How To Fix EHPRC_CPM_TOOL031 - File has the wrong format (UNIX/Windows); file: &1

EHPRC_CPM_TOOL031 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: EHPRC_CPM_TOOL - Messages for Tools

• Message number: 031

• Message text: File has the wrong format (UNIX/Windows); file: &1

What causes this issue?

The file has a line break format from a UNIX-like operating system or
the line length is longer than 999 characters.

System Response

The file cannot be processed.

How to fix this error?

Save the file in a format from a Microsoft Windows operating system. You
can use an editor or the program <ZH>dos2unix.exe</> to do this. After
the conversion, the file must have the line break at the end of every
line like in a Microsoft Windows operating system. The line length
cannot exceed 999 characters.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message EHPRC_CPM_TOOL031 - File has the wrong format (UNIX/Windows); file: &1 ?

  The SAP error message EHPRC_CPM_TOOL031 indicates that a file being processed has an incorrect format, specifically that it is not in the expected UNIX or Windows format. This error typically arises when there is a mismatch between the file's line endings or encoding and what the SAP system expects.
  
  Cause:
  
  
  Line Endings: Files created on different operating systems have different line endings. For example:
  
  Windows uses carriage return and line feed (CRLF, \r\n).
  UNIX/Linux uses just line feed (LF, \n).
  Mac (older versions) used carriage return (CR, \r).
  
  
  
  File Encoding: The file may be encoded in a format that is not compatible with the SAP system, such as UTF-16 or other non-standard encodings.
  
  
  File Transfer Issues: If the file was transferred between systems (e.g., from a Windows machine to a UNIX server), it may have been transferred in a way that altered its format (e.g., using ASCII mode instead of binary mode).
  
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Convert Line Endings:
  
  Use a text editor