FM to split a string into multiple table lines

[Former Member]

Hi all !

In the past i used a FM to convert a long string (or sequence of chars) into multiple table lines (rel. 4.6C)

Import param:

- string (or chars?)

- length of output lines

Export param:

- standard table

I can't remember what FM it was. Could anyone help me ?

Thanks in advance !

Manuel

[RichHeilman]

Check out FORMAT_TEXTLINES.

Regards,

Rich Heilman

[Former Member]

Hi,

SPLIT_LINE is the fm

Sri

[manuel_bassani]

Hi Rich and Sri,

I tried to use the FM you suggested but I dont think they are useful in this case (or maybe i have made a mistake calling the FM).

FORMAT_TEXTLINES: i can't pass any string parameter

SPLIT_LINE: im passing TEXT, LEN and MAXLEN but it seems that it doesn't split anything

I make an example to clarify my problem.

1. I have a very long sring : var_1(1000) type c

2. I need to split this string in string with max length=50

3. the result should be an internal table of strings with 1000/50= 20 lines and length=50 chars.

Any suggestions ?

Many thanks,

Manuel

[Former Member]

Hi,

You need to fill LEN as well as MAXLEN..

LEN should be the length of your string..

Hope this helps.

It works for me

Pass '' for SEP_BEFORE and SEP_BEHIND and COMMENT if you dont need them.

Sri

[guillaume-hrc]

You can pass your string in the LINES table of the FORMAT_TEXTLINES, can't you ?

[Former Member]

Try Function SOTR_SERV_STRING_TO_TABLE

Pass TEXT & LINE LENGTH.

Cheers

[manuel_bassani]

Hi all (and really thanks for your help)

For Guillaume:

I think i can't use LINES table.

Unfortunately this table has a structure with length 132 and I need to pass very long strings (1000 chars or more).

For Sri:

Maybe im passing something wrong...

data: text(1000),
      begin of tab occurs 0,
      text(10),
      end of tab.

text = 'aaaaaaaaaabbbbbbbbbbccccccccccddddddddddeeeeeeeeee'.
call function 'SPLIT_LINE'
  exporting
    text                   = text
    len                    = 10
    maxlen                 = 10
   SEP_BEFORE             = ''
   SEP_BEHIND             = ''
   COMMENT                = ''
  tables
    result_tab             = tab.

at this point table TAB contains

aaaaaaaaaa

instead of:

aaaaaaaaaa

bbbbbbbbbb

cccccccccc

dddddddddd

eeeeeeeeee

Regards,

Manuel

[RichHeilman]

Yes, you pass the text in the TABLES parameter. Please implement the following example program.

report zrich_0002 .

data: lines type table of tline with header line.



lines-tdline = 'These are the lines that you want to be formatted.  '.
append lines.
lines-tdline = 'You can have as many lines as you want.'.
append lines.



call function 'FORMAT_TEXTLINES'
 exporting
*   CURSOR_COLUMN           = 0
*   CURSOR_LINE             = 0
*   ENDLINE                 = 99999
    formatwidth             = 20
*   LINEWIDTH               = 132
*   STARTLINE               = 1
*   LANGUAGE                = SY-LANGU
* IMPORTING
*   NEW_CURSOR_COLUMN       =
*   NEW_CURSOR_LINE         =
  tables
    lines                   = lines
* EXCEPTIONS
*   BOUND_ERROR             = 1
*   OTHERS                  = 2
          .
if sy-subrc <> 0.
* MESSAGE ID SY-MSGID TYPE SY-MSGTY NUMBER SY-MSGNO
*         WITH SY-MSGV1 SY-MSGV2 SY-MSGV3 SY-MSGV4.
endif.

loop at lines.

  write:/ lines-tdline.
endloop.

Regards,

Rich Heilman

[manuel_bassani]

Hi Sanjay ,

It works ! Thank you !!!

[Former Member]

Hi Manuel,

len should be really the length of the entire text..

use STRLEN function and then pass it as LEN..

Sri

[Former Member]

While FM SOTR_SERV_STRING_TO_TABLE works, it has an internal maximum string length of 255 characters! This is because it uses data element SOTR_TXT.