substring select

[Former Member]

hi all

Parameters : p_fam(3) type c.

Select single Prodh8(3) from t179 into gv_family where prodh8(3) = p_fam.

write : gv_family.

I need to validation like this.

But this code is not working, let anybody know how to solve this substring.

any keyword help is appreciable.

Regards,

Madhavi

[naimesh_patel]

You can't use the substring directly in the select query.

Try to get all relevent records into an internal table and than do the substring processing.

Regards,

Naimesh Patel

[Former Member]

Hi,

Just copy the following code & execute it. This pgm selects all records from MAKT where 3rd character of the description is 'E'. You may run & see. This is the code.

TYPES: BEGIN OF t_makt.

INCLUDE STRUCTURE makt.

TYPES: END OF t_makt.

DATA: t_makt TYPE TABLE OF t_makt,

t_makt_wa TYPE t_makt.

data: w_ii type i.

*

tables makt.

Select * from makt into table t_makt

where maktx like '__E%'.

break-point.

I hope this helps,

Regards

Raju Chitale

[Former Member]

DATA: gv_fam_pattern TYPE prodh,
      gv_prodh TYPE prodh.

CONCATENATE '________' p_fam '%' INTO gv_fam_pattern.
SELECT SINGLE prodh 
         INTO gv_prodh 
         FROM t179 
        WHERE prodh LIKE gv_fam_pattern.
gv_family = gv_prodh+8(3).

Note: above code was not checked or tested, use at your own risk. For one, it will not handle families of less than 3 characters nicely.

Or use native SQL.

Oh, and tell your analysts to not put smarts or meaning into object ID's.

Greetings,

Gert.