Changing char in number

Question

Hi,
I am trying to convert a chacter in number using sy-abcde function. It works fine. Since my string contains also space, I am using if-else-endif clause. When it is a space, the cursoe comes to "case iv_characters" and therafter it jumps out of "endif".
DATA:
        lv_result TYPE match_result,
        lv_n(2)  TYPE n ,
        iv_characters type string value ' ', "space
        ev_number type string .
   FIND first OCCURRENCE OF iv_characters IN sy-abcde IGNORING CASE RESULTS lv_result.
  IF sy-subrc = 0.
    ev_number = lv_result-offset.
  ELSE. "The cursor does not go in the case statement
     CASE iv_characters . "
      WHEN  '  '.
        ev_number = 26.
      WHEN '>'.
        ev_number = 27.
      WHEN '.'.
        ev_number = 28.
      WHEN '_'.
        ev_number = 29.
      WHEN '-'.
        ev_number = 30.
      WHEN '='.
        ev_number = 31.
      WHEN '<'.
        ev_number = 32.
    ENDCASE.
       ENDIF.
  lv_n = ev_number.  " then here comes the cursor
  ev_number = lv_n.
  write: ev_number.
Cheers

Answer 1

Try like this:
   CASE iv_characters . "
      WHEN '>'.
        ev_number = 27.
      WHEN '.'.
        ev_number = 28.
      WHEN '_'.
        ev_number = 29.
      WHEN '-'.
        ev_number = 30.
      WHEN '='.
        ev_number = 31.
      WHEN '<'.
        ev_number = 32.
      WHEN  space.
        ev_number = 26.
      WHEN  others.
        ev_number = 99.
   ENDCASE.
Regards,
Naimesh Patel