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String to Xstring

Former Member — Thu, 29 May 2008 12:37:56 GMT

Hello Experts,

Ca any one please suggest me some FM (SAP version in 4.6B) for converting String to Xstring..?

I have got the data in w_string in STRING format. The below FM is called in other FM which is created by me. But the requirement is to Export the data in Xstring format.

Convert table to to string

CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERT_TABLE_TO_STRING'

EXPORTING

i_tabline_length = '1024'

IMPORTING

e_string = w_string

TABLES

it_table = it_contents.

I will reward points points if helpful.

Re: String to Xstring

Sm1tje — Thu, 29 May 2008 12:48:21 GMT

possibly.....SCMS_STRING_TO_XSTRING

Edited by: Micky Oestreich on May 29, 2008 2:48 PM

Re: String to Xstring

Former Member — Thu, 29 May 2008 12:50:36 GMT

Hi,

convert string to Xstring you can use the following FM

CALL FUNCTION 'SCMS_STRING_TO_XSTRING'

EXPORTING

text = output " variable type string

IMPORTING

buffer = outputx. " variable type xstring

Regards

Kiran Sure

Re: String to Xstring

Former Member — Thu, 29 May 2008 13:03:48 GMT

Thanks to both of you.

But this FM does not exists in 4.6C...I work on this version..

Please tell me...if there is any other way..?

Re: String to Xstring

Former Member — Mon, 01 Sep 2014 13:02:54 GMT

It's an answer useful even after years !

Thanks for sharing.

Best regards,

Paskalo.

Re: String to Xstring

former_member201285 — Mon, 01 Sep 2014 14:25:53 GMT

The following code only works if the unicode validation is switched off:

data: a1(100) type c,

a2(100) type x,

s1 type string, " source

s2 type xstring. " target

s1 = 'My string to convert'.

a1 = s1.

FIELD-SYMBOLS: <char_container> TYPE c.

ASSIGN a2 TO <char_container> CASTING.

<char_container> = a1.

s2 = a2.

Regards,

Ulrich

Re: String to Xstring

Former Member — Thu, 19 Feb 2015 12:09:24 GMT

I tried this and it wroked well by me:

Data:

lv_xstring TYPE xstring,

lv_mes_str TYPE string,

lv_length TYPE i,

lv_conv TYPE REF TO cl_abap_conv_out_ce.

lv_mess_str = "This should be the message in the string too be converted to XSTRING"

** Call class method to convert data to compatible xstring

CLEAR: lv_length, lv_xstring, lv_conv.

TRY.

lv_conv = cl_abap_conv_out_ce=>create( ).

CATCH cx_parameter_invalid_range .

* error handling

CATCH cx_sy_codepage_converter_init .

* error handling

ENDTRY.

TRY.

CALL METHOD lv_conv->write

EXPORTING

n = -1

data = lv_mes_str

* VIEW =

IMPORTING

len = lv_length.

CATCH cx_sy_codepage_converter_init .

* error handling

CATCH cx_sy_conversion_codepage .

* error handling

CATCH cx_parameter_invalid_type .

* error handling

CATCH cx_parameter_invalid_range .

* error handling

ENDTRY.

TRY.

CALL METHOD lv_conv->get_buffer

RECEIVING

buffer = lv_xstring.

CATCH cx_root.

* error handling

ENDTRY.