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Unicode Error for Macro Open statement

Former Member — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 07:38:25 GMT

I have a Macro defined as below:

-macro-for-form-definition----

DEFINE M_OPEN.

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FORM F_DSOPEN_&1_&2 *

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This is a macro to dynamically open unix files *

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--> dsn *
--> type *
--> c *

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FORM F_DSOPEN_&1_&2 USING

P_XPATH.

DATA MSG(80).

OPEN DATASET P_XPATH FOR &1 IN &2 MODE MESSAGE MSG.

V_SUBRC = SY-SUBRC.

IF SY-SUBRC <> 0.

CONCATENATE V_DESC29 P_XPATH INTO V_DESC.

PERFORM F_CREATE_IT_ERR USING ' ' V_DESC.

ENDIF.

ENDFORM.

END-OF-DEFINITION.

After that I am using that Macro as below:

M_OPEN INPUT BINARY.

M_OPEN OUTPUT TEXT.

Showing Error as below:

ERROR: In "TEXT MODE" the "ENCODING" addition must be specified

Solutions tried:

I was suspecting that error for Open Dataset and added text mode / encoding for it. Still the problem is showing up.

So I guess some change should take place for M_OPEN statements.

ANY CLUES PLEASE.

Thanks

Kiran

Re: Unicode Error for Macro Open statement

Former Member — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 07:54:25 GMT

OPEN DATASET P_XPATH FOR &1 IN &2 MODE MESSAGE MSG ENCODING DEFAULT.

Maybe you can have a try to add "ENCODING DEFAULT".

I hope it will be helpful.

Re: Unicode Error for Macro Open statement

Former Member — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 07:58:41 GMT

I already told that I gave a try in that area.

Thanks for the reply.

Any more clues pl

Kiran

Re: Unicode Error for Macro Open statement

Former Member — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 09:15:47 GMT

any clues please

Re: Unicode Error for Macro Open statement

rainer_hbenthal — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 09:20:41 GMT

OPEN DATASET P_XPATH FOR &1 IN &2 MODE MESSAGE MSG encoding default.

Thats the solution. If you tried and had no success, you made a mistake.

The encoding phrase is mandantory in unicode, you dont have that, and therefore you will get an error.

And at least: using a macro to have a form is more than strange. Forms can have parameters.

Re: Unicode Error for Macro Open statement

Former Member — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 09:26:53 GMT

Hi Kiran,

Please do not use Macro. Instead use a subroutine if you wish to reuse the code.

ENCODING DEFAULT is the only solution.

Simply remove macro & paste the code of open dataset along with encoding default & check.

Best regards,

Prashant

Re: Unicode Error for Macro Open statement

Former Member — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 07:00:07 GMT

slved on my own.

defined 2 macros.

one for text

another for binary