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Padding balnk spaces

Former Member — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 14:02:25 GMT

Hi,

consider this example:

Data: l_var1(5), l_var2(5), l_var3(20).

l_var1 = 'abcde'. l_var2 = '12345'.

CONCATENATE l_var1 l_var2 INTO l_var3 separated by SPACE.

As a result: l_var3 = 'abcdef12345'.

The above is the actual result result.

The desired result is:: l_var3 = 'abcdef12345 ' (10 blank spaces )

How do we go about it?

Re: Padding balnk spaces

LucianoBentiveg — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 14:05:36 GMT

Data: l_var1(5), l_var2(5), l_var3(20).

l_var1 = 'abcde'. l_var2 = '12345'.

CONCATENATE l_var1 '##########' l_var2 INTO l_var3.

REPLACE l_var3 with '# '.

Regards.

Re: Padding balnk spaces

Former Member — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 14:06:18 GMT

Hi,

we can not get the blank spaces in the Charecter type fields, if you want the put a DOT (.) at the last charecter

Regards

Sudheer

Re: Padding balnk spaces

Former Member — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 14:07:24 GMT

You can do something like this,

data : l_space type char1 value ' '.

" < Type it with num lock on holding the ALT key and 0160 from num pad, by that you will get space ASCII or copy paste the value from character map to the value addition in your constants declaration>

Data: l_var1(5), l_var2(5), l_var3(20).

l_var1 = 'abcde'. l_var2 = '12345'.

CONCATENATE l_var1 l_var2 INTO l_var3 separated by SPACE.

l_var3+10(10) = l_space.

This will put the blanks in the end.

~Ranganath

Re: Padding balnk spaces

Former Member — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 14:07:45 GMT

for what purpose do u want the spaces... normally ABAP shows without spaces...

if u want spaces and if there is one more field u can concatenate and u will find the spaces. But if this is the last field then the only solution is u need to concatenate with a extra symbol which is of no use as such but it will retain the spaces...

Re: Padding balnk spaces

Former Member — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 14:16:23 GMT

l_len = strlen(l_var3).

do.

l_initial = 1.

if l_var3+l_initial(1) CA sy-abcde.

concatenate l_var3 ` ` into l_var3.

endif.

if l_var3+l_initial(1) eq '/*'.

exit.

endif.

enddo.

Add the above piece of code to your prog...

Regards,

Pavan.