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Read a character string

Former Member — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 19:58:36 GMT

I trying to read a character string which has #'s in it. I need to replace each of these #'s with spaces. None of the standard string functions help in this regard.

Is there a way that I can read character by character and replace the #'s with spaces.

Thanks in advance

Re: Read a character string

former_member194669 — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 20:03:25 GMT

REPLACE '#' WITH space INTO from_string.

replace all occurences of '#' in from_string with ''.

aRs

Re: Read a character string

ferry_lianto — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 20:09:17 GMT

Hi,

You can also use TRANSLATE statement.


TRANSLATE WA_TEXT USING '# '.

Regards,

Ferry Lianto

Re: Read a character string

Former Member — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 20:16:51 GMT

Hi Vamseedhar,

I think # representing Horizontal tabl and it is equivalent to CL_ABAP_CHAR_UTILITIES=>HORIZONTAL_TAB.

Try with the following statement.

replace all occurrences of

CL_ABAP_CHAR_UTILITIES=>HORIZONTAL_TAB in str with space.

Thanks,

Vinay

Re: Read a character string

Former Member — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 21:06:10 GMT

Hi,

You shoud user the TRANSLATE command. DO NOT USE REPLACE command. If you have character "#" at the end of the string, REPLACE command thinks it as a "return command" and does not replace it. Please check this code.

*----------------------------------------------------------------------*
*----------------------------------------------------------------------*
DATA: string(10) TYPE c VALUE '123#5678#'.

DATA: string1(10) TYPE c,
      string2(10) TYPE c,

WRITE:/0 'Original String :',
       20 string.

string1 = string.
REPLACE '#' WITH space INTO string1.
WRITE:/0 'REPLACE String :',
       20 string1.

string2 = string.
TRANSLATE string2 USING '# '.
WRITE:/0 'TRANSLATE String :',
       20 string2.
*----------------------------------------------------------------------*
*----------------------------------------------------------------------*

Regards,

Re: Read a character string

Former Member — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 09:22:11 GMT

Hi!

data: c(30) value 'AAXZC#D#GH'.

translate c using '# '.

condense c.

WRITE C.

Reward points if it helps.

Regards,

Neha Bansal.

Re: Read a character string

Former Member — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 09:28:05 GMT

The character '#' can be a Horizontal tab or a new line or a Vertical tab...

Those '#' are special characters to indicates new line or tab. You need to use the abap objects CL_ABAP_CHAR_UTILITIES to fix this issue.

try with all the threee...

define a constant..

constants :

C_HTAB value CL_ABAP_CHAR_UTILITIES=>HORIZONTAL_TAB,

C_VTAB value CL_ABAP_CHAR_UTILITIES=>VERTICAL_TAB,

C_NLINE value CL_ABAP_CHAR_UTILITIES=>NEWLINE.

replace all occurrences of C_HTAB in w_string with space.

replace all occurrences of C_VTAB in w_string with space.

replace all occurrences of C_NLINE in w_string with space.

I am sure.. one of the above three will work.

plz do remember to close the thread when ur problem gets solved..

reward all helpful answers,

sai ramesh

Re: Read a character string

Former Member — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 09:28:07 GMT

hi,

DATA: STRING(80).

STRING = 'Variable: The variable # is substituted later.'.
REPLACE '#' WITH ' ' INTO STRING.
WRITE / STRING.

Rgds

Reshma