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String comparision in fields

Former Member — Wed, 04 Oct 2006 20:54:49 GMT

HI All,

I have a requirement to compare strings.

Like this:

     parameters:  belnr like bkpf-belnr.
     Select * from swwwihead into table t_swwwihead
        where ( WI_TYPE EQ 'F'   or
                WI_TYPE EQ 'W' ) AND
                WI_CD GE l_budat.
     X2 = belnr.
     Loop at t_swwwihead.
       X1 = t_swwwihead-TEXT.
       IF X1 byte-cs X2.
         write :/ t_swwwihead-TEXT.
       Endif.
     Endloop.

I tried to use 'CP' but i could not compare using fields. I mean i have to compare the values in the fields.

I tried byte-cs but that i can only compare in terms of bytes and my text doesnot have zeros at the begining. and xstring pads zeros to the string to make it a full byte it seems.

how can i compare this ?

Re: String comparision in fields

Former Member — Wed, 04 Oct 2006 21:03:22 GMT

Please give me an example of X1 and X2..

Thanks,

Naren

Re: String comparision in fields

Former Member — Wed, 04 Oct 2006 21:06:14 GMT

Thanks Narendran...!

X1 = Approve Parked document 100638133 initiated by USER123

and

X2 = 100638133

Re: String comparision in fields

Former Member — Wed, 04 Oct 2006 21:11:03 GMT

Hi,

Try to concatenate * in the beginning and in the end of the to be compared string before using CP..

Example

data: X1 type string.

X1 = 'Approve Parked document 100638133 initiated by USER123'.

data: X2 type string.

X2 = '100638133'.

CONCATENATE '' X2 '' INTO X2.

IF X1 CP X2.

write: / 'True'.

ELSE.

write: / 'False'.

ENDIF.

Thanks,

Naren

Message was edited by: Narendran Muthukumaran

Re: String comparision in fields

Former Member — Wed, 04 Oct 2006 21:16:32 GMT

Thanks Naren.

It worked.

Re: String comparision in fields

Former Member — Wed, 04 Oct 2006 21:17:25 GMT

Why not just use CS?

DATA: x1 TYPE string,
      x2 TYPE string.

x1 = 'Approve Parked document 100638133 initiated by USER123'.
x2 = '100638133'.

IF x1 CS x2.
* process
ENDIF.

Rob

Message was edited by: Rob Burbank