WD ABAP: Fileupload dumps if file name contains ? and #

July 3, 2009 at 2:21 am

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Symptom
If a file is loaded into the back end via the WD ABAP UI Element FileUpload and its file name contains the characters ‘?’ or ‘#’ a dump occurs.
Other terms
WD ABAP, FileUpload
Reason and Prerequisites
Coding error in 7.01 SP2 and SP3
Solution
Please update your system to 7.01 SP4 or higher. Alternatively apply this note and note [...]

WD ABAP FileUpLoad dumps if filename contains special chars

July 3, 2009 at 2:18 am

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Symptom
Using the WD ABAP UI Element FileUpLoad leads to the runtime error (dump) STRING_OFFSET_NEGATIVE “Invalid access of string with negative offset” in the ABAP class /1WDA/CASTANDARD. This happens if the filename contains special characters (e.g. Umlaute, Accents, etc.) and the backend is a non-unicode system.
Other terms
WD ABAP, FileUpLoad, dump, STRING_OFFSET_NEGATIVE, /1WDA/CASTANDARD
Reason and [...]