Unicode syntax error

[Former Member]

Hi all,

i am getting a syntax error after activating the Unicode attribute of 1 program.

The error says - "Table KEN3 must have a character line type ( C, N, D, T or string).

The code extract is -

SEARCH ken3 FOR seek.

Variable seek is of type dd03l-fieldname and KEN3 is an int tab containing data.

Please let me know the fix for this error.

Points guaranteed...

Amogh

[Former Member]

Hi Amogh,

The SEARCH keyword for character operations only.you can convert ken3 Integer to Character by using Standrad FM's.

<b>CONVERT_STRING_TO_INTEGER</b>

I hope the above FM will works for you.

Regards

Bhupal Reddy

[Former Member]

Hello Amogh,

It owuld be immensely helpful to resolve this problem if you specify the data declaration for the internal table KEN3.

Regards,

Anand Mandalika.

[Former Member]

Hi,

Thank u for looking into the issue..

The data declaration for KEN3 is -

DATA: BEGIN OF ken3 OCCURS 10.

INCLUDE STRUCTURE mhk.

DATA: name1 LIKE lfa1-name1.

DATA: line .

DATA: stat .

DATA: zjda11 LIKE zmjmhk-zjda1.

DATA: zjda22 LIKE zmjmhk-zjda2.

DATA: zjda33 LIKE zmjmhk-zjda3.

DATA: zjda44 LIKE zmjmhk-zjda4.

DATA: zjda55 LIKE zmjmhk-zjda5.

DATA: zjda66 LIKE zmjmhk-zjda6.

DATA: zjqt12 LIKE zmjmhk-zjqt2.

DATA: zjtx11 LIKE zmjmhk-zjtx1.

DATA: zjflgx LIKE zmjmhk-zjflg.

DATA: cha6(6) TYPE c.

DATA: seq(10) TYPE n.

DATA: END OF ken3.

plz check if u get any solution.

[Former Member]

Hello Amogh,

If your internal table contains fields with the data types other than C , N , D , T or X, you will get this error.

For example, the following code will give you the same error -

DATA : BEGIN OF ITAB OCCURS 0,
ABC TYPE I ,
XYZ TYPE STRING,
END OF ITAB.

SEARCH ITAB[] FOR 'TEST'.

To avoid this, you should create a structure with just character types.

Something like this -

DATA : BEGIN OF ITAB OCCURS 0,
ABC(8) TYPE N ,
XYZ TYPE STRING,
END OF ITAB.

SEARCH ITAB[] FOR 'TEST'.

Notice that, instead of an integer in the first declaration, I have created a numeric type of length 8. That is because "N" is a character based data-type.

Hope this is clear. If not, revert back.

Regards,

Anand Mandalika.