Creating Unprintable Characters in a GM PDF417 barcode in Smartforms

[Former Member]

Hello

I am tring to create a General Motors GM 1724-A format barcode label in Smartform.

The GM specifications state that the PDF4-417 must contain certain unprintable characters like ASCII 04, ASCII 29 and ASCII 30.

I want to create a sring of data in my Smartform Print Program and pass the entire string to the Smartform through an internal structure.

I have create 3 constants defned as hex (type x) '04', '1D' and '1E', but when I try to CONCACTONATE them into the structure field, the program comple erors out... You cannot CONCACTONATE a hex field.

When I moved those hex fields into a 1 char fields, they contain '0', '1' and '1'.

I cannot find a Function Module which will convert a hex into character.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Thanks

Peter

[Former Member]

I received the answer in "Creating Unprintable Characters String in an ABAP program" under ABAP Development » ABAP, General

[Sandra_Rossi]

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