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Converting Character value into numeric or Packed

Former Member — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 07:02:17 GMT

Hi,

I want to j_1iexchdr-exnum(character) value into numeric or packed. Please suggest a solution. i have used FM OIJY_CONVERT_CHAR_TO_PACK but what values i have to pass in I_DCPFM and I_DIGITS.

Thanks

K Srinivas

Re: Converting Character value into numeric or Packed

GauthamV — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 07:04:47 GMT

hi,

use this function module.

MOVE_CHAR_TO_NUM.

Re: Converting Character value into numeric or Packed

Former Member — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 07:07:14 GMT

Hi,

Try PACK and UNPACK key words

PACK source to destination

Regards

Ramchander Rao.K

Re: Converting Character value into numeric or Packed

Former Member — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 07:09:46 GMT

Hi,

Take a data type which replicate the packed decimal and use the move statement .

for eg : v_pack type packed data type(all quantity fields will be packed data type).

Move XYZ('char') to v_pack.