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Problem during string display.

Former Member — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 16:41:16 GMT

Hello Experts,

I have one application which accepts long text(text editor control) and save it to the Ztable by dividing into char255. It stores into Ztable in the form of stream, as the control have that method to read & write long text as stream.

Now for reporting purpose. When I want to display the data it displays '##' wherever 'ENTER' or 'NEW-LINE' has been written.

I wanted to replace that ## with new line.

I tried using

REPLACE ALL OCCURANCES OF '##' IN p_str WITH cl_abap_char_utilities=>newline.

but its not working for me.

Please suggest how to replace this ## with newline character in string. Or is there any FM available to convert stream to string directly?

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I appriciate your time and Thanks in advance.

Regards,

bh_hir

Edited by: Rob Burbank on Oct 1, 2010 1:32 PM

Re: Problem during string display.

brad_bohn — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 17:15:26 GMT

When you convert your text from the control, you need to do it as follows:


      CALL METHOD ctrl_notes->get_text_as_stream
        IMPORTING
          text                   = lt_text_table
        EXCEPTIONS
          error_dp               = 1
          error_cntl_call_method = 2
          OTHERS                 = 3.

      CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERT_STREAM_TO_ITF_TEXT'
        TABLES
          text_stream = lt_text_table
          itf_text    = lt_itf_text.

Re: Problem during string display.

Former Member — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 19:05:12 GMT

Hi Brad,

Thanks for the reply.

From control, I am storing stream to the database. So while I will retrieve data for reports, I dont have to use

ctrl_notes->get_text_as_stream

Only thing I do is, I wanted to print that lines (char255), but it has ## when I pressed enter. In report/Smarform display I dont want that ##, and needed newline there.

and I have to store the long text as stream to the ztables only, because if I convert it to the string then again I have to convert it to the table and then store, In table I dont want to save blank lines, there ## is good.

In reporting part only I want to replace ## with newline. plz help.

Thanks & Regards,

bh_hir

Re: Problem during string display.

Former Member — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 21:12:12 GMT

if you need to keep the format for show it in a smartform, you can create a text element instead of saving it in a 255 char lines.

You can create the text with the FM 'CREATE_TEXT'

CALL FUNCTION 'CREATE_TEXT'
    EXPORTING
      fid         = 'ZDET'
      flanguage   = sy-langu
      fname       = p_nomb
      fobject     = 'ZOBJ'
      save_direct = 'X'
      fformat     = '*'
    TABLES
      flines      = t_txt
    EXCEPTIONS
      no_init     = 1
      no_save     = 2
      OTHERS      = 3.

the second step is create a text element in your smartform, but declaring type "I" .

hope it helps (sorry about my english)

Edited by: Sebastian Bustamante on Oct 1, 2010 11:12 PM

Re: Problem during string display.

brad_bohn — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 21:22:41 GMT

I agree with Sebastian - sounds like you're working against the standard instead of using it. 'Work smarter, not harder' is my motto...

Re: Problem during string display.

Former Member — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 10:22:29 GMT

Hi!

This will help you

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Re: Problem during string display.

Former Member — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 12:24:14 GMT


> Hi!
> 
> This will help you
> 
> [Removing regEx|;

No it won't.

Re: Problem during string display.

Former Member — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 12:49:40 GMT


> Hi!
> 
> This will help you
> 
> [Removing regEx|;

Now it does.

Re: Problem during string display.

Former Member — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 13:41:09 GMT

Hi Maen / Raul,

the hex value for ## is : 0D0A in my string!

I have tried using

REPLACE ALL OCCURRENCES OF REGEX '\Q#\E' in p_line
                                WITH cl_abap_char_utilities=>newline

but its not working for me! am I doing anything wrong here? Plz suggest..

Example:

This is Descr text   .##hello 1234##this is tesing##

I want this string to be displayed as below.

This is Descr text   .
hello 1234
this is tesing

Thanks & Regards,

bh_hir

Edited by: bh_hir on Oct 4, 2010 3:42 PM

Re: Problem during string display.

Former Member — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 13:46:18 GMT

Look at the final reply from the original poster.

Re: Problem during string display.

Former Member — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 14:02:11 GMT

DATA: itab TYPE TABLE OF string,

wa LIKE LINE OF itab.

data : l_text type string.

l_text = 'abc#xyz'.

SPLIT l_text AT '#' INTO TABLE itab.

loop at itab into wa.

write:/ wa.

endloop.

Output

abc

xyz

You can try out above code, probably that is your solution.

Re: Problem during string display.

Former Member — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 14:25:54 GMT

Hi Maen,

Yes it partially solved my problem, It was not newline, it was cr_lf.

so I did replaced cl_abap_char_utilities=>CR_LFwith ' ' In my string. It seems that ## will not come now. but is there any way I can really display

This is Descr text   .
hello 1234
this is tesing

Instead of

This is Descr text   .hello 1234this is tesing

although there is way by spliting it at cl_abap_char_utilities=>CR_LF , but If we can just replace the char which will directly can do the above thing, then I do not have to process on many strings.

Plz suggest!

Thanks & Regards,

bh_hir

Re: Problem during string display.

Former Member — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 14:27:40 GMT

Plz suggest for above post.

Re: Problem during string display.

Former Member — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 14:28:03 GMT

Where are you displying the text? ABAP list? ALV? Smartform?

Re: Problem during string display.

Former Member — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 14:30:18 GMT

ALV & Smarform.

ALV it doesn't matter if its in one line.

But in smartform I have to display as they have entered.

Descr text     .
hello text
testing

Re: Problem during string display.

Former Member — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 14:34:25 GMT

First thing that comes to mind it pass it as separate lines in an internal table to your smartform, loop over that internal table in your smartform and print the lines.

Maybe there are more elegant solutions but this is the first that came to mind.

Re: Problem during string display.

Former Member — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 14:39:10 GMT

Actually, Sebastian made a good suggestion.

Re: Problem during string display.

Former Member — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 15:37:59 GMT

Hi bh_hir,

Have you tried the code I have given?

It will require very minor changes to implement into your code.

because as per your scenarion I think split is the best way.

Re: Problem during string display.

Former Member — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 22:06:11 GMT

Yeah, Thanks everyone for your time.

@Sabestian, am going with your suggestion. Thanks again!