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Convert string to float

Former Member — Sat, 17 Apr 2021 17:38:09 GMT

in this code output will be

i want

DATA v_str TYPESTRINGVALUE'123,456,789,123.456'.

DATA v_flt TYPE F.WRITE:/'String :', v_str."With Commas

REPLACEALLOCCURRENCESOF','IN v_str WITH''.

WRITE:/'String :', v_str."Without Commas

CATCHSYSTEM-EXCEPTIONS ARITHMETIC_ERRORS =1

CONVERSION_ERRORS =2.

MOVE v_str TO v_flt.ENDCATCH.

WRITE:/'Float :', v_flt."Float value

Re: Convert string to float

RemiKaimal — Sat, 17 Apr 2021 19:49:44 GMT

Have you checked the user settings; The output format is based on what the defaults is set to

Re: Convert string to float

Sandra_Rossi — Sun, 18 Apr 2021 06:52:55 GMT

Think to split the problem in smaller units.

So your first question is to remove the blanks in STRING so that to get 123456789123.456

Re: Convert string to float

matt — Sun, 18 Apr 2021 07:32:46 GMT

Looks like the decimal comma.

Re: Convert string to float

Marco_Flamm — Sun, 18 Apr 2021 12:21:33 GMT

Hello Symbat,

Here's a page which explains several ways of converting strings to numbers. For your question, Method 1 in the second block seems to be fitting very well:

https://sap4tech.net/convert-string-number-string-abap/amp/#method-1-with-abap-coding-the-statement

Best Regards

Marco