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READ_TEXT - Restrict 72charact

Former Member — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 08:16:12 GMT

Hi, everyone!

I use "READ-TEXT" function read long text.

but result is at 72width, automatic change line.

I know that max 132 width in line.

but i don't know how to setting it.

Please help me!

Re: READ_TEXT - Restrict 72charact

Former Member — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 08:24:42 GMT

Hi,

Maybe the text was saved as 73 char. long.

Regards,

Ernesto.

Re: READ_TEXT - Restrict 72charact

Former Member — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 09:27:41 GMT

Hi friend you need to set the table to type TLINE_T.

Example code :

DATA: lt_lines TYPE tline_t.

CALL FUNCTION 'READ_TEXT'

TABLES

lines = lt_lines

After that you can loop the contents into the table which you want.

LOOP AT lt_lines INTO <work_area> WHERE tdformat NE '/*'.

APPEND <work_are>-tdline TO <internal_tab>.

ENDLOOP.

Thanks and Regards,

Sri Hari Anand Kumar

Re: READ_TEXT - Restrict 72charact

Former Member — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 09:51:14 GMT

TDFORMAT = '*', means new line started in text

TDFORMAT = '=' means the text is in continuation with the previous line.

you can build an additional logic by looping the return table of the READ_TEXT and checking the TDFORMAT values.

Hope this will solve your purpose.

Re: READ_TEXT - Restrict 72charact

Former Member — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 10:47:47 GMT

you can define like this


DATA itab LIKE tline OCCURS 0 WITH HEADER LINE.


 CALL FUNCTION 'READ_TEXT'
    EXPORTING

      id                            = '0001'
      language                      = 'E'
      name                          = name
      object                        = 'VBBK'
    TABLES
      lines                         = itab
   EXCEPTIONS
     id                            = 1
     language                      = 2
     name                          = 3
     not_found                     = 4
     object                        = 5
     reference_check               = 6
     wrong_access_to_archive       = 7
     OTHERS                        = 8.

Re: READ_TEXT - Restrict 72charact

Former Member — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 13:33:59 GMT

Perhaps it is older text, stored in earlier SAP versions? One thing that I have done is to concatenate all the appropriate lines into a string separated by a space, then call function module RKD_WORD_WRAP, specifying the length I want the text parsed into a table or set of up to three lines of text....This will give me the length I want with a "natural" break on word boundaries. So regardless of how text was stored, I can put the text into any desired length.

Re: READ_TEXT - Restrict 72charact

Former Member — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 13:35:32 GMT

Krupaji, that BS post deserves a comment, but since I can't make mine polite enough, I'll hope for moderator comment.

Re: READ_TEXT - Restrict 72charact

Former Member — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 04:49:00 GMT

I have build an additional logic by looping the return table of the READ_TEXT and checking the TDFORMAT values to solved.

Thanks everyone!

Re: READ_TEXT - Restrict 72charact

Former Member — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 05:18:05 GMT

TDFORMAT = '*', means new line started in text

TDFORMAT = '=' means the text is in continuation with the previous line.

you can build an additional logic by looping the return table of the READ_TEXT and checking the TDFORMAT values.

Hope this will solve your purpose.

Re: READ_TEXT - Restrict 72charact

Former Member — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 18:03:12 GMT

You should check the TTXOB table. It contains the settings for the long text objects.

Text object VBBK

Backup mode V

Editor application TN

Line width 72

Style

Form SYSTEM

Text format

Include object

Description Sales Header texts

You can use the 'FORMAT_TEXTLINES' function to change the text length, e.g.:

call function 'FORMAT_TEXTLINES'

exporting

formatwidth = 132

linewidth = 132

startline = 1

tables

lines = it_text "the text you got with READ_TEXT function

exceptions

others = 0.

Edited by: Adorjan Cser on Aug 19, 2011 12:54 AM