itab cannot be converted to character-type field

[Former Member]

Hi All,

We have a program not working in ECC 6.0.

data: begin of itab occurs 0.

include structure rku01ja.

data: end of itab.

loop at itab.

write 😕 itab.

endloop.

Now it says itab cannot be converted to character-type field

Please help

[Former Member]

You can WRITE each field individually.

Rob

[Former Member]

I thought the same Rob, but its a really long structure.

[Former Member]

You can use FIELD-SYMBOLS.

A better approach might be to decide which fields you really want to see and print only those.

Rob

[Former Member]

Thanks Rob, I was thinking of fetching all the fields of the structure included and then loop through those and print individual element...Something like dynamic table..

[uwe_schieferstein]

Hello Reena

Apparently you cannot WRITE a structured variable under Unicode. Instead you need to move the structured contents to an unstructured C-container, e.g.:

data: begin of itab occurs 0.
include structure rku01ja.
data: end of itab.

DATA: ld_string    TYPE string.
DATA: ls_record   LIKE LINE OF itab.

loop at itab INTO ls_record.

  CALL METHOD cl_abap_container_utilities=>fill_container_c
    EXPORTING
      im_value               = ls_record
*    IMPORTING
*      ex_container           = ld_string
*    EXCEPTIONS
*      illegal_parameter_type = 1
*      others                 = 2
          .
  IF sy-subrc <> 0.
*   MESSAGE ID SY-MSGID TYPE SY-MSGTY NUMBER SY-MSGNO
*              WITH SY-MSGV1 SY-MSGV2 SY-MSGV3 SY-MSGV4.
  ENDIF.

write 😕 ld_string.
endloop.

Regards

Uwe

[Former Member]

And now I will try Uwe's code