Encoding Must be Addtion

[Former Member]

Hi all,

This is what my Program I have written but it is showing error like

In "Text mode " the "Encoding" addition must be specified.

My Program:

parameters filename(128) default '/usr/tmp/testfile.dat' lower case.

data msg_text(50).

open dataset filename for output in text mode message msg_text.

if sy-subrc ne 0.

write: 'File canot be opened. Reason:', msg_text.

exit.

endif.

Could you please tell me how to solve this Error.

Thanks and Regards,

Ashok.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi,

In unicode enabled system........you need to add "ENCODING DEFAULT" at the ending.

Otherwise you wil get error.

open dataset filename for output in text mode ENCODING DEFAULT message msg_text.

regards

Sandeep Reddy

[Former Member]

Hi Ashok,

Award points if useful..

The addition IN TEXT MODE opens the file as a text file. 
The addition ENCODING defines how the characters are represented in the text file. 

When writing to a text file, the content of a data object is converted to the representation entered after ENCODING, and transferred to the file. If the data type is character-type and flat, trailing blanks are cut off. In the data type string, trailing blanks are not cut off. 

In Unicode programs, only the content of character-type data objects can be transferred to text files and read from text files. The addition encoding must be specified in Unicode programs, and can only be omitted in non-Unicode programs. 

Thanks,

Ravee...

[naimesh_patel]

If you use TEXT MODE than you have to use one of the following:

TEXT MODE ENCODING {DEFAULT|UTF-8|NON-UNICODE}

Please refer Online Help for more info.

Regards,

Naimesh Patel