How to use TRANSFER itabTO FILE if itab having quantity field

Question

Hello,
  i am using ''TRANSFER itabTO FILE'' for transfer records(itab) into unix file
   if itab having quantity field or currency field then it gives error.that it must contain
   char fields.
  what can i do now?
Please tell me.............

Answer 1

Check this out.
TRANSFER
Syntax
TRANSFER dobj TO dset [LENGTH len]
                      [NO END OF LINE].
Extras:
1. ... LENGTH len
2. ... NO END OF LINE
Effect
This statement passes the content of data object dobj to the file specified in dset.<b> For dobj, you can specify data objects with elementary data types and flat structures. In Unicode programs, dobj must be character-type if the file was opened as a text file (this restriction does not apply to legacy text files). </b>
dset is expected to be a character-type data object that contains the platform-specific name of the file. The content is written to the file from the current file pointer. After the transfer, the file pointer is positioned after the data that was added. You can use addition LENGTH to restrict the number of characters or bytes transferred
In a Unicode program, the file for writing, appending, or changing must be open. Otherwise, a treatable exception occurs.
If the file was not yet opened in a non-Unicode programm, it is implicitly opened using the statement
OPEN DATASET dset FOR OUTPUT IN BINARY MODE.
as a binary file for writing. If the system accesses an invalid file, a treatable exception is raised.
The Influence of Access Type
The access type defined in statement OPEN DATASET has the following effect on the transfer:
A file opened for reading using FOR INPUT cannot be written in Unicode programs. In non-Unicode programs, TRANSFER writes in a file opened for reading using FOR INPUT in exactly the same way as a file openedfor changing using FOR UPDATE.
In a file opened for writing using FOROUTPUT, the system writes to the file from the current file pointer. If the file pointer is positioned after the current start of the file, the file is pre-filled with hexadecimal 0 from the start of the file to the file pointer.
In a file opened for appending using FOR APPENDING, the system writes to the file from the current file pointer, which is always at the end of the file.
In a file opened for changing using FOR UPDATE, the system writes to the file from the current file pointer. If the file pointer is positioned after the end of the file, the file is pre-filled with hexadecimal 0 between the end of the file and the file pointer position.
Note
Prior to release 6.10: If parts of a file were to be overwritten, it was only possible to write to a file opened for reading. This is not allowed in Unicode programs. As of release 6.10 and later, you can open a file for changing which is the recommended procedure also for non-Unicode programs.