Special characters in GUID_CREATE output causing short dump

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Hi

As part of a requirement, we are generating a message log handle every time a custom program is run to log messages.

The FM used is BAL_LOG_CREATE which internally calls FM GUID_CREATE. Now the requirement is to consume the GUID of type GUID_22 generated by this FM.

GUID_CREATE internally generates a GUID of type GUID_16 and then converts it to type GUID_22. In some cases, the output of the GUID_22 type has a special character '}' in the output, which is causing the applications to crash.

To replicate, I have written a small snippet

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REPORT zvc_test_log_handle1.

DATA lv_guid_22 TYPE guid_22.
PARAMETERS: p_num TYPE i.

START-OF-SELECTION.
DO p_num TIMES.
CLEAR lv_guid_22.
CALL FUNCTION 'GUID_CREATE'
IMPORTING
ev_guid_22 = lv_guid_22.
NEW-LINE.
WRITE: lv_guid_22.
ENDDO.

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if this is executed for a large P_NUM, lets say 200, in the output you can see GUIDs with '}' in them. This is causing some applications working with the GUID to short dump.

Sample Output

01LTS3u87kEDtfbsBnyOuG

01LTS3u87kEDtfbsBnyuuG

01LTS3u87kEDtfbsBnzOuG

01LTS3u87kEDtfbsBnzuuG

01LTS3u87kEDtfbsBn{OuG

01LTS3u87kEDtfbsBn{uuG

01LTS3u87kEDtfbsBn}OuG

01LTS3u87kEDtfbsBn}uuG

01LTS3u87kEDtfbsBo0OuG

01LTS3u87kEDtfbsBo0uuG

01LTS3u87kEDtfbsBo1OuG

Is there any way to avoid this special character - or do I have to manually check each GUID generated for special character and replace it?