Method parameter & variable in program - "is not type compatible"

[csaba_szommer]

Hi All,

Sorry for my dummy question but by checking a few threads I couldn't find answer.

I have a method with a paramter and calling it I get error message:

"variable" is not type-compatible with formal parameter "parameter"

'variable' --> data element: 'zchar2' (CHAR 2)

'parameter' --> data element: 'zchar10' (CHAR 10)

It's clear that 'zchar2' and 'zchar10' are different.

What is not clear to me why cannot I import a 2 character string into a parameter of 10 characters.

There's no error if I change the parameter's type from 'zchar10' to 'c' in the method. However I don't want this since the parameter must have 10 characters or less (and no more).

How can I define the parameter in the method properly (I don't want to manipulate 'variable')? What is the solution?

Thanks,

Csaba

Additionally:

Tried char10, string10 - it didn't help...

Edited by: Csaba Szommer on Mar 19, 2011 7:17 PM

[csaba_szommer]

Hi Csaba,

declare the parameter as TYPE ANY. This works and you can call it as

dummy=>dummy( remark ).

Regards,

Clemens

[naveen_inuganti2]

Hi,

I am not trying to answer you about why SAP has provided that kind of validation.

But I wan to understand why are you passing PARAMETER with more than CHAR2 as there is no meaning as VARIABLE will truncate last 8 Characters.

Also we might want to pass PARAMETER to PARAMETER2 (Char2) and then pass PARAMETER2 to VARIABLE of method.

Thanks,

Naveen Inuganti

[csaba_szommer]

Naveen,

Thanks for your answer.

I want to import char2 from program (from where the method is called) into the method via a char10 parameter (export / import depends on from which point we see it).

CALL METHOD dummy=>dummy

EXPORTING parameter (remark: char10) = variable (remark: char2).

Thanks,

Csaba

Edited by: Csaba Szommer on Mar 19, 2011 7:25 PM

[Clemenss]

Hi Csaba,

declare the parameter as TYPE ANY. This works and you can call it as

dummy=>dummy( remark ).

Regards,

Clemens