sorting rule

[Former Member]

Hi All,

i have to sort a set of records by one field.. this field could be blank and may have digits as well..

So i need to sort this internal table such that blank spaces have a precedence over alphabets and alphabets over digits.

How do i go about doing this..

Thanks in advance,

Herwin.

[Former Member]

Hi,

Simply sort with your field ascending. Then the space will be the firs line.

Precedence is like SPACE then Numeric then Special Character then Alphabets

[Former Member]

Ya the space would be first, but i want alpha before digits.

[Former Member]

HI check this code it is working as u need.

TYPES: begin of t_c,

c type char1,

end of t_c.

data: t_tab type STANDARD TABLE OF t_c.

data w_c type t_c.

data:t_tab1 type STANDARD TABLE OF t_c.

w_c-c = space.

append w_c to t_tab.

w_c-c = '1'.

append w_c to t_tab.

w_c-c = 'a'.

append w_c to t_tab.

sort t_tab DESCENDING.

loop at t_tab into w_c where c is INITIAL.

append w_c to t_tab1.

endloop.

loop at t_tab into w_c where not c is initial .

append w_c to t_tab1.

endloop.

if sy-subrc = 0.

endif.

Check the entries in tab t_tab1 in debug. It is according to your requirement I hope.

Edited by: Anurag_n on Feb 23, 2010 12:03 PM

[Former Member]

But this doesnt solve my problem its in descending order which shouldn't be the case.

[Former Member]

Hi,

have you seen the entries in table t_itab1. If you check in debugger.. First line is blank second contain 'a' and third contain '1'

So i need to sort this internal table such that blank spaces have a precedence over alphabets and alphabets over digits.

[Former Member]

Hello

Try this logic:

data: begin of itab occurs 0,
      x(1),
      y(1),
      end of itab.
itab-y = '1'. append itab.
itab-y = ' '. append itab.
itab-y = 'A'. append itab.
itab-y = ' '. append itab.
itab-y = ' '. append itab.
itab-y = '3'. append itab.
itab-y = 'B'. append itab.
itab-y = ' '. append itab.
itab-y = '2'. append itab.
itab-y = 'C'. append itab.
itab-y = '8'. append itab.
itab-y = '1'. append itab.
itab-y = ' '. append itab.
loop at itab.
  if itab-y eq space.
    itab-x = '1'. modify itab.
  else.
    if itab-y CO '0123456789'.
      itab-x = '3'. modify itab.
    else.
      itab-x = '2'. modify itab.
    endif.
  endif.
endloop.

sort itab.