Any consequences to use IGNORING CONVERSION ERRORS?

[Former Member]

I'm using

OPEN DATASET l_filepath FOR INPUT IN TEXT MODE ENCODING UTF-8 IGNORING CONVERSION ERRORS.

to read a file in UTF-8 in a non-unicode SAP system.

I need to know is there any consequences if I use the IGNORING CONVERSION ERRORS? Because if I not using this code, there will be runtime errors.

Thanks for your opinions.

[Former Member]

you can use the IGNORING CONVERSION ERRORS addition to make the system suppress conversion errors at runtime when reading or writing to a file. In general, reading or writing to a file causes a runtime error, unless this file has already been opened using an OPEN DATASET statement.

[Former Member]

So the system will just bypass the conversion error without showing any error right?

[Former Member]

Your understanding is right Irene.

Kind Regards

Eswar

[anversha_s]

hi..

IGNORING CONVERSION ERRORS. - > this will by pass the conversion errors.

rgds

anver

[Former Member]

If I use this IGNORING CONVERSION ERRORS, the dataset that I open will be still in codepage 8600 without convert to codepage 4110 (in thai) right?

[Former Member]

Am not sure on this, will personally check and let you know.

Kind Regards

Eswar

[Former Member]

Thanks for your help first. If you found the results, pls let me know as I need to convince my boss.

[Former Member]

Sorry Irene, i coudlnt simulate the same on my system. You can go ahead with IGNORING CONVERSION ERRORS, if itz ok with data loss. I mean the Thai Characters coming will not be stored in SAP the same way right.

Kind Regards

Eswar