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String Manipulation

Former Member — Thu, 17 May 2007 17:11:15 GMT

I need to extract the file type from the name of a file. For example:

C:\dir\files\filename.txt

extension = txt

D:\filedir\morefiles\filename.html

extension = html

What is the best way to do this?

Former Member — Thu, 17 May 2007 17:13:58 GMT

FIND statement

DATA:

c TYPE STRING,

p(1) TYPE C,

off TYPE I,

len type i,

ext type string.

c = 'C:\filename.txt'.

p = '.'.

FIND p IN c MATCH OFFSET off.

len = off + 1.

ext = c+len.

write ext.

DATA: C LIKE SDBAH-ACTID,

EXT LIKE SDBAD-FUNCT.

CALL FUNCTION 'SPLIT_FILENAME'

EXPORTING

long_filename = 'C:\FILENAME.TXT'

IMPORTING

PURE_FILENAME = C

PURE_EXTENSION = EXT

WRITE: C, EXT.

Regards

SAB

Former Member — Thu, 17 May 2007 17:18:11 GMT

Hi,

You can use the function module CH_SPLIT_FILENAME

Give the file name as input.

It will split and get you the extension..

Thanks,

Naren

Former Member — Thu, 17 May 2007 17:21:47 GMT

try this one

SO_SPLIT_FILE_AND_PATH

gives u the path and the filename

Regards