My first article on this topic was quite a while ago - Abap tab-delimited text parser - Since then I added some improvements to the project.

Serializer - new feature​

The main new feature is serializing. ZCL_TEXT2TAB_SERIALIZER class supports serialization of flat tables and structures. Here is how it works:

I'd like to share a piece of code which might be useful for someone. It is called text2tab (at the time of initial publishing - Abap data parser). Its purpose is parsing of TAB-delimited text into an arbitrary flat structure or internal table. Why TAB-delimited? This is the format which is used automatically if you copy (clipboard) something from Excel - this creates some opportunities for good program usability.