In 6.0 get error "END_OF_RECORD" must be a character-type data object .....

Question

Hi All,
following piece of code was working fine in 4.6 C   but in ECC 6.0 I get the following error:
"   "END_OF_RECORD" must be a character-type data object (data type C, N,D, T or STRING) .  " 
I tried type-casting with field symbols but still not able to remove the error.  Cannot convert end_of_record directly to type C as it may hamper the functionality. Plz advice how to remove the error without converting type x to type C
In the following code :
DATA:  DELIMITER   TYPE C VALUE   CL_ABAP_CHAR_UTILITIES=>HORIZONTAL_TAB,
        end_of_record             TYPE x.
SPLIT data_file_i AT delimiter INTO it_ekko-rtype
                                          it_ekko-ebeln
                                          it_ekko-bsart
                                          it_ekko-lifnr
                                          it_ekko-bedat
                                          it_ekko-ekorg
                                          it_ekko-ekgrp
                                          it_ekko-bukrs
                                          it_ekko-zterm
                                          it_ekko-zbd1t
                                          it_ekko-zbd1p
                                          it_ekko-zbd2t
                                          it_ekko-zbd2p
                                          it_ekko-zbd3t
                                          it_ekko-inco1
                                          it_ekko-inco2
                                          it_ekko-waers
                                          it_ekko-wkurs
                                          it_ekko-kufix
                                          it_ekko-verkf
                                          it_ekko-telf1
                                          it_ekko-ihrez
                                          it_ekko-unsez
                                          it_ekko-angnr
                                          it_ekko-ihran
                                          it_ekko-submi
                                          it_ekko-loekz
                                          end_of_record.
where all these fields except  " end_of_record " are of character type and  "data_file_i " is a character type structure as defined below:
DATA :
  BEGIN OF data_file_i OCCURS 0,
    record(1000),
  END OF data_file_i,

Answer 1

Type X is not allowed in Unicode. When a field is declared as Type X with Value u201809u2019 or any other value, it can be resolved by using classes.
Before Unicode
                  CONSTANTS: c_hex TYPE x VALUE '09'.
Resolution:
Itu2019s work for any value of x.
First a temporary field of Type c should declare. Following class will convert Type x variable into type c.
Example:
CONSTANTS: c_hex TYPE x VALUE '09'.
DATA: LV_TEMP TYPE STRING.
DATA: LV_TMP TYPE C.
TRY.
CALL METHOD CL_ABAP_CONV_IN_CE=>UCCP
EXPORTING
UCCP   = c_hex
RECEIVING
CHAR   = LV_TMP   .
CATCH CX_SY_CONVERSION_CODEPAGE.
CATCH CX_PARAMETER_INVALID_TYPE.
CATCH CX_SY_CODEPAGE_CONVERTER_INIT.
ENDTRY.
CONCATENATE I_OUTPUT-BKTXT I_OUTPUT-BVORG            
I_OUTPUT-BUDAT I_OUTPUT-MESSAGE INTO
SEPARATED BY LV_TMP.                      
I_BUFFER = LV_TEMP.
CLEAR LV_TEMP.
CLEAR LV_TMP.
OR
Note: It works only for type x value  09.
CLASS cl_abap_char_utilities DEFINITION LOAD.
CONSTANTS: c_hex TYPE c VALUE
                         abap_char_utilities=>HORIZONTAL_TAB.