Using seperators

[Former Member]

Hi ,

I am sending all the fields of an ITAB into a unix file using Datasets.while doing this I must use the pipe symbol to seperate the fields( | ).for this I am using concatenate and putting all the fields into another ITAB with a single filed that can take the structure.

But my problem is ...

where there is no value in any field....I must put 2 pipe symbols ( || )as seperators.

How can I do this?

[jayanthi_jayaraman]

Hi,

loop at itab.

...

If itab-f1 is initial.

*Here v1 is the variable which holds data

concatenate v1 '||' into v1.

else.

endif.

...

endloop.

[Former Member]

Ramana,

If you are putting '|' after every field, if a field does not have any value it will automatically have '||'.

Please confirm.

Thanks

[gopi_narendra]

Hi Ramana...

The code which i gave previously. observe the one in the <b>BOLD</b> Which means that if there no value for that field it will just add a "|" Symbol to the internal table.

Hope this sovles, if u still need any clarification,do let us know

data : IT_STR type standard table of TY_STR,

IS_STR type TY_STR.

data : UNIX_FILE type RLGRAP-FILENAME.

IT_UNIX is the final internal table without seperators.

IT_STR is the internal table with seperators.

loop at it_unix into is_unix.

if not IS_UNIX-field1 is initial.

shift IS_UNIX-MO left deleting leading '0'.

concatenate IS_STR-STR IS_UNIX-field1 into IS_STR-STR.

<b>else.

concatenate IS_STR-STR IS_UNIX-field1 into IS_STR-STR.</b>

endif.

if not IS_UNIX-field2 is initial.

shift IS_UNIX-field2 left deleting leading '0'.

concatenate IS_STR-STR IS_UNIX-field2 into IS_STR-STR separated by '|'.

<b>else.

concatenate IS_STR-STR IS_UNIX-field2 into IS_STR-STR separated by '|'.</b>

endif.

clear : is_unix.

endloop.

• Open Dataset

catch system-exceptions DATASET_CANT_OPEN = 8.

open dataset UNIX_FILE for output in text mode encoding default.

endcatch.

• Write to Dataset

loop at IT_STR into IS_STR.

catch system-exceptions DATASET_NOT_OPEN = 0 .

transfer IS_STR-STR to UNIX_FILE.

endcatch.

clear : IS_STR.

endloop.

• Close Dataset

close dataset UNIX_FILE.

Regards

Gopi

[Former Member]

I am just adding 22 fields into the file...and I can't can't guess where there might be a miss of data.

[gopi_narendra]

You can repeat doing it for all the 22 fields. I used the same kinda logic for around 56 fields. It works fine. Check thoroughly

Regards

Gopi

[Former Member]

Thanks then..I'll even try it.

[jayanthi_jayaraman]

Hi,

If you are using concatenate to combine the fields,you will be using a variable to hold it.

If there is missing data,then there should be two pipe symbol continuosly in the variable.

concatenate f1 f2 f3 f4 into v1 separated by '|'.

If f2 is not having value and f1 = 'a' and f3 = 'b' and f4 = 'c',

then v1 = 'a||bc'.

Then in v1,you can search for two pipe symbols.