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Remove Accented Character from string

Former Member — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 23:20:12 GMT

Hi All,

I need to replace the accented characters from a string with normal character .

In the string "Rössing Uranium Limited" & "Prüflos für Prüfung freigeben" i need to remove accented characters with "o" and "u" respectively.

I have tried using below FMs but this could not help

1. SF_SPECIALCHAR_DELETE.

2. SCP_REPLACE_STRANGE_CHARS.

3. TELNUMBER_REMOVE_SPECIAL_CHAR and some other FMs too.

Please could you let me know if there is any FM or logic to replace such characters.

Thanks,

Mars

Re: Remove Accented Character from string

peter_peng — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 02:57:53 GMT

Hi,

do you want to find a FM that can replace all special character automatically?

if not, I think you can just use replace statement like below:

lv_tmp = 'Prüflos für Prüfung freigeben'.

REPLACE ALL OCCURRENCES OF REGEX 'ü' IN lv_tmp WITH 'u'.

Re: Remove Accented Character from string

Former Member — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:21:30 GMT

I do not think there is FM to process this. you may need create on FM to process it by yourself.

Re: Remove Accented Character from string

Former Member — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:24:52 GMT

You have to code your own logic.

It will be easy if you know what will be the special characters.

Re: Remove Accented Character from string

kesavadas_thekkillath — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:35:14 GMT

fm SCP_REPLACE_STRANGE_CHARS should work for sure.

Read the documentation its says that.

can you test this .. just a try


REPLACE ALL OCCURRENCES OF REGEX '[$1(\P{M}\p{M})]' IN lv_str WITH space.

or

REPLACE ALL OCCURRENCES OF REGEX '[$1(\P{M}\p{M})]' IN lv_str WITH '([aeiou])'.

Edited by: ksd on Nov 27, 2009 11:15 AM

Re: Remove Accented Character from string

Former Member — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 06:43:44 GMT

Hi Mars,

See this code snippet.

DATA: gv_in TYPE string,
      gv_out TYPE string.
gv_in = 'Rössing Uranium Limited" & "Prüflos für Prüfung freigeben'.

CALL FUNCTION 'SCP_REPLACE_STRANGE_CHARS'
  EXPORTING
    intext  = gv_in
  IMPORTING
    outtext = gv_out.
WRITE gv_out.

Input: Rössing Uranium Limited" & "Prüflos für Prüfung freigeben'
Output: Roessing Uranium Limited" & "Prueflos fuer Pruefung freigeben

Thanks

Re: Remove Accented Character from string

Former Member — Thu, 06 Feb 2014 17:47:28 GMT

To convert accents in non-accented chars you can use the FM "HR_BR_CONVERT_ACCENTS".