CLEAR...WITH statement in structure

[Former Member]

Hi all,

I have a structure called MBEW, for which I have created a work area called WA_MBEW. This structure has numeric as well as character type fields. Now I want to initialise all <b>character type</b> fields with '/'. So I have a variable called NODATA TYPE c VALUE '/'.

Is there any way I can initialise only char fields with NODATA?

I tried CLEAR WA_MBEW WITH NODATA, but this doesnt work bcoz of the numeric fields. Plz help

[Former Member]

Welcome to SDN!!!

CLEAR wa_mbew.
wa_mbew = '/'.

Reward if this helps. else revrt back with queries.

[Former Member]

Thx so much Judith... mann, this forum's fast

[Former Member]

Hi,

I tried to write out a few CHAR fields, but they're still blank, not '/'... any suggestions?

[Former Member]

Can u give me the part of the code with declarations.

<b>DATA: wa(10) TYPE c value 'Test'.

clear wa.

wa = '/'.

Write:/ wa.</b>

This works fine for me.

[Former Member]

can u post ur code?

or else, assign each char field with a /

wa_mbew-char1 = nodata.
wa_mbew-char2 = nodata.
wa_mbew-char3 = nodata.
wa_mbew-char4 = nodata.

[Former Member]

DATA : WA_MBEW LIKE MBEW.

*MBEW is a structure with abt 100 fields, with types char, numc, curr etc etc

DATA : NODATA TYPE C VALUE '/' "Defined in an include

IF WA_MBEW IS INITIAL.

CLEAR WA_MBEW WITH NODATA. "Throws error

ENDIF.

[Former Member]

Hi,

Try this its workign fine

DATA: wa LIKE MBEW.
if wa is initial.
clear wa WITH '/'.
endif.
Write:/ wa.

Reward if this helps.

[Former Member]

Judith, ur code is throwin this syntax error:

"WA" must be a character type data object (C,N,D,T,String).

I'm guessing this is a Unicode compatibility error, right?

Is there any function module which will return the name and type of fields in a DDIC structure? That way, I might be able to use an internal table and then loop around it, initialising only for CHAR type fields.

[Former Member]

I dont know y this problem, I am workign in 4.6c and its running without any syntax error.

[Former Member]

Try using the FM: GET_COMPONENT_LIST to get the types of the internal table fields.

Regards,

Ravi

[Former Member]

just chk whether u had selected the checkbox "Unicode checks active" when u created ur test report

[Former Member]

<b>DATA: TEXT(1) VALUE '/',

BEGIN OF PLAYER,

NAME(10) VALUE 'John',

TEL(8) TYPE N VALUE '08154711',

MONEY TYPE P VALUE 30000,

END OF PLAYER.

CLEAR: NUMBER, PLAYER-name with text.

.</b>

or

<b>ABOVE Code is BEST one .</b>

Regards

Prabhu

[Former Member]

Try this..

CLEAR  WA_MBEW.

WA_MBEW = NODATA

[Former Member]

Answer not working

[Former Member]

Hi,

yesit will post error because your structure WA_MBEW contains not only character field but also different data types.

so only option is u have to explicitly assign the character fields to nodata.

DATA : WA_MBEW LIKE MBEW.

*MBEW is a structure with abt 100 fields, with types char, numc, curr

*etc etc

DATA : NODATA TYPE C VALUE '/'. "Defined in an include

IF WA_MBEW IS INITIAL.

WA_MBEW-VPRSV = nodata.

ENDIF.

in the same way assign all char fieds to nodata.

Regards,

Sruthi