DATASET_INCOMPATIBLE_MODE SAP ABAP Runtime Error dataset incompatible mode

DATASET_INCOMPATIBLE_MODE is an ABAP runtime error which you may come across when using or developing within an SAP system. See below for the standard details explaining what it means and how you can avoid or fix this runtime error.

Short Dump Classification: A - ABAP Programming Error

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DATASET_INCOMPATIBLE_MODE ABAP Runtime Error

SET DATASET .. ATTRIBUTES can only be used to change attributes of a file that are compatible with the mode that the file was opened in.
The code page or byte order for a file can therefore only be changed if opened in LEGACY MODE.
The replacement character or handling of conversion errors can only be changed if the file has been opened in TEXT MODE or in LEGACY MODE. Please see abap error for more details about the possible cause of this runtime error and how it could be avoided.

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File "<runtime parameter>" has been opened in an incorrect mode. Please see abap error for more details about the possible cause of this runtime error and how it could be avoided.

File "<runtime parameter>" has been opened in a mode that is not compatible with the individual values in the command SET DATASET .. ATTRIBUTES. Please see abap error for more details about the possible cause of this runtime error and how it could be avoided.