Split at # does not work

[IanStubbings]

Hi

I am trying to split a string that has the # character within it. I have tried using the # as a string and as the hex value 23, which is what is displayed when I display the string as it's hex value. I have successfully split using other hex values within the string but this one will not work.

My issue is that this is the output from the ostream when I set the pretty print to on - which I require to format the XML document correctly for the spool. It would be perfect if it would just split where it's told to!!

Below is a snippet of the string and the hex values.

<pack_type>EMAIL</pack_type># <customer/># <print_destn>email</print_destn>

3C7061636B5F747970653E454D41494C3C2F7061636B5F747970653E23203C637573746F6D65722F3E23203C7072696E745F646573746E3E656D61696C3C2F707269

If anyone has any experience of the ABAP XML classes, It would be great to hear from you!!

Cheers

Ian

[Former Member]

Hi,

Try using the class

CL_ABAP_CHAR_UTILITIES.

Regards,

Shashank

[Former Member]

Hi Ian,

The problem with Strings is that it intenally treats SPACE with # & hence we cannot split at this character. You can use Overlay to transform # to some other character say '.' & then try splitting it at '.'...c if it works.....well dnt have much to say about ABAP XML....

[naimesh_patel]

Hello,

Do like:

split data at CL_ABAP_CHAR_UTILITIES=>HORIZONTAL_TAB into itab.

regards,

Naimesh

[Former Member]

hi,

Do this

SPLIT data_string
   AT CL_ABAP_CHAR_UTILITIES=>HORIZONTAL_TAB
   INTO TABLE itab. 


itab is table with the structure

begin ty_itab
   field type char100
end ty_itab.

[IanStubbings]

Ah, sorry guys, I forgot to mention that I'm on a 4.6C system and do not have the luxury of CL_ABAP_CHAR_UTILITIES.

None of the search, overlay or translate keywords can see the character either.

I have tried writing the string to a char8000 field but no joy either.

[naimesh_patel]

Hello,

Do like this,

CONSTANTS: con_tab TYPE x VALUE '09'.

Split data at con_tab into itab.

Regards,

Naimesh

[IanStubbings]

Ok. Sorted. I output the XML to my pc using the following:

• Saving the XML document

l_xml_size = l_ostream->get_num_written_raw( ).

CALL METHOD cl_gui_frontend_services=>gui_download

EXPORTING

bin_filesize = l_xml_size

filename = 'H:\test.xml'

filetype = 'BIN'

CHANGING

data_tab = l_xml_table

EXCEPTIONS

OTHERS = 24.

IF sy-subrc <> 0.

MESSAGE ID sy-msgid TYPE sy-msgty NUMBER sy-msgno

WITH sy-msgv1 sy-msgv2 sy-msgv3 sy-msgv4.

ENDIF.

and then opend the test.xml file with a hex editor. The character # that the ABAP editor had shown as 23 in the hex display was in fact 0A - a linefeed. Documentation on the method set_pretty_print of the ostream interface says the pretty print using a space or tab. Thanks for that SAP - very misleading and wasted a lot of time!!

Still sorted now.

Thanks to all for their help.

Ian

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