Problem while using the parameter statement with visible length Option

[Former Member]

Hi All,

I am using the parameter statement with visible length Option. The parameter is defined for a fiel which is of 132 charecters and I defined the visible length as 10. Whenever I enter data into this parameter which is more than 10 charecters the data is automatically getting truncated to 10 charecters in the program. But I want to have the full value in the program what user enters.

I defined the parameter as follows..

PARAMETERS : p_name(132) type c VISIBLE LENGTH 20 lower case.

Any inputs regarding this issue are highly appreciated

Thanks,

Kasinath Babu.

[JozsefSzikszai]

hi,

it should not be truncated, the VISIBLE LENGTH is for the selection screen only. Probably in your program you use like: p_nam(10), which means, that only the first ten characters are used.

hope this helps

ec

[Former Member]

Hi Eric,

Thanks for your quick response.

IAs you said the VISIBLE LENGTH is for the selection screen only. I am not using anything like p_nam(10) in my program. I am facing this problem in a particular system which is running on 4.6C when I used the same code in other system which is on ECC 6.0 there I am not getting this problem.

Thanks,

Kasinath Babu.

[JozsefSzikszai]

strange...

I have here 4.7, 5.0 and 6.0, unfortunately no 4.6C, so I cannot try...

I also checked the 4.6C Saphelp and it is clearly stated that it should not happen.

I think you have to contact OSS regarding this (if 4.6C is still supported)

[Former Member]

running on a 4.6c system, this code works fine.

PARAMETERS:
  p_view(132)  TYPE c VISIBLE LENGTH 20 lower case.

START-OF-SELECTION.

  write:/ p_view.
END-OF-SELECTION.

[Former Member]

Sorry but I think it's working fine for me.

[Former Member]

Hi,

data will not get truncated like that.may be u are assigning the value of p_name to some other variable of length only 10.

rgds,

bharat.

[Former Member]

Hi all,

I find the solution. this is the problem with the GUI. I tried with a new version of GUI and it is working fine.