Syntax for Replace All Occurance in unicode environment

[Former Member]

Hi All,

Need some help here. As below is my syntax. However after i tried to activate it, it will give an error message: "In CHAR MODE a character-type, or in BYTE MODE a byte-type field is expected as the row type for the table "GT_FG" ". Please advice.

Syntax:

REPLACE ALL OCCURRENCES OF '--'
         IN TABLE gt_fg WITH `? ` IN CHARACTER MODE.

[Former Member]

Hi All,

Need some help here. As below is my syntax. However after i tried to activate it, it will give an error message: "In CHAR MODE a character-type, or in BYTE MODE a byte-type field is expected as the row type for the table "GT_FG" ". Please advice.

Syntax:

REPLACE ALL OCCURRENCES OF '--'
         IN TABLE gt_fg WITH `? ` IN CHARACTER MODE.

[Former Member]

Hi Shawn,

The table gt_fg nust be character type for this to work.

Replace the declaration of gt_fg with this.

DATA gt_fg type standard table of string.

Thanks,

Shambu

[Former Member]

Hi Shambu,

Thanks for your reply. Here is my declaration for my table as below. I am not sure whether can i change it into string. Please advice me.

DATA: BEGIN OF gt_fg OCCURS 0,
         matnr TYPE mchb-matnr,
         maktx LIKE makt-maktx,
         bklas LIKE mbew-bklas,                              " MOD4.4
         bismt LIKE mara-bismt,                              " MOD4.4
         lgort(4),
         lumi1(30),
         lumi2(30),
         lumi3(30),
         ctor1(30),
         ctor2(30),
         ctor3(30),
         fovo1(30),
         fovo2(30),
         fovo3(30),
         datcd(30),
         bestq(6),
         sgtxt(50),                                          "mod5
         gesme LIKE lqua-gesme,
       END OF gt_fg.

[Former Member]

Do you want to replace the value '--' in all these fields?

Please check my reply below.

Thanks,

Shambu

[Former Member]

Hi Shambu,

Yes, i would like to replace the value '--' in all of the fields. Please advice me. Thanks.

[Former Member]

Did you try TRANSLATE keyword

[Former Member]

Hi Karthik,

Perhaps could you give me an example on how to use the keyword TRANSLATE on my syntax?

[Former Member]

Use this.

   FIELD-SYMBOLS : <wa>       TYPE ANY,
                 <field>   TYPE ANY.
DATA str TYPE string.
LOOP AT  gt_fg.
  ASSIGN gt_fg TO <wa>.
  DO.
    ASSIGN COMPONENT sy-index OF STRUCTURE <wa> TO <field>.
    IF sy-subrc = 0.
      str = <field>.
      REPLACE ALL OCCURRENCES OF '--'
               IN str WITH `? ` IN CHARACTER MODE.
      <field> = str.
    ELSE.
      EXIT.
    ENDIF.
  ENDDO.
  MODIFY gt_fg.
ENDLOOP.

[Former Member]

Hi Shambu,

Appreciate your guidance very much and now i am able to run my report program. Thank so much.. Have a nice day..:)

[Former Member]

IF your table cannot be converted to TYPE TABLE OFstring, then you need to loop at the field and use REPLACE like below.

DATA: str type string.

Loop at gt_fg INTO wa_fg.

str  = wa_fg-field. " Field to be replaced

REPLACE ALL OCCURRENCES OF '--'
         IN str WITH `? ` IN CHARACTER MODE.

wa_fg-field = str.

MODIFY gt_fg FROM wa.

ENDLOOP.

Thanks,

Shambu

[Former Member]

Hi,

First loop at the itab into a work area and use Replace all for the work area.Otherwise try TRANSLATE

Karthik.R