Convert string to xstring in release 640

[Former Member]

Hi!

How I can convert string to xstring in release 640? because the function SCMS_STRING_TO_XSTRING return the error CMS196 'Error occurred during character conversion'.

[Former Member]

Hi!

How I can convert string to xstring in release 640? because the function SCMS_STRING_TO_XSTRING return the error CMS196 'Error occurred during character conversion'.

[thomas_jung]

I use SCMS_STRING_TO_XSTRING quite often on 640 without any problems. Perhaps you post your code sample here, we might be able to find a problem.

[Former Member]

Hi,

maybe you want to try the classes

CL_ABAP_CONV_OUT_CE (string to xstring)

and

CL_ABAP_CONV_IN_CE (xstring to string)

* Sample coding
data:    string        type string,
         xstring       type xstring,
         lv_length     type i,
         lorv_conv     type ref to cl_abap_conv_out_ce.

string = 'this is a test.'.


clear: lv_length, xstring, lorv_conv.
try.
    lorv_conv = cl_abap_conv_out_ce=>create( ).
  catch cx_parameter_invalid_range .
* error handling
  catch cx_sy_codepage_converter_init .
* error handling
endtry.

try.
    call method lorv_conv->write
      exporting
*    N                             = -1
        data                          = string
*    VIEW                          =
      importing
        len                           = lv_length.
  catch cx_sy_codepage_converter_init .
* error handling
  catch cx_sy_conversion_codepage .
* error handling
  catch cx_parameter_invalid_type .
* error handling
  catch cx_parameter_invalid_range .
* error handling
endtry.

try.
    call method lorv_conv->get_buffer
      receiving
        buffer = xstring.
  catch cx_root.
* error handling
endtry.

[athavanraja]

the function SCMS_STRING_TO_XSTRING uses the same class

(cl_abap_conv_out_ce)

Regards

Raja