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[Former Member]

hi folks

i've got a text string

text = 'Steve L Tyler'.

I want first name and last name from this string. How to write this command.

i mean I want first name : Steve

last name Tyler

It could be 'John F K Anderson'.

and then I would need

first name : John

last name Anderson.

I hope i'm clear.

With regards

Mandeep

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[Former Member]

Mandeep,

Following Code should solve your Purpose. Just paste it in your sytem and try.

**************************************************************************************************************************

DATA: itab TYPE TABLE OF string,

text TYPE string,

linno like sy-linno,

firstname(20),

lastname(20).

data ZString(25).

ZString = 'JONH F KENNEDY'.

SPLIT ZSTRING AT SPACE into TABLE itab.

describe table itab lines linno.

loop at itab into text.

if sy-tabix eq 1.

firstname = text.

elseif sy-tabix eq linno.

lastname = text.

endif.

endloop.

Firstname will have First name and Lstname will have Last name

*************************************************************************************************************************

Hope this helps.

Vinodh Balakrishnan

[Former Member]

REMOVED

Edited by: John Sachs on Jan 17, 2008 2:23 PM

[Former Member]

You can do the following:

DATA: lv_string TYPE string,

lv_firstname TYPE string,

lv_lastname TYPE string,

lv_num TYPE i,

lv_check TYPE c.

lv_string = 'Firstname h g t Lastname'.

lv_check = lv_string(1).

• extract first name

WHILE NOT lv_check IS INITIAL.

CONCATENATE lv_firstname lv_string(1) INTO lv_firstname.

SHIFT lv_string LEFT BY 1 PLACES IN CHARACTER MODE.

lv_check = lv_string(1).

ENDWHILE.

• extract last name

lv_num = STRLEN( lv_string ).

lv_num = lv_num - 1.

lv_check = lv_string+lv_num(1).

WHILE NOT lv_check IS INITIAL.

CONCATENATE lv_string+lv_num(1) lv_lastname INTO lv_lastname.

SHIFT lv_string RIGHT BY 1 PLACES IN CHARACTER MODE.

lv_check = lv_string+lv_num(1).

ENDWHILE.

WRITE: / lv_lastname, ',', lv_firstname.

Regards,

Michael

[Former Member]

good man..great answer.

i appreciate your effort.