Need help in parsing a VARCHAR2(4000 BYTES) field

Hi Guys,
Let me give the DB information first:
SQL> select * from v$version;
BANNER
Oracle Database 10g Enterprise Edition Release 10.2.0.4.0 - 64bi
PL/SQL Release 10.2.0.4.0 - Production
CORE 10.2.0.4.0 Production
TNS for Solaris: Version 10.2.0.4.0 - Production
NLSRTL Version 10.2.0.4.0 - Production
My problem is: The frontend of the application sends a large string into the VARCHAR2 (4000 BYTES) field. The string it sends is somewhat like this -
Crit: Some text. Distinguished (points 3):Some comment text1. <blockquote> </blockquote>Crit: Some other text. Distinguished (points 3):Some comment text2. <blockquote> </blockquote>Crit: Some more text. Distinguished (points 3):Some comment text3. <blockquote> </blockquote>Overall comments: Final text!!I want to parse the text and put into separate columns. Number of Crit: can be more than 3; its 3 up there. But the basic structure is same. What is the best possible way of parsing this in PL/SQL code? I want something like
Table 1
Crit Points Comment
Some text 3 Some comment text1.
Some other text 3 Some comment text2.
Some more text 3 Some comment text3.
Table 2
Overall comments
Final text!!Please let me know, if you need further information.
Thanks.
Edited by: 794684 on Sep 14, 2010 4:15 AM
Edited by: 794684 on Sep 14, 2010 4:38 AM
Edited by: 794684 on Sep 14, 2010 4:53 AM
Edited by: 794684 on Sep 14, 2010 6:42 AM

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Input/Given value: 2
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Expected result: d=true
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Let me know if you have any concerns.
Thanks a million,
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BNF changes
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Hello ABAP Experts,
I need your help to modify the following report with following requirement as I have least knowledge
about the field-group concept. Thats is the reason, I am pasting the whole code. As it is part of our
production requirement. I really appreciate your help, If its sent modifying the code required.
Modification required in the report.
To allow the sales representatives to see billed shipments and open orders for the current month.
1) Selection Screen Changes:
u2022 Add selection by Sales group and Customer group
u2022 Add sort by: 3. Ship-to / Material
u2022 Add another selection box
[ ] Open Orders and Shipments with the current month
2) For the new selection box, subtotal sales quantity and delivery quantity.
 If delivered, make the sales quantity zero in the subtotal
Current report displays, in Selection Screen
Sales org:
Person Name:
Material:
Plant:
Sales Office:
Ship to Name:
Ship to Number:
Sorts Report by : 1. Person Name 2. Material
Check Boxes : 1. Open Orders 2. Delayed Orders.
report zorder LINE-SIZE 170
 LINE-COUNT 58
 MESSAGE-ID zv
 NO STANDARD PAGE HEADING.
TABLES:
cdhdr, "Change Doc Header
cdpos, "Change Doc Item
kna1, "Customer master
likp, "Delivery Header
lips, "Delivery Item
*lips, "Delivery Item
zvbpa_lfa1, "Vendor Master
makt, "Material Desc
t001w, "Plant
tvkbt, "Sales Office
tvko, "Sales Organizations
vbak, "Sales Header
vbap, "Sales Item
zvvbak, "Sales Hdr - Time calc
vbup, "Item status
vbep, "Sales Schedule Line
vbfa, "Flow documents
vbpa, "Partners
vbrk, "Billing Header
vbrp. "Billing Item
SELECT-OPTIONS:
s_vkorg FOR vbak-vkorg OBLIGATORY,
s_ernam FOR vbak-ernam,
s_matnr FOR vbap-matnr,
s_werks FOR vbap-werks,
s_vkbur FOR vbak-vkbur,
s_name1 FOR kna1-name1,
s_kunnr FOR kna1-kunnr.
SELECTION-SCREEN ULINE.
SELECTION-SCREEN BEGIN OF LINE.
SELECTION-SCREEN COMMENT 1(49) text-c20.
PARAMETERS: p_sort TYPE n DEFAULT '1'.
SELECTION-SCREEN END OF LINE.
SELECTION-SCREEN BEGIN OF LINE.
SELECTION-SCREEN COMMENT 19(40) text-022.
SELECTION-SCREEN END OF LINE.
SELECTION-SCREEN BEGIN OF LINE.
SELECTION-SCREEN COMMENT 19(40) text-023.
SELECTION-SCREEN END OF LINE.
SELECTION-SCREEN BEGIN OF LINE.
SELECTION-SCREEN COMMENT 19(40) text-024.
SELECTION-SCREEN END OF LINE.
SELECTION-SCREEN COMMENT 19(40) text-070.
SELECTION-SCREEN ULINE.
SELECTION-SCREEN BEGIN OF BLOCK b20 WITH FRAME.
SELECTION-SCREEN BEGIN OF LINE.
PARAMETERS:p_open AS CHECKBOX DEFAULT 'X'.
SELECTION-SCREEN COMMENT 5(48) text-072.
SELECTION-SCREEN END OF LINE.
SELECTION-SCREEN BEGIN OF LINE.
PARAMETERS:p_delay AS CHECKBOX DEFAULT 'X'.
SELECTION-SCREEN COMMENT 5(48) text-073.
SELECTION-SCREEN END OF LINE.
SELECTION-SCREEN END OF BLOCK b20.
DATA:
vbeln(11), "Document number
cancel_dt TYPE d, "Cancellation Date
BEGIN OF tabkey, "Tabkey
mandant LIKE sy-mandt,
vbeln LIKE vbap-vbeln,
posnr LIKE vbap-posnr,
END OF tabkey,
name1_sp1 LIKE lfa1-name1, "Sales Carrier Name
name1_sp2 LIKE lfa1-name1, "Delivery Carrier Name
datum-1 TYPE d, "Current Dt Less 1
datum-14 TYPE d, "Current Dt Less 14
datum-90 TYPE d, "Current Dt Less 90
rpt_hdr1(170), "Report Header 1
rpt_hdr2(170), "Report Header 2
rpt_hdr3(170), "Report Header 3
cb_hdr1(170), "Control Break Header 1
line_pos1 TYPE i, "Line Print Position HDR1
line_pos2 TYPE i, "Line Print Position HDR2
line_pos3 TYPE i, "Line Print Position DET2
status, "Order Status
open, "Open Order
delayed VALUE 'D', "Delayed Order
v_comp(30). "Company Text Field
DATA: v_flagh2. " Flag for header 2 & 3
DATA: ls_comwa LIKE vbco6. "Structure for flow information
DATA: t_vbfa_tab TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF vbfa WITH HEADER LINE."Itab
for flow information
data: g_trans_id type vttk-tdlnr. "get transport id from flow
information
data v_sales_org_cpimex type vkorg value '3300'.
FIELD-GROUPS:
header,
order.
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status "Status
vbak-vkbur "Sales Office
vbak-ernam "Created By
kna1-kunnr "Customer
kna1-name1 "Customer Name
vbap-matnr "Material
vbap-werks "Plant
vbep-lddat "Load Dt
vbap-vbeln "Sales Document
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INSERT
kna1-ort01 "City
kna1-regio "Region
likp-traid "Transport ID
lips-vbeln "Delivery Document
lips-ntgew "Net Wt
lips-gewei "Unit of Weight
vbap-kwmeng "Order Qty
vbap-vrkme "Sales Unit
vbak-bstnk "Customer PO
vbak-erdat "Sales Create Dt
vbak-ihrez "PO Release
vbak-vdatu "Req Delivery Dt
vbak-vzeit "Req Delivery Time
vbfa-vbeln "Goods issue doc
vbrk-vbeln "Billing Document
name1_sp1 "Sales Carrier
name1_sp2 "Delivery Carrier
INTO order.
INITIALIZATION.
AT SELECTION-SCREEN.
IF NOT p_sort BETWEEN 1 AND 2.
 MESSAGE e022 WITH p_sort.
ENDIF.
* Report 1 or more of cancelled, delayed or open
IF p_open IS INITIAL AND
 p_delay IS INITIAL.
 MESSAGE e023.
ENDIF.
START-OF-SELECTION.
* Load Company Name
WRITE 'XYZ INC'(000) TO v_comp.
* Calculate Date Range
datum-1 = sy-datum - 1.
datum-14 = sy-datum - 14.
datum-90 = sy-datum - 90.
* Compose Parameter Header
PERFORM parm_hdr.
** Compose Report Header
v_flagh2 = 1.
PERFORM data_selection.
END-OF-SELECTION.
* Determine Sort
CASE p_sort.
 WHEN 1.
 SORT BY status vbak-ernam kna1-name1 kna1-kunnr
 vbep-lddat vbap-vbeln.
 WHEN 2.
 SORT BY status vbap-matnr vbap-werks vbep-lddat
 vbap-vbeln.
ENDCASE.
LOOP.
 AT NEW status.
 CASE status.
 WHEN delayed.
 WRITE 'Delayed Orders'(061) TO rpt_hdr1.
 WHEN OTHERS.
 WRITE 'Open Orders'(062) TO rpt_hdr1.
 ENDCASE.
 NEW-PAGE.
 ENDAT.
 AT NEW vbak-ernam.
 IF p_sort = 1.
 CLEAR cb_hdr1.
 WRITE 'CAA:'(064) TO cb_hdr1.
 WRITE vbak-ernam TO cb_hdr1+5.
 NEW-PAGE.
 ENDIF.
 ENDAT.
 AT NEW vbap-matnr.
 IF p_sort = 2.
 CLEAR makt.
 SELECT SINGLE * FROM makt
 WHERE spras = sy-langu AND
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 CLEAR cb_hdr1.
 WRITE 'Material:'(042) TO cb_hdr1.
 WRITE vbap-matnr TO cb_hdr1+10.
 WRITE makt-maktx TO cb_hdr1+21.
 NEW-PAGE.
 ENDIF.
 ENDAT.
 AT NEW vbap-werks.
 AT order.
 RESERVE 3 LINES.
 SKIP 1.
 NEW-LINE.
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 WRITE vbap-vbeln TO vbeln.
* Find Transport ID
* Fill the structure LS_COMWA
 ls_comwa-mandt = sy-mandt.
 ls_comwa-vbeln = vbap-vbeln.
 CALL FUNCTION 'RV_ORDER_FLOW_INFORMATION'
 EXPORTING
 comwa = ls_comwa
 TABLES
 vbfa_tab = t_vbfa_tab.
 IF sy-subrc EQ 0.
 READ TABLE t_vbfa_tab WITH KEY vbtyp_n = '8'.
 IF sy-subrc EQ 0.
 SELECT SINGLE tdlnr INTO g_trans_id
 FROM vttk WHERE tknum = t_vbfa_tab-vbeln.
 CONDENSE g_trans_id.
 ENDIF.
 ENDIF.
 IF vbak-erdat >= datum-1.
 vbeln+10 = 'N'.
 ENDIF.
 CASE p_sort.
 WHEN 1.
 WRITE 1 vbak-vkbur.
 WRITE 8 kna1-name1.
 WRITE 44 vbeln.
 WRITE 56 vbap-matnr.
 WRITE:
 75 vbap-kwmeng LEFT-JUSTIFIED,
 vbap-vrkme,
 100 vbak-bstnk,
 vbak-ihrez,
 134 vbak-vdatu,
 vbak-vzeit,
 154 vbep-lddat.
 WRITE 166 vbap-werks.
 NEW-LINE.
 WRITE:
 5 kna1-ort01,
 41 kna1-regio.
 IF name1_sp2 IS INITIAL.
 WRITE:
 45 name1_sp1,
 ELSE.
 WRITE 45 name1_sp2.
 IF name1_sp1 = name1_sp2.
 WRITE ' '.
 ELSE.
 WRITE '*'.
 ENDIF.
 ENDIF.
 IF vbak-vkorg = v_sales_org_cpimex .
 WRITE 81 g_trans_id.
 ELSE.
 WRITE 81 likp-traid.
 ENDIF.
 WRITE:
 102 lips-vbeln,
 115 lips-ntgew NO-ZERO LEFT-JUSTIFIED,
 lips-gewei,
 140 vbfa-vbeln,
 152 vbrk-vbeln.
 WHEN 2.
 WRITE 1 vbak-ernam.
 WRITE 14 vbak-vkbur.
 WRITE 21 kna1-name1.
 WRITE 57 vbeln.
 WRITE:
 69 vbap-kwmeng LEFT-JUSTIFIED,
 vbap-vrkme,
 92 vbak-bstnk,
 vbak-ihrez,
 126 vbak-vdatu,
 vbak-vzeit,
 146 vbep-lddat.
 WRITE 162 vbap-werks.
 NEW-LINE.
 WRITE:
 5 kna1-ort01,
 41 kna1-regio.
 IF name1_sp2 IS INITIAL.
 WRITE:
 45 name1_sp1,
 ELSE.
 WRITE 45 name1_sp2.
 IF name1_sp1 = name1_sp2.
 WRITE ' '.
 ELSE.
 WRITE '*'.
 ENDIF.
 ENDIF.
 IF vbak-vkorg = v_sales_org_cpimex .
 WRITE 81 g_trans_id.
 ELSE.
 WRITE 81 likp-traid.
 ENDIF.
 WRITE:
 102 lips-vbeln,
 115 lips-ntgew NO-ZERO LEFT-JUSTIFIED,
 lips-gewei,
 140 vbfa-vbeln,
 152 vbrk-vbeln.
 ENDCASE.
 ENDAT.
 ENDLOOP.
* FORM PARM_HDR *
FORM parm_hdr.
WRITE 'Program selections'(101) TO rpt_hdr1.
WRITE 'Sign'(102) TO rpt_hdr1+29.
WRITE 'Option'(103) TO rpt_hdr1+34.
WRITE 'From'(104) TO rpt_hdr1+41.
WRITE 'To'(105) TO rpt_hdr1+77.
ENDFORM. "PARM_HDR
* FORM RPT_HDR *
FORM rpt_hdr.
CASE p_sort.
 WHEN 1. "When sort by CAA
 WRITE 1'SOff'(066).
 WRITE 8'Customer'(009).
 WRITE 44'Sales Doc'(010).
 WRITE 56'Material'(031).
 WRITE 75'Sales Qty'(011).
 WRITE 100'Customer PO'(012).
 WRITE 134'Req.Del.Dt & Tm'(014).
 WRITE 154'Load Dt'(015).
 WRITE 166'Plnt'(016).
 NEW-LINE.
 WRITE 5'City'(017).
 WRITE 41'Reg'(069).
 WRITE 45'Carrier'(018).
 WRITE 81'Transport ID'(019).
 WRITE 102'Dlvry Doc'(021).
 WRITE 115'Dlvry Qty'(025).
 WRITE 140'PGI Doc'(026).
 WRITE 152'Billng Doc'(027).
 WHEN 2. "When sort by Material
 WRITE 1'Created By'(008).
 WRITE 14'SOff'(066).
 WRITE 21'Customer'(009).
 WRITE 57'Sales Doc'(010).
 WRITE 69'Sales Qty'(011).
 WRITE 92'Customer PO'(012).
 WRITE 126'Req.Del.Dt & Tm'(014).
 WRITE 146'Load Dt'(015).
 WRITE 162'Plnt'(016).
 NEW-LINE.
 WRITE 5'City'(017).
 WRITE 41'Reg'(069).
 WRITE 45'Carrier'(018).
 WRITE 81'Transport ID'(019).
 WRITE 102'Dlvry Doc'(021).
 WRITE 115'Dlvry Qty'(025).
 WRITE 140'PGI Doc'(026).
 WRITE 152'Billng Doc'(027).
ENDCASE.
ENDFORM. "RPT_HDR
INCLUDE zrpthdri.
WRITE:
/ rpt_hdr1.
ULINE.
IF v_flagh2 <> 0.
PERFORM rpt_hdr. "Write secondary header
ULINE.
* Control Break Header
WRITE / cb_hdr1.
ENDIF.
Continued in Part-2
Thanks a ton in advance.
Mythili Sharma
Edited by: Mythili sharma on Mar 30, 2009 3:32 AM
Edited by: Rob Burbank on Mar 30, 2009 10:46 AM

Hello ABAP Experts,
I need your help to modify the following report with following requirement as I have least knowledge about the field-group concept. Thats is the reason, I am pasting the whole code. As it is part of our production requirement. I really appreciate your help, If its sent modifying the code required.
Modification required in the report.
To allow the sales representatives to see billed shipments and open orders for the current month.
1) Selection Screen Changes:
u2022 Add selection by Sales group and Customer group
u2022 Add sort by: 5. Ship-to / Material
u2022 Add another selection box
[ ] Open Orders and Shipments with the current month
2) For the new selection box, subtotal sales quantity and delivery quantity.
 If delivered, make the sales quantity zero in the subtotal
Current report displays, in Selection Screen
Sales org:
Person Name:
Material:
Plant:
Sales Office:
Ship to Name:
Ship to Number:
Sorts Report by :
1. Person Name
2. Material
3. Plant
4. Sales Office
Check Boxes :
1. Open Orders
2. Delayed Orders
3.Cancelled Orders
PLEASE DOWNLOAD THE COMPLETE REPORT FROM THE FOLLOWING LINK
<< Link removed >>
It would be a great help, If the program is modified according to the requirement and snd it back through send space and send link, even if u send the necessary changes to be done in the report is also appreciable.
Thanks a ton in adanvce
Mythili
I wanted to close this thread as I could not put my question in a proper format. So please reply in the new thread which is posted.
Edited by: Mythili sharma on Mar 30, 2009 2:16 PM
Edited by: Rob Burbank on Mar 30, 2009 4:24 PM

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