topic pad a string with zeros ? in Application Development and Automation Discussions https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/pad-a-string-with-zeros/m-p/1564689#M255178 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hello ABAP Experts,</P><P></P><P>How to pad a string with zeros.. is there a direct method i can use. </P><P></P><P>eg:</P><P></P><P>string length is 8</P><P>string is custnumb</P><P>value is 588</P><P></P><P>but i would like to see 00000588</P><P></P><P>please suggest.</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 11 Oct 2006 21:18:18 GMT Former Member 2006-10-11T21:18:18Z pad a string with zeros ? https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/pad-a-string-with-zeros/m-p/1564689#M255178 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hello ABAP Experts,</P><P></P><P>How to pad a string with zeros.. is there a direct method i can use. </P><P></P><P>eg:</P><P></P><P>string length is 8</P><P>string is custnumb</P><P>value is 588</P><P></P><P>but i would like to see 00000588</P><P></P><P>please suggest.</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 11 Oct 2006 21:18:18 GMT https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/pad-a-string-with-zeros/m-p/1564689#M255178 Former Member 2006-10-11T21:18:18Z Re: pad a string with zeros ? https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/pad-a-string-with-zeros/m-p/1564690#M255179 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi,</P><P> Use FM CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_INPUT.</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 11 Oct 2006 21:20:40 GMT https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/pad-a-string-with-zeros/m-p/1564690#M255179 Former Member 2006-10-11T21:20:40Z Re: pad a string with zeros ? https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/pad-a-string-with-zeros/m-p/1564691#M255180 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>You can simply move it to a TYPE n field also.</P><P></P><PRE><CODE>data: n(8) type n. data: custnumb(8) type c value '588'. n = custnumb. custnumb = n.</CODE></PRE><P></P><P>Regards,</P><P>Rich Heilman</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 11 Oct 2006 21:27:01 GMT https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/pad-a-string-with-zeros/m-p/1564691#M255180 RichHeilman 2006-10-11T21:27:01Z