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[Former Member]

Dear Friends,

Please help me to resolve the below issue.

Let us assume the following

DATA: source TYPE string,

source = 'This is a /entlittle /ent* sentence.'.

I just wanted to find /ent* in the above string

The function "search" is used for the purpose.

But the problem here is, "the * in the above string is

considered as a wildcard character & not a character".

So the result of sy-subrc after search is 4.

Could anyone resolve this issue.

Regards,

Usha

[jayanthi_jayaraman]

Hi,

If that is the case,then try this.

DATA: source TYPE string,

s_one type string,

s_two type string.

source = 'This is a /entlittle /ent* sentence.'.

SPLIT source AT '/ent*' INTO s_ONE s_TWO.

if sy-subrc eq 0.

Here you can understand that the string is containing '/ent' without using search

write s_two.

endif.

[andreas_mann3]

hi usha,

try that:

IF source CS '/ent*'.
  found = 'X'.
ENDIF.

regards Andreas

[eddy_declercq]

Don't forget the SY-FDPOS to know the offset when the CS had result.

[Former Member]

Jayanthi,

I am using the position of search string in the other part of the code, so split doesn't help in this case.

Regards,

Usha

[Former Member]

Hi Usha,

If you need the position, you can use the solution provided by Jayanthi and then something like this :

w_position = strlen( s_ONE ).

Hope this helps,

erwan.

[jayanthi_jayaraman]

Hi,

As Erwan told you can use strlen .

DATA: source TYPE string,

s_one type string,

s_two type string,

n type i.

source = 'This is a /entlittle /ent* sentence.'.

SPLIT source AT '/ent*' INTO s_ONE s_TWO.

if sy-subrc eq 0.

<b>n = strlen( s_one ).

write n.</b>

endif.

If it doesn't suit your requirement,tell the exact thing you want to achieve from search.

Give your coding part also.

[Former Member]

You can try this

DATA : source(50).

source = 'This is a /entlittle /ent* sentence.'.

IF source CS '/ent*'.

WRITE: sy-fdpos.

ENDIF.

sy-fdpos = sy-fdpos + 1.

WRITE:/ source+sy-fdpos(4).

Regards,

Prabhu Rajesh.

[Former Member]

Prabhu / Andreas,

Thanks. The problem is resolved.

Regards,

Usha