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    <title>topic Re: Problem to concatenate when using function READ_TEXT in Application Development and Automation Discussions</title>
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    <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;thank u for your reply.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Problem solved already. Thanks&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2008 07:21:30 GMT</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Former Member</dc:creator>
    <dc:date>2008-03-06T07:21:30Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Problem to concatenate when using function READ_TEXT</title>
      <link>https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/problem-to-concatenate-when-using-function-read-text/m-p/3527737#M848691</link>
      <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;Dear All,&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;I'm newbie in ABAP. I'm developing a report that display long text by using function READ_TEXT.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;I managed to get those long text by using that function but i am having trouble to display whole text as 1 single line when they have continuated text in next line.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;My gathered text have structure like below:&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;-&lt;/P&gt;&lt;HR originaltext="-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------" /&gt;&lt;P&gt;tdformat	tdline&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;-&lt;/P&gt;&lt;HR originaltext="-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------" /&gt;&lt;P&gt; &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;*	MONTHLY SERVICE AND INSPECTION OF AHU.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;-&lt;/P&gt;&lt;HR originaltext="-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------" /&gt;&lt;P&gt;/	"1. SENSORS, CLEAN AND RETIGHTEN LOOSE&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;-&lt;/P&gt;&lt;HR originaltext="---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------" /&gt;&lt;P&gt;=	ONNECTION."&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;-&lt;/P&gt;&lt;HR originaltext="---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------" /&gt;&lt;P&gt;/	"2. ELECTRICAL DB, CLEAN PANEL TIGHTEN C&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;-&lt;/P&gt;&lt;HR originaltext="---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------" /&gt;&lt;P&gt;=	ONNECTION."&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;-&lt;/P&gt;&lt;HR originaltext="---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------" /&gt;&lt;P&gt;/	"3. V-BELT, INSPECT TENSION AND WEAR."&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;-&lt;/P&gt;&lt;HR originaltext="---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------" /&gt;&lt;P&gt;/	"4. ELECTRICAL MOTOR, INSPECT AND LOG AM&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;-&lt;/P&gt;&lt;HR originaltext="---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------" /&gt;&lt;P&gt;=	PS READINGS."&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;-&lt;/P&gt;&lt;HR originaltext="---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------" /&gt;&lt;P&gt;/	"5.VARIABLE SPEED DRIVE, SIMULATE AND TE&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;-&lt;/P&gt;&lt;HR originaltext="---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------" /&gt;&lt;P&gt;=	ST RUN. "&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;-&lt;/P&gt;&lt;HR originaltext="---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------" /&gt;&lt;P&gt;/	"6. CHILL WATER PUMP AND ACTUATOR, SIMUL&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;-&lt;/P&gt;&lt;HR originaltext="---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------" /&gt;&lt;P&gt;=	ATE AND TEST RUN."&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;-&lt;/P&gt;&lt;HR originaltext="---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------" /&gt;&lt;P&gt;/	"7. COOLING COIL, INSPECT AND LOG AIR FL&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;-&lt;/P&gt;&lt;HR originaltext="---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------" /&gt;&lt;P&gt;=	OW READINGS."&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;-&lt;/P&gt;&lt;HR originaltext="---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------" /&gt;&lt;P&gt;/	"8. DRAIN LINE AND PAN, VACUUM THE DRAIN&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;-&lt;/P&gt;&lt;HR originaltext="---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------" /&gt;&lt;P&gt;=	 LINE REMOVE BLOCKAGES."&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;-&lt;/P&gt;&lt;HR originaltext="----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------" /&gt;&lt;P&gt;/	9. INSPECT AHU BODY OVERALL CONDITION.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;-&lt;/P&gt;&lt;HR originaltext="----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------" /&gt;&lt;P&gt;/	"10. AHU FILTER, CLEAN OR REPLACE DIRTY FILTERS."&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;-&lt;/P&gt;&lt;HR originaltext="------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------" /&gt;&lt;P&gt;/	"11. BLOWER, INSPECT OPR AND REPORT ANY ABNORMAL CONDITION."&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;-&lt;/P&gt;&lt;HR originaltext="-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------" /&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;My coding as below:&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; REFRESH: ta_ltext.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;  call function 'READ_TEXT'&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;    EXPORTING&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;      id                      = 'AVOT'           "Transaction Text&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;      language                = 'E'             "Language&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;      name                    = tp_pmname&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;      object                  = 'AUFK'           "Order Text&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;    TABLES&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;      lines                   = ta_ltext&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;    EXCEPTIONS&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;      id                      = 1&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;      language                = 2&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;      name                    = 3&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;      not_found               = 4&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;      object                  = 5&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;      reference_check         = 6&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;      wrong_access_to_archive = 7&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;      others                  = 8.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;  if sy-subrc = 0.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;    loop at ta_ltext where tdline NE space.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;      check ta_ltext-tdformat NE '*'.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;        ta_ltext2-tdline = ta_ltext-tdline.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;        append ta_ltext2.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;    endloop.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;My current display output as below. It display exactly like what inside the table. I tried to concatenate next line but only a few lines was working, others I still  failed to merge their continuated texts.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;MONTHLY SERVICE AND INSPECTION OF AHU.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;"1. SENSORS, CLEAN AND RETIGHTEN LOOSE CONNECTION."&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;"2. ELECTRICAL DB, CLEAN PANEL TIGHTEN CONNECTION."&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;"3. V-BELT, INSPECT TENSION AND WEAR."&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;"4. ELECTRICAL MOTOR, INSPECT AND LOG AM&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;PS READINGS."&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;"5.VARIABLE SPEED DRIVE, SIMULATE AND TE&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;ST RUN. "&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;"6. CHILL WATER PUMP AND ACTUATOR, SIMUL&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;ATE AND TEST RUN."&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;"7. COOLING COIL, INSPECT AND LOG AIR FL&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;OW READINGS."&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;"8. DRAIN LINE AND PAN, VACUUM THE DRAIN&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; LINE REMOVE BLOCKAGES."&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;9. INSPECT AHU BODY OVERALL CONDITION.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;"10. AHU FILTER, CLEAN OR REPLACE DIRTY&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;FILTERS."&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;"11. BLOWER, INSPECT OPR AND REPORT ANY&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;ABNORMAL CONDITION."&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;I suppose to display output as below:&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;MONTHLY SERVICE AND INSPECTION OF AHU.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;"1. SENSORS, CLEAN AND RETIGHTEN LOOSE CONNECTION."&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;"2. ELECTRICAL DB, CLEAN PANEL TIGHTEN CONNECTION."&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;"3. V-BELT, INSPECT TENSION AND WEAR."&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;"4. ELECTRICAL MOTOR, INSPECT AND LOG AMPS READINGS."&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;"5.VARIABLE SPEED DRIVE, SIMULATE AND TEST RUN. "&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;"6. CHILL WATER PUMP AND ACTUATOR, SIMULATE AND TEST RUN."&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;"7. COOLING COIL, INSPECT AND LOG AIR FLOW READINGS."&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;"8. DRAIN LINE AND PAN, VACUUM THE DRAIN&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; LINE REMOVE BLOCKAGES."&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;9. INSPECT AHU BODY OVERALL CONDITION.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;"10. AHU FILTER, CLEAN OR REPLACE DIRTY FILTERS."&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;"11. BLOWER, INSPECT OPR AND REPORT ANY ABNORMAL CONDITION."&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Anyone, appreciate if you could give me a help, please.. &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Thank u in advance.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2008 06:34:57 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/problem-to-concatenate-when-using-function-read-text/m-p/3527737#M848691</guid>
      <dc:creator>Former Member</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2008-03-03T06:34:57Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Problem to concatenate when using function READ_TEXT</title>
      <link>https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/problem-to-concatenate-when-using-function-read-text/m-p/3527738#M848692</link>
      <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;Hi,&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Here is one way you can try:&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;PRE&gt;&lt;CODE&gt;
DATA: wa_ltext     TYPE tline,
      current_line TYPE i,
      prev_line    TYPE i.

LOOP AT ta_ltext WHERE tdline NE space.
  CASE ta_ltext-tdformat.
    WHEN '='.
      prev_line = sy-tabix - 1.
      READ TABLE ta_ltext INTO wa_ltext INDEX prev_line.
      IF sy-subrc = 0.
        CONCATENATE wa_ltext-tdline ta_ltext-tdline
               INTO ta_ltext2-tdline.
        MODIFY ta_ltext2 INDEX current_line.
      ENDIF.
    WHEN OTHERS.
      ta_ltext2-tdline = ta_ltext-tdline.
      APPEND ta_ltext2.
      current_line = sy-tabix.
  ENDCASE.
ENDLOOP.

&lt;/CODE&gt;&lt;/PRE&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Best Regards,&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Jamie&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2008 15:43:23 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/problem-to-concatenate-when-using-function-read-text/m-p/3527738#M848692</guid>
      <dc:creator>Former Member</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2008-03-03T15:43:23Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Problem to concatenate when using function READ_TEXT</title>
      <link>https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/problem-to-concatenate-when-using-function-read-text/m-p/3527739#M848693</link>
      <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;thank u for your reply.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Problem solved already. Thanks&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2008 07:21:30 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/problem-to-concatenate-when-using-function-read-text/m-p/3527739#M848693</guid>
      <dc:creator>Former Member</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2008-03-06T07:21:30Z</dc:date>
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