Convert standard texts to string

Convert standard texts to string

The method below enables to convert standard texts to string (with carriage returns). It can be useful when standard texts need to be changed or completed before being printed on Adobe forms.
(Otherwise, it is recommanded to use the standard text objet for Adobe forms).


**************************************************
* STATIC METHOD READ_TEXT_TO_STRING
**************************************************
  METHOD read_text_to_string.
* +-------------+-----------+------------+-------------------------------------+
* | Name        | Category  | TYPE       | Designation                         |
* +-------------+-----------+------------+-------------------------------------+
* | IV_TDOBJECT | Importing | TDOBJECT   | Textes : objet d'application        |
* | IV_TDNAME   | Importing | TDOBNAME   | Nom                                 |
* | IV_TDID     | Importing | TDID       | ID de texte                         |
* | IV_TDSPRAS  | Importing | TDSPRAS    | Code langue                         |
* | RV_TEXT     | Returning | ZBC_STRING | ... or any data element type STRING |
* +-------------+-----------+------------+-------------------------------------+


    DATA : lt_lines    TYPE TABLE OF  tline.


    CALL FUNCTION 'READ_TEXT'
      EXPORTING
*       CLIENT                  = SY-MANDT
       id                      = iv_tdid
       language                = iv_tdspras
       name                    = iv_tdname
       object                  = iv_tdobject
*        id                      = 'ST'
*        language                = 'F'
*        name                    = 'ZTEST_FJO_TEXT'
*        object                  = 'TEXT'
      TABLES
        lines                   = lt_lines
      EXCEPTIONS
        id                      = 1
        language                = 2
        name                    = 3
        not_found               = 4
        object                  = 5
        reference_check         = 6
        wrong_access_to_archive = 7
        OTHERS                  = 8.
    IF sy-subrc = 0.

      LOOP AT lt_lines ASSIGNING FIELD-SYMBOL(<fs_line>).

        AT FIRST.
          rv_text =  <fs_line>-tdline.
          CONTINUE.
        ENDAT.

        IF <fs_line>-tdformat IS INITIAL OR <fs_line>-tdformat = '='.
          rv_text = | { rv_text } { <fs_line>-tdline }|.

        ELSE.
          rv_text = | { rv_text }\n{ <fs_line>-tdline }|.

        ENDIF.

      ENDLOOP.

      CONDENSE rv_text.

    ENDIF.
  ENDMETHOD.

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