Unicode error, Split Variable at HEX 00 into ITAB

Question

Hello all,
We will be changing our system to a Unicode system next year.  As we are modifying existing programs, we are setting the Unicode flag and correcting any errors.  In this one particular program I have run across a situation  for which I have not been able to find a solution.  Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
This error occurs when the following code is checked.
HEX must be a character-type data object
data hex type x.    "Binary zeros
data: begin of i_apqd occurs 0.
        include structure apqd.
data: end of i_apqd.
data: begin of itab occurs 0,
        field(150),
      end of itab.
split i_apqd-vardata+20 at hex into table itab.
This is what i_apqd-vardata+20 looks like in the debugger.
##SAPMF05A0100##BKPF-BLDAT#11072006#BKPF-BLART#KR#BKPF-BUKRS#100#BKPF-budat#11072006
This program is a custom developed utility program to display the contents of a BDC session.
Thanks
Bruce

Answer 1

try this:
data hex type x value '00'.                
field-symbols: <hex> type x,<char> type c. 
data: begin of i_apqd occurs 0.            
include structure apqd.                    
data: end of i_apqd.                       
data: begin of itab occurs 0,              
field(150),                                
end of itab.                               
assign hex to <hex>.
assign <hex> to <char> casting.
split i_apqd-vardata+20 at <char> into table itab.