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Convert a string to a table.

Former Member — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 14:23:08 GMT

We are in the process of upgrading to ECC 6.0 and are correcting unicode errors.

I am looking for a way to convert a string into a flat structure containing various data types.

I have looked at func modules but have not come across one that fits.

Our internal table is defined as a standard table of type string.

We loop thru this table and now want to assign each line of the table into a structure defined as follows:

Begin of _ttype

m like mseg,

other fields...

end of ttype

i_mseg like ttype occurs 0 with header line

any help is appreciated

Re: Convert a string to a table.

Former Member — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 14:33:32 GMT

we can do it by field symbols easily

take one generic field symbol.

copy source data to field symbol then from field symbol to destination.

Re: Convert a string to a table.

Former Member — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 14:44:51 GMT

is there any field seperator in the string .. if yes just us split command..

Thank

Mahesh

Re: Convert a string to a table.

uwe_schieferstein — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 14:54:10 GMT

Hello

Assuming that the string contains the data with the right lengths and offsets then you can use the methods of class <b>CL_ABAP_CONTAINER_UTILITIES</b>:

FILL_CONTAINER_C	Fill Container of Type C or STRING with Content
READ_CONTAINER_C	Read Container of Type C or STRING

Regards

Uwe

Re: Convert a string to a table.

Former Member — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 14:57:35 GMT

Hello,

if you have a string you can do it with the split command.

Ie:

DATA: str1 TYPE string,

str2 TYPE string,

str3 TYPE string,

itab TYPE TABLE OF string,

text TYPE string.

text = `What a drag it is getting old`.

SPLIT text AT space INTO: str1 str2 str3,

TABLE itab.

Bye

Gabriel