Need help in replacing special characters in a string

[Former Member]

Hi,

please let me know the best way to replace all the special characters in a string with space.

other than alphabets and numbers

with regards.

sumanth.

[Former Member]

check with this fm may be useful.

SCP_REPLACE_STRANGE_CHARS

[former_member181995]

Press F1 on TRANSLATE keyword and read the documentation for USING PATTERN option.

[Former Member]

hii

try using

loop at itab into wa_itab.

   replace all occurrences of 
    cl_abap_char_utilities=>CR_LF in wa_itab-field1 with space. 
modify itab from wa_itab index sy-tabix.

endloop.

reagrds

twinkal

[Former Member]

Hi,

Try this Function Module.

EFG_REPLACE_STRING

[Former Member]

actually i need to replace hexa decimal char 0X1A in a string.... that is 'substitue' as per the chart

any pointers....

chk the link for the ASCII codes

http://www.techonthenet.com/ascii/chart.php

[former_member181995]

please let me know the best way to replace all the special characters in a string with space.
other than alphabets and numbers

>

> actually i need to replace hexa decimal char 0X1A in a string.... that is 'substitue' as per the chart
> any pointers....
> 
> chk the link for the ASCII codes
> http://www.techonthenet.com/ascii/chart.php

But in Hexa decimal value there is no special characters?

[Former Member]

Hi,

Use like this

Example:

Data : lv_field type Char50 value 'abcd,:ad'.

data : lv_special_chars type char50 value '' ' _ < > ! " & / = + : , - ( ) # @ % ^ $ | ~'.

translate lv_field using lv_special_chars.

[former_member705122]

Show code.

[Former Member]

*Try bellow codes

REPORT ztest.

DATA: ln TYPE i,
      cp TYPE p,
      fc TYPE char1,
      moff TYPE i.
CONSTANTS: stxt TYPE string VALUE '0123456789abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz'.


PARAMETERS: txt TYPE char20.

*start of selection
CONDENSE txt.
ln = STRLEN( txt ).
DO ln TIMES.
  fc = txt+cp(1).
  FIND fc IN stxt IGNORING CASE .
  IF sy-subrc NE 0.
    REPLACE ALL OCCURRENCES OF fc IN txt WITH space.
  ENDIF.
  ADD 1 TO cp.

ENDDO.
WRITE txt.