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Convert long text to string

Former Member — Thu, 14 May 2009 08:12:09 GMT

Hello

I'm looking for a standard way to get a string out of a long text table (tline table).

I get the long text by using the read_text function, and it returns a table that contains the text, with the format column. I need a function that gets this table and returns a formatted string.

Please tell me if there's a standard way of doing this.

Best regards,

Udi.

Re: Convert long text to string

Former Member — Thu, 14 May 2009 08:20:43 GMT

HI try this,

After the READ_TEXT, say data is in internal table it_tline.

data : v_text type string.

loop at it_tline.

concatenate v_text it_tline-tdline into v_text seperated by space.

endloop.

write v_text.

Re: Convert long text to string

Sm1tje — Thu, 14 May 2009 08:21:03 GMT

What about 'CONVERT_ITF_TO_STREAM_TEXT'

Edited by: Micky Oestreich on May 14, 2009 10:21 AM

Re: Convert long text to string

Former Member — Thu, 14 May 2009 08:38:07 GMT

Hi Udi ,

You need to loop the internal table that fetches record from the table type TLINE.

After that you need to concatenate the field string value into a variable type STRING.

DATA : t_itab LIKE TABLE OF tline,
       fs_itab LIKE LINE OF t_itab,
       w_string TYPE string ,   " To hold Continous text
SELECT .......
LOOP AT t_itab INTO fs_itab.
  CONCATENATE fs_itab-tdline w_string INTO w_string.  " Concatenate to get it continous
ENDLOOP.
WRITE : w_string.   " Displaying continuous text

If want space between the concatenated parts use SEPERATED BY SPACE at the

end of CONCATENATE statement . Like -

CONCATENATE fs_itab-tdline w_string INTO w_string SEPERATED BY SPACE.

Check my post in the bellow link -

[https://forums.sdn.sap.com/click.jspa?searchID=-1&messageID=7484684]

Regards

Pinaki

Re: Convert long text to string

Former Member — Thu, 14 May 2009 10:04:25 GMT

Thank you all,

I specifically asked for a standard way of doing this, like what Micky suggested.

But I realized it won't be much different than doing it by myself, so that's how I did it eventually.

Thanks everyone.