topic Re: SEARCH pattern in Application Development and Automation Discussions

SEARCH pattern

Former Member — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 11:56:15 GMT

Hello Experts,

I have text parameter on selection screen. if the text entered as ad then it should give all possible strings which will containg "ad".

I am using SEARCH statement but it is not working with ad or ad or ad. It is giving me blank output.

I have all the data in the internal table and just want to display records which will have this kind of pattern.

Appreciate your help.

Thanks in advance

Saurabh

Re: SEARCH pattern

Former Member — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 12:29:48 GMT

Hi,

Move the values from the internal to a range table and provide information like below.

ra_data type range of ty_data.

wa_data-sign = 'I'
wa_data-info = 'CP'
wa_data-low = wa_itab-pattern
append wa_data to ra_data.

Then use search statement in this range table.

SEARCH 'ad' IN ra_data.

Else try like below.

FIND ALL OCCURRENCES OF REGEX 'ad' 
  IN TABLE itab 
  RESULTS results.

Hope this works.

Re: SEARCH pattern

Former Member — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 12:36:30 GMT

when you are at programming it anyway, let you be told that SEARCH is obsolete. Adopting to the modern times you should use FIND instead.

Re: SEARCH pattern

SharathYaralkattimath — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 13:31:51 GMT

Try this,


DATA result_tab TYPE match_result_tab.

FIND ALL OCCURRENCES OF REGEX '(ad)' IN TABLE t_table
RESULTS result_tab.

Re: SEARCH pattern

kesavadas_thekkillath — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 14:26:35 GMT

Hi,

I donot think search is required here. Instead of parameters declare it as select option with no intervals and extension ( looks similar to parameter ). Then use a loop statement like.

loop at it where field in s_so1.

endloop.

keshav

Re: SEARCH pattern

Former Member — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 14:45:37 GMT

nice solution, just dont forget to check if s_so1 is empty before doing so, since an empty select option states always correct.