Missing CRLF in file created on application server

Question

Hello,
We have a requisite to create a file on the Application Server (AS/400) with CRLF at the end of every record. The records are stored in this structure:
- OUTPUT: CHAR655, text to export;
- LENGTH: NUMC4, length of the record (text to export).
To create the file I have the following code:
  open dataset lv_filename
    for output in text mode
    encoding default
    with windows linefeed.
  loop at pt_output into ls_output.
    try.
        clear lv_length.
        lv_length = ls_output-length.
        transfer ls_output-output to lv_filename
          length lv_length.
      catch cx_root into gv_oref.
*    TODO
    endtry.
  endloop.
I have two problems:
1º When I open the file in Notepad++ the records should have 500 caracters (lv_length = 500), but it has 502;
2º Only LF appears, not CRLF.
Can anyone help me please?
Regards.

Answer 1

Hello,
Strangest thing, when I test it with 255 characters it works fine (CR+LF):
        clear lv_string.
        ls_output-output+254(1) = cl_abap_char_utilities=>cr_lf.
        lv_string = ls_output-output+0(255).
        transfer lv_string to lv_filename
          length 255.
When I try with 256 characters it doesn't work, at the end of each record I can only find LF:
        clear lv_string.
        ls_output-output+255(1) = cl_abap_char_utilities=>cr_lf.
        lv_string = ls_output-output+0(256).
        transfer lv_string to lv_filename
          length 256.
Don't understand why...
Regards.