String Manipulation using Syntax Rule

[Former Member]

Hello all,

I would like to modify a sting in that way that the characters, defined by a specific syntax, should be cleared. E.g., the following syntax: <[C|CC]>, all elements which begin with the '<' character and ends with '>' character. The characters '<' and '>' enclose one or two characters.

E.g. I have the following string: 'Hermann Hesse was born <b><B></b>125<b></></b> years ago'.

After conversion the Syntax should contain: 'Hermann Hesse was born 125 years ago'.

I tried the classical way using <b>REPLACE ALL OCCURENCES</b>, but it didn’t work.

Thank you for your hints.

Regards,

Kurt.

Message was edited by: Kurt Weiskopf

Message was edited by: Kurt Weiskopf

[Former Member]

Hi Kurt. If this worked for you, please remember to award points for helpful answers and mark as solved when solved completely. Thanks.

Regards,

Rich Heilman

[RichHeilman]

Hi Kurt. Please check the following sample program.

report zrich_0001.


data: string(100) type c.
data: start type i.
data: end type i.
data: len type i.

string = '<b>This</> is really <b>fun</>'.

do.

  search string for '<'.
  if sy-subrc <> 0.
    exit.
  endif.

  start = sy-fdpos.

  search string for '>'.
  end = sy-fdpos.

  len = ( end - start ) + 1.

  string+start(len) = space.

  condense string.
enddo.

write:/ string.

check sy-subrc = 0.

Regards,

RIch Heilman

[RichHeilman]

Hi Kurt. If this worked for you, please remember to award points for helpful answers and mark as solved when solved completely. Thanks.

Regards,

Rich Heilman

[Former Member]

You can also use FM SOTR_TAGS_REMOVE_FROM_STRING. It seems to work for simple cases.

Rob

[suresh_datti]

thanks to Rob.. I stumbled upon SOTR_STRING_PARSER which seems to be quite useful too..

~Suresh

[Former Member]

Hello all,

thanks for your helpfull hints. The programm is now working properly.

Regards,

Kurt.