xstring   
 TABLES     
      xml_table = out_tab     
 return    = out_return.

  CALL FUNCTION 'HR_KR_XSTRING_TO_STRING'  
  EXPORTING     
      in_xstring          = lv_xstring   
 IMPORTING   
      out_string          = out_string      
      .
  IF  out_string NE 0.
   "...  
  ENDIF.

Re: error in XML transformation

germain_azambou2 — Wed, 30 Oct 2013 08:32:07 GMT

Set a break point by call Transformation, so at this point you will be able to jump in the transformation with F5, and debug line after line. till the point where it trows the error

i think your error mean the declared structure is waiting for a caracter but receiving somthing else.

i'm working on Sepa XML too but with simple transformation

let me know if it solved your problem