comparing 2 character inputs

[Former Member]

i hav a requirement where i get an input (character format) from the interface ans i hav to check if its a 8 char long input or a 9 char long input, according to which i need to select data from diff table. how can i do this? kindly help.......useful answer wil surely be rewarded.

[Former Member]

hi

basically u need to check the length of the character..which can be achived by using STRLEN command...

data : a type c value 'ABAP', b(10).

b = strlen( a ).

write b.

output will be 4

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Sathish. R

[Former Member]

i two fields are character fields , but they hold numbers only.....

can we use str functions on chars........does it need to be declared as String?

[Former Member]

hi

s..it's a command used explicitly to perform on character-type fields

from documentation

STRLEN : Returns the length of a character-type field in characters

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Sathish. R

[Former Member]

Hi,

You can do this way:

First declare 2 constants of value 8 and 9.

Then use the STRLEN keyword to get the string length of the input character format and then compare with the consatnts to check if they are 8 or 9 characters in length.

Hope it was useful.

Thanks,

Sandeep.