problem in recognizing '#" in while reading from appl.server

[Former Member]

Hi All,

Am reading the file from application server,, the data is stored with tab delimited '#' format.

am used the following code.

data: gc_tab type char value VALUE cl_abap_char_utilities=>horizontal_tab.

read dataset <filename> into lv_string.

split lv_string at gc_tab into v1 v2 v3 .

but the problem is its not even recognizing '#' character in the string.

Pls. suggest me the possibilities ..

thanks in advance

suresh

[Former Member]

Any replies for my issue?

thnks

suresh

[tamas_hoznek]

What exactly is a "tab delimited '#' format"?

It's possible that those # signs are not really TAB characters... are you sure about the file content?

[Former Member]

HI Tamas,

Well the flle content has '#' as a delimiter between each field value..

so when am trying to move the each record into the string ..

read dataset <datasetname> into lstring.

split lstring at '#' into v1 v2 v3. ...... is not able to recognize the '#" character the record ....

rgrds

suresh

[Former Member]

From the debugger, what is the hex value of the '#'?

Rob

[Former Member]

Hi rob,

sorry i dint get ur piont ...

wats the hex value of '#' ? ..means..

for example ...the data in the file in the application server is like

100#20110504#20110412##TESTING#23.0000#

......

....

......

....

normally split shud work ...but its not able to recognizing '#' ...

in the debugger i could only see '#' but not any value for that ..

hope am clear..

thanks

suresh

[Former Member]

HI Rob,

the hex value for '#' is 7F00 .. am using the delimiter value of 7F00 in split command but still am getting the same error.

pls. advise..

thanks again

suresh

[Former Member]

A workaround:

data: gc_tab type char value VALUE '@'.

1) Open your input file in notepad.

2) Select and copy the unprintable character to your clipboard.

3) Paste that value into the '@' in the data declaration above.

4) I'm sure there's a better way

Rob

[tamas_hoznek]

The # is just a representation of an unprintable character, so the SPLIT will not recognize it as #. It is something else, and apparently it is not the same like the cl_abap_char_utilities=>horizontal_tab.

As Rob suggested, check the hex value of the character that is represented by the # sign. That will tell you what you have as the delimiter in that file and how you should define it in your program.

[Former Member]

hi tamas,

how can we check the hex value of that '#' character ? ..plss advise me ..

thanks

suresh

[tamas_hoznek]

Double-click the string containing the record from the file and you'll see the hex representation of it's value. Find out what is the hex code of the # sign.

[Former Member]

after double clicking the string in debugger ...it has long chain of hexadecimal .. i think 7F00 is hex value for '#' ..

is there anyway to check the correct hex value ...because the record is like

10#20110523#2000149204#05#2011#DZ#4147463000606166##

310030007F00320030003100310030003500320033007F003200300030003000310034003900320030003 - hex value...

thnks

suresh

[Former Member]

HI tamas,

Yes it is 7F00 hex value for '#' ..now how we can get the delimiter value of 7F00 ..? pls advise.

thnks

suresh

[tamas_hoznek]

Something like this should do the trick:

DATA delimiter(2) TYPE X VALUE '7F00'.

[Former Member]

hi tamas,

thanks for replies..

but we cant use the type X for split command...as it supports only char.

thnks

suresh

[Former Member]

am trying the following code but am getting syntax error

constants: delim type x value '7F00'.

split lstring at delim into v1 v2....

pls advise me

thanks

suresh

[former_member235395]

Suresh,

Check this:

DATA: lc_file(4) TYPE c,

data(100) TYPE c,

f_file TYPE string,

lv_num TYPE i,

c_d TYPE c,

x TYPE i,

y TYPE i.

CONSTANTS: c_x TYPE c VALUE '#',

c_v TYPE char4 VALUE '.TXT'.

CLEAR gv_flag.

x = STRLEN( p_file ).

y = x - 4.

lc_file = p_file+y(4).

TRANSLATE lc_file TO UPPER CASE.

IF lc_file <> c_v.

MESSAGE 'No existe el archivo en el servidor' TYPE 'I'.

gv_flag = 'X'.

ENDIF.

IF gv_flag IS INITIAL.

• OPEN DATASET p_file FOR INPUT IN TEXT MODE ENCODING DEFAULT WITH SMART LINEFEED. DEVK921912

OPEN DATASET p_file for output in legacy text mode code page '1100'. " DEVK921912

IF sy-subrc EQ 0.

DO.

READ DATASET p_file INTO data.

IF sy-subrc <> 0.

EXIT.

ELSE.

lv_num = 0.

DO 18 TIMES.

c_d = data+lv_num(1).

IF c_d = c_x.

EXIT.

ENDIF.

lv_num = lv_num + 1.

ENDDO.

gst_carga-matnr = data(lv_num).

lv_num = lv_num + 1.

gst_carga-maktx = data+lv_num(40).

APPEND gst_carga TO gti_carga.

ENDIF.

ENDDO.

CLOSE DATASET p_file.

ELSE.

MESSAGE 'No existe el archivo en el servidor' TYPE 'I'.

gv_flag = 'X'.

ENDIF.

ENDIF.

The string contain '#' character, so this routine validate if the string contain character "#" in:

IF c_d = c_x.

So, stop the "do" sentence and then get the number of characters for capture the string correct.

Regards,