Substring Function without the length!

I know I have seen this before, but cannot find it when searching.
I need to do something similar to the Substring function, where I start from position 4, but the length behind this position is variable. Due to the IDOC it only passes the value...
I think I possibly saw a UDF for this somewhere - unless I can use some standard mapping!
It is probably very simple - but it is late in the day and my eyes are square! = )
<i> I need a drink......</i>
Can anyone help?
Message was edited by:
Barry Neaves

For substring function, you have 1 input and 2 parameters (you set the parameters by double-clicking the function box).
I also didn't understand how you can pass the output of length function two 2nd parameter of substring function (since it is a parameter and not an expected input).
You could always create a UDF...
public String UDSubstring(String a,String b,String c,Container container){
int d = Integer.parseInt(b);
int e = Integer.parseInt(c);
if ((e == 0) && (a.length() >= d)) {
return a.substring(d);
else if ((e > d) && (a.length() >= e)) {
return a.substring(d, e);
else return "";
They don't bite, you know...
Regards,
Henrique.
<b>Edit:</b> followed by Michal's correction...

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Invalid length parameter passed to the LEFT or SUBSTRING function.
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3,020000007,OR,051,97205,02020005,41075,19470721,2,0,,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,,,,,,,,,0,2,,334418,334418,334418,13,,0,,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,1,20100217,,,,,20100304,20121030,1,1,,,0,0,0,0,0,,,,,0,0,0,0,9,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,3,00,20100304,20100426,20100922,20101011,20100304,20100922,20101011,,20101011,20100819,,20100326,20100326,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,0,0,,,1,1,,9,9,1,1,1,1,0,0,111150,111150,111150,999999,5586.25,4714.01,5884.28,7055.89,11097.89,10839.39,0.00,2,,,,,20120617,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,The
Workforce Investment Board for the City of xxxxxxxx and xxxxxxxxx and W,020005,,mstr: 1000000000000000017 js: 372651 epi: 1,Jane Doe
4,020000007,OR,051,97205,02020005,41075,19470721,2,0,,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,,,,,,,,,0,2,,334418,334418,334418,13,,0,,0,0,0,0,0,1,0,0,1,20100217,,,,,20100304,20121030,1,1,,,0,0,0,0,0,,,,,0,0,0,0,9,0,0,0,1,1,0,0,0,3,00,20100304,20100426,20100922,20101011,20100304,20100922,20101011,,20101011,20100819,,20100326,20100326,0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,0,0,,,1,1,,9,9,1,1,1,1,0,0,111150,111150,111150,999999,5586.25,4714.01,5884.28,7055.89,11097.89,10839.39,0.00,2,,,,,20120617,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,The
Workforce Investment Board for the City of xxxxxxxx and xxxxxxxxx and W,020005,,mstr: 1000000000000000017 id: 020000007 epi: 1,Jane Doe
There is no LEFT or SUBSTRING function used in the procedure and there are no triggers on either table.
The procedure had been working fine until today, when I altered one of the CSV fields. The code which triggers the error is this:
INSERT [myTable]
SELECT * FROM [myCSVTable]
The weird thing is, the 1st record containing the changed field (mstr: 1000000000000000017 js: 372651 epi: 1) triggers the error, but the 2nd record containing
the old field value (mstr: 1000000000000000017 id: 020000007 epi: 1), does not.
There are only blank spaces in the 2 strings, no non-printable characters or anything like that. I'm confused.

A View of myTable was causing the problem.
Hi LoriCazares,
Do you mean that you have solved this issue? If so, please close this thread.
Regards,
Elvis Long
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SAP XI - Using the substring function.

Hi Experts,
I am having trouble using the substring function in SAP+XI. I have to consider the value from characters 6 to 19 for a target field of 25 characters. Every time I ma using the standard substring function it is giving an error Array Out of Bounds Exception.
Please tell me how to proceed.
Thanks
Aniruddha

Hi,
Above error wil come if the input string length is less than the substring length what you are trying to get..
i.e length of the input string is less than 25 characters... do some validations or pass substring as 6 and 0 ..
HTH
Rajesh

Use of substr function will avoid the use of indexes in a table

i have one table which will contain some 3,00,000 records, it contains some 11 primary keys i am using some update statements to update some fields in the records (of 3,00,000 i will compare some 1,50,000 records with 1,50,000 another records) i am using substr function in all the select statements. whether usage of substr function will avoid the use of index
can any one clarify?

contains some 11 primary keys by this I suppose you mean to say the table has a composite PK on 11 columns.
i am using substr function in all the select statementsCould you please post your SQL statement?

I am trying to generate purchase order and i create a BAPI also which is active. But when i call the BAPI from SYbase Mobile Object RFC then after calling it gives an Error "Conflict when calling a Function Module (Field Length)".

i am trying to generate purchase order and i create a BAPI also which is active.
But when i call the BAPI from SYbase Mobile Object RFC then after calling it gives an Error "Conflict when calling a Function Module (Field Length)".

Hi,
Yeah i tried my Z_BAPI in R3 and then giving some ERROR.
This is my CODE-
FUNCTION ZBAPIPOTV2.
*"*"Local Interface:
*" IMPORTING
*"     VALUE(POHD) TYPE ZPOHD OPTIONAL
*"     VALUE(POITEM) TYPE ZPOITEM OPTIONAL
*" TABLES
*"      RETURN STRUCTURE BAPIRET1 OPTIONAL
data: ls_pohd type bapimepoheader,
         ls_pohdx TYPE bapimepoheaderx,
         lt_poit TYPE TABLE OF bapimepoitem,
         lt_poitx TYPE TABLE OF bapimepoitemx,
         ls_poit TYPE bapimepoitem,
         ls_poitx TYPE bapimepoitemx.
   MOVE-CORRESPONDING pohd to ls_pohd.
   MOVE-CORRESPONDING poitem to ls_poit.
   ls_pohdx-comp_code = 'x'.
   ls_pohdx-doc_type = 'x'.
   ls_pohdx-vendor = 'x'.
   ls_pohdx-purch_org = 'x'.
   ls_pohdx-pur_group = 'x'.
   ls_poit-po_item = '00010'.
   APPEND ls_poit to lt_poit.
   ls_poitx-po_item = '00010'.
   ls_poitx-po_itemx = 'x'.
   ls_poitx-material = 'x'.
   ls_poitx-plant = 'x'.
   ls_poitx-quantity = 'x'.
   APPEND ls_poitx to lt_poitx.
CALL FUNCTION 'BAPI_PO_CREATE1'
   EXPORTING
     POHEADER                     = ls_pohd
    POHEADERX                    = ls_pohdx
*   POADDRVENDOR                 =
*   TESTRUN                      =
*   MEMORY_UNCOMPLETE            =
*   MEMORY_COMPLETE              =
*   POEXPIMPHEADER               =
*   POEXPIMPHEADERX              =
*   VERSIONS                     =
*   NO_MESSAGING                 =
*   NO_MESSAGE_REQ               =
*   NO_AUTHORITY                 =
*   NO_PRICE_FROM_PO             =
*   PARK_COMPLETE                =
*   PARK_UNCOMPLETE              =
* IMPORTING
*   EXPPURCHASEORDER             =
*   EXPHEADER                    =
*   EXPPOEXPIMPHEADER            =
TABLES
    RETURN                       = return
    POITEM                       = lt_poit
    POITEMX                      = lt_poitx
*   POADDRDELIVERY               =
*   POSCHEDULE                   =
*   POSCHEDULEX                  =
*   POACCOUNT                    =
*   POACCOUNTPROFITSEGMENT       =
*   POACCOUNTX                   =
*   POCONDHEADER                 =
*   POCONDHEADERX                =
*   POCOND                       =
*   POCONDX                      =
*   POLIMITS                     =
*   POCONTRACTLIMITS             =
*   POSERVICES                   =
*   POSRVACCESSVALUES            =
*   POSERVICESTEXT               =
*   EXTENSIONIN                  =
*   EXTENSIONOUT                 =
*   POEXPIMPITEM                 =
*   POEXPIMPITEMX                =
*   POTEXTHEADER                 =
*   POTEXTITEM                   =
*   ALLVERSIONS                  =
*   POPARTNER                    =
*   POCOMPONENTS                 =
*   POCOMPONENTSX                =
*   POSHIPPING                   =
*   POSHIPPINGX                  =
*   POSHIPPINGEXP                =
*   SERIALNUMBER                 =
*   SERIALNUMBERX                =
*   INVPLANHEADER                =
*   INVPLANHEADERX               =
*   INVPLANITEM                  =
*   INVPLANITEMX                 =
ENDFUNCTION.
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