Description

Not able to connect to one SAP system via Winshuttle
Direct access to that SAP system is successful

The error message is:
RfcOpenEx failed(RFC_ERROR_PROGRAM): RFC_ERROR_PROGRAM -
Missing R3NANME=... or ASHOST=... in connect_param in RfcOpenEx

 

Applies to

Studio 11

Cause

The problem seems to be caused by some special characters in the SAP-password.

Solution

Use of different special characters in the affected SAP system password

Additional Information

Confirmed special character causing the error: = (equal)
Confirmed special character not causing the error: ! (exclamation mark)
Other special characters likely to cause that error:  ', ", /, \, *