TAB Separator issue in script

[Former Member]

Hi All,

I have created a script for displaying data. I have also created paragraphs for displaying the item level data column wise (using the tab separator concept in scripts).

The problem i am facing is: Sometimes my material text will have data like 'SUGAR,,SALT'.

The ,, between my material description is making the tab to skip to the next column and print SALT below the next column heading.

How can I avoid this problem and print 'SUGAR,,SALT' below one column itself than making it jump to the next tab.

thanks and regards

Shilpa

[Former Member]

Hi,

If your material contains double comma , just replace with dots and pass it to text symbol in the print program itself.

Regards,

Nandha

[Former Member]

But if I replace it with .. then also it will be a problem, as i will not be getting the correct data. Finally i need is 'SUGAR,,SALT' in one column.

[Former Member]

hi

Have u tried "no-seprator"?

Regards.

[Former Member]

Hi,

I am not clear on this No-Separator concept in script. Can you please throw more light on this.

Shilpa

[Former Member]

Hi,

IN the driver program concatenate the texts ( sugar salt) sepereated by ,, into var1.

var1 = SUGAR,,SALT.

Now you can use this var1 in script whicn wont conisder ,, as tab space.

regards,

Naveen

Edited by: Naveen Deva on Mar 5, 2009 11:43 AM

[Former Member]

Hi Naveen,

I Had tried that putting each part in quotes.. but the user wants is without quotes i.e. SUGAR,,SALT.

Sorry I should have been clear with this in my query.

thanks and regards

Shilpa

[Former Member]

Hi,

I am sure you will displaying the material description thru variable in script ( and not hardcoded) in this case it wont consider ,, as tab space.

if you hardcode SUGAR,,SALT. then it will split ....

Check it ones again there might be some other problem

Regards,

Naveen

[Former Member]

HI Naveen

I am displaying the value from a work area field e.g. wa_final-description. This wa_final-description has value = SUGAR,,SALT.

And also i check by changing my tab positions and the SALT was getting printed correctly at the next tab position. This is how i realized that the shift was due to ,, being in between my data description. If i make it as SUGAR,SALT then it gets correctly displayed under one column.

So the problem for sure is due to the ,,

But i am not able to get any idea of how to correct it. Pl help.

Thanks and regards

Shilpa

[Former Member]

Hi

Shilpa

Declare the paragraph format and give tab space to it

Try with the following

You declare both SUGAR,,SALT as one word dont mention any tab space between these two words.

and also check your window size .

Hope this solve your issue

Regards,.

Rajani

[Former Member]

hi,

Tyr it this way,

'SUGAR' ',,' 'SALT '

This may solve your problem.

Thanks and Regards

Suraj Nair

[Former Member]

well you might make use of the raw text format.

in sap script use "<(>BLA,,BLA<)>".

your output will be BLA,,BLA.

Everything between <(> and <)> will be printed like it is, no tags will be recognized from system.

Problem is, you cannot do it like <(>&VARIABLE&<)>, cause your & will be ignored as well, hmmm not really ignored but printed.

so you in your case you´d need to generate <(> and <)> into your variable.

like :

concatenate '<(>' variable '<)>' into variable.

this should work.