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Convert string table to Char table

Former Member — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:19:44 GMT

Hi,

Could someone please give me the ABAP code to convert string table to Char table.

Thanks,

Subash M

Re: Convert string table to Char table

Former Member — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:25:29 GMT

loop at the string table,

pass it to char structure.

append.

endlooop.

Re: Convert string table to Char table

Former Member — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:29:54 GMT

Hi,

Its not that simple, because string and the char would be different lengths and so data loss might be there.

Thanks,

Subash M

Re: Convert string table to Char table

Former Member — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:48:33 GMT

Try to use FM CONVERT_STRING_TO_TABLE

Re: Convert string table to Char table

Former Member — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:53:58 GMT

Hi,

Use SPLIT keyword. For example please type SPLIT in your abap editor and press F1 you will get sample examples.

Cheers!!

VEnk@

Re: Convert string table to Char table

Former Member — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:13:00 GMT

its simple.

take strlen of that string . it will give you the string length.

by the way dont you know the maximum length of text what you are going to get?

Re: Convert string table to Char table

Former Member — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:25:18 GMT

Try FM RKD_WORD_WRAP.

Re: Convert string table to Char table

Former Member — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:59:10 GMT

Below is an example converting to a binary string - this could be used for regular string as well with a couple of changes

data: lt_pdf type lvc_t_tlin,

ll_pdf like line of lt_pdf,

l_pdf_xstring type xstring,

convert the table into binary string

loop at lt_pdf into ll_pdf.

assign ll_pdf to <l_xline> casting.

concatenate l_pdf_xstring <l_xline> into l_pdf_xstring in byte mode.

endloop.

Re: Convert string table to Char table

Former Member — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:02:12 GMT

Hi,

did you search in SDN?

I think you will get a lot of informations.

regards, Dieter

Re: Convert string table to Char table

Former Member — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 05:37:01 GMT

Thanks for your answers.

I still have one more query. Could you please help.

I need to store some text in ITF format.

But I get it as a string and using the funcation module 'CONVERT_STRING_TO_TABLE' I convert it to char table.

Now I need to convert this to stream so that I can use the funcation module CONVERT_STREAM_TO_ITF_TEXT

to finally convert it to ITF .

So could you tell me how to convert it to stream.

I tried various options but nothing is working.

Thanks,

Subash M

Re: Convert string table to Char table

Former Member — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 05:39:21 GMT

CONVERT_ASCII_TO_ITF

try this

Re: Convert string table to Char table

venkat_o — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 05:49:31 GMT

Hi Subhash, As you got data into char table, Char table contains ASCII data only. You can directly pass char table to your CONVERT_STREAM_TO_ITF_TEXT directly like below.

" Convert ASCII to ITF
  CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERT_STREAM_TO_ITF_TEXT'
       TABLES
            text_stream = l_char_tab   "ascii
            itf_text    = l_itf_tab.

<li>After that you can convert ITF to HTML


  CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERT_ITF_TO_HTML'
    EXPORTING
      i_header                 = l_header
      i_replace                = space
      i_html_header            = space
    TABLES
      t_itf_text               = l_itf_tab
      t_html_text              = l_char_tab
    EXCEPTIONS
      illegal_header           = 1
      OTHERS                   = 2.

Thanks Venkat.O

Re: Convert string table to Char table

venkat_o — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 05:53:34 GMT

Hi Subhash, <li>Check the method CONVERT_ASCII_TO_HTML in the class CL_BFW_WEBRESOURCE_POC @SE24 tcode.See the source code of the method. You will come to know many things. Thanks Venkat.O

Re: Convert string table to Char table

Former Member — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 11:24:18 GMT

Hi Venkat/All,

Using CONVERT_ASCII_TO_ITF this works. But the problem is , sometimes the alignment of the the text is not done properly.

For example when there are carriage returns in the text.

Thanks,

Subash M

Re: Convert string table to Char table

Former Member — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 11:49:11 GMT

you can use format is before you call the FM

Re: Convert string table to Char table

Clemenss — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 12:00:14 GMT

Hi Subash,

although I don't no what you really want to do and why, this is what I would do to convert a table of STRINGs inro a table of CHAR elements:

FORM conv .
  DATA:
    lt_string TYPE TABLE OF string,
    lv_maxl   TYPE sy-linsz,
    lr_clin   TYPE REF TO data,
    lr_ctab   TYPE REF TO data.
  FIELD-SYMBOLS:
    <any>     TYPE ANY,
    <tab>     TYPE table.
* get some test data into a string table
  SELECT text
    INTO TABLE lt_string
    FROM t100
    UP TO 100 ROWS.
* determine required maximum length
  LOOP AT lt_string ASSIGNING <any>.
    CHECK STRLEN( <any> ) > lv_maxl.
    lv_maxl = STRLEN( <any> ).
  ENDLOOP.
* create a CHASR object of that length
  CREATE DATA lr_clin TYPE c LENGTH lv_maxl.
* Now we have a reference to  the data, assign it to field-symbol for use
  ASSIGN lr_clin->* TO <any>.
* create a table with records of this CHAR field
  CREATE DATA lr_ctab LIKE TABLE OF <any>.
* Now we have a reference to  the data, assign it to field-symbol for use
  ASSIGN lr_ctab->* TO <tab>.
* transfer the STRING data to CHAR data
  LOOP AT lt_string ASSIGNING <any>.
    APPEND <any> TO <tab>.
  ENDLOOP.
* That's it
  BREAK-POINT. "See what we got
ENDFORM.                    " CONV

Regards,

Clemens