How to remove one char from string and replace it with SPACE.

[Former Member]

My requirement is to remove a defined 1 char (on a known position) from string and replace it with SPACE. The below code is working fine, but it is replacing the char with 'x'.

DATA: text1 TYPE string.
text1  = 'abcdXefgh'.
REPLACE SECTION OFFSET 4 LENGTH 1 OF:
                text1 WITH 'x'.
WRITE: / text1.

The below code is not working fine since it is removing also the SPACE.

DATA: text1 TYPE string.
text1  = 'abcdXefgh'.
REPLACE SECTION OFFSET 4 LENGTH 1 OF:
                text1 WITH space.
WRITE: / text1.

Whats the best way to remove the char and replace it with space?

[Former Member]

My requirement is to remove a defined 1 char (on a known position) from string and replace it with SPACE. The below code is working fine, but it is replacing the char with 'x'.

DATA: text1 TYPE string.
text1  = 'abcdXefgh'.
REPLACE SECTION OFFSET 4 LENGTH 1 OF:
                text1 WITH 'x'.
WRITE: / text1.

The below code is not working fine since it is removing also the SPACE.

DATA: text1 TYPE string.
text1  = 'abcdXefgh'.
REPLACE SECTION OFFSET 4 LENGTH 1 OF:
                text1 WITH space.
WRITE: / text1.

Whats the best way to remove the char and replace it with space?

[FredericGirod]

You have to work with string, not text.

My "not terrible" solution

data(text1)  = 'abcdefgh'.


data offset type i value 4.
data size   type i value 1.


data(second_offset) = offset + 1.
data(second_size)   = strlen(  text1 ) - ( offset + 1 ).




data(text2) = |{ text1+0(offset) } { text1+second_offset(second_size) }|.
write text2.

[former_member610335]

Another possible easier solution:

DATA(line) = 'abcdef'.
WRITE / line.
line+3(1) = SPACE.
WRITE / line.

[Sandra_Rossi]

Another possible solution (use backquotes to indicate a true space character, because in lots of places SPACE is like a null-length string, not a space character - I like my clear explanations 🙂 😞

REPLACE SECTION OFFSET 4 LENGTH 1 OF:
                text1 WITH ` `.

[mohit_dev]

Simple and precise solution by Sandra.
You are not the only one to like your explanation, I like it too. :-))