Unable to SPLIT string after Read Dataset from Application Server

[Former Member]

HI Experts,

I am unable to SPLIT in a string after reading (read dataset) from a text file in application server.

On the command SPLIT in the code below - the output does not split AT '#' or any characters after it is read from the application server.

Anyone know what is the problem?

The file is uploaded from my Excel file and save it to a text file (tab delimited) and then upload into the application server using CG3Z as ANSI.

But it does not work.

I then test to copy and replace the variable with the same string record back into lv_data_string before SPLIT in DEBUG mode and splits perfectly.

OPEN DATASET P_LGFILE FOR INPUT IN TEXT MODE ENCODING DEFAULT.

IF sy-subrc EQ 0.

DO.

READ DATASET P_LGFILE INTO lv_data_string.

IF sy-subrc NE 0.

EXIT.

ENDIF.

CLEAR wa_string.

SPLIT lv_data_string AT '#' INTO wa_string-string1 wa_string-string2 wa_string-string3 wa_string-string4 wa_string-string5

wa_string-string6 wa_string-string7 wa_string-string8 wa_string-string9.

APPEND wa_string TO lt_string.

ENDDO.

ENDIF.

Kindly advice.

Thanks in advance

CW

[rainer_hbenthal]

The hash sign has to functions in character and string variables.

1) the hash sign itsself

2) a replacement for all not printable characters like 09x. If you are looking at the file the hash sign may represent another character. Checkl if the fiule really contains a hash sign. In most cases this is a TAB sign instead.

[Former Member]

In runtime ABAP compiler recognizes # as tab delimiter.

You try below code:

DATA: l_sep1 TYPE c.
      l_sep1 = cl_abap_char_utilities=>HORIZONTAL_TAB.

      SPLIT lv_data_string AT l_sep1 INTO wa_string-string1 wa_string-string2 wa_string-string3 wa_string-string4 
                                                                 wa_string-string5  wa_string-string6 wa_string-string7 wa_string-string8 
                                                                  wa_string-string9.

Thanks and Regards,

Chandra

[Former Member]

HI ALL,

It works Briliantly !!

Thank You so much !

All the best !

Regards

CW