Replace # with space

[Former Member]

Hi,

I need to replace the appearance of # character with space in a character field.

the normal Replace property of ABAP does not work.

Please advise.

Sheetal

[Former Member]

try this ..

split v_str at <b>cl_abap_char_utilities=>HORIZONTAL_TAB</b>

[Former Member]

The # you see is not a # in reality thats why it is not workinf.

It must be TAB character or a page break character.

Use the atrributes of the class CL_ABAP_CHAR_UTILITIES like HORIZONTAL_TAB or NEWLINE etc.

replace CL_ABAP_CHAR_UTILITIES=>HORIZONTAL_TAB with space in string.

Regards,

Ravi

[Former Member]

translate w_char using '# ' .

After # space is mandatory in single quotes.

regards,

sai ramesh

[RichHeilman]

Try this.

replace all occurrences of cl_abap_char_utilities=>HORIZONTAL_TAB

in str with space.

Regards,

Rich Heilman

[Former Member]

I have tried this , but the solution is not working for me.

Could you help me with some sample code?

To give you more indepth knowhow--->

I have converted OTF data to PDF into internal table having structure TLINE.

I am trying to replace the ## occurrences from the field TDLINE of this internal table.

[RichHeilman]

Well then maybe they are not horiontal tabs, maybe they are carriage returns. Try this next.

replace all occurrences of 
  cl_abap_char_utilities=>CR_LF in str with space.

Regards,

RIch Heilman

[Former Member]

thanks ...this has solved my initial level problem...

[RichHeilman]

Maybe you want to award points for helpful answers, and mark "Solved my problem" next to the answer that really solved your issue.

Regards,

Rich Heilman

[Former Member]

report oo_deneme1.

TYPES: BEGIN OF TY_OUTPUT,

TEXT1(10),

TEXT2(10),

TEXT3(30),

END OF TY_OUTPUT.

DATA: OUTPUT_TAB TYPE TY_OUTPUT OCCURS 0 WITH HEADER LINE.

TYPES: BEGIN OF TY_DATA,

TEXT(80) ,

END OF TY_DATA.

DATA: DATA_TAB TYPE TY_DATA OCCURS 0 .

DATA: DATA_WA TYPE TY_DATA.

CALL METHOD CL_GUI_FRONTEND_SERVICES=>CLIPBOARD_IMPORT

IMPORTING

DATA = DATA_TAB

• LENGTH =

EXCEPTIONS

CNTL_ERROR = 1

ERROR_NO_GUI = 2

NOT_SUPPORTED_BY_GUI = 3

OTHERS = 4.

IF SY-SUBRC = 0.

LOOP AT DATA_TAB INTO DATA_WA.

replace all occurrences of CL_ABAP_CHAR_UTILITIES=>HORIZONTAL_TAB

in DATA_WA-TEXT with '*'.

SPLIT DATA_WA-TEXT AT '*' INTO

OUTPUT_TAB-TEXT1

OUTPUT_TAB-TEXT2

OUTPUT_TAB-TEXT3.

IF SY-SUBRC = 0 .

APPEND OUTPUT_TAB.

WRITE: / OUTPUT_TAB.

ELSEIF SY-SUBRC = 4.

WRITE: / 'Split error:', DATA_WA-TEXT.

ENDIF.

ENDLOOP.

ELSE.

MESSAGE ID SY-MSGID TYPE SY-MSGTY NUMBER SY-MSGNO

WITH SY-MSGV1 SY-MSGV2 SY-MSGV3 SY-MSGV4.

ENDIF.

[Former Member]

hi Sheetal,

Please try the following logic:

data itab type table of tdline.
data wa_itab type tdline.

loop at itab into wa_itab.
   replace all occurrences of 
    cl_abap_char_utilities=>CR_LF in wa_itab-line with space. 
modify itab from wa_itab index sy-tabix.
endloop.

"instead of CR_LF try with HORIZONTAL_TAB also.

Hope this helps,

Sajan Joseph.