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Pack statement.

Former Member — Fri, 27 Oct 2006 16:50:01 GMT

Hi,

When I use pack statement the values no longer seem to be right justified, instead it moves one place 2 the left. Why does this happen, and what is the rememdy to this?

Regards,

Thiru

Re: Pack statement.

venkata_ramisetti — Fri, 27 Oct 2006 16:56:21 GMT

Hi,

PACK statement converts the content of the data object source to the data type p of length 16 without decimal places.

Probably it is leaving space for sign(+/-).

When you are getting this? I mean while displaying it or while storing in the internal table.

Thanks,

Ramakrishna

Re: Pack statement.

Former Member — Fri, 27 Oct 2006 17:01:42 GMT

While displaying it, but my field is a type c. I thought of using the FM CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT, will this solve my problem

Re: Pack statement.

venkata_ramisetti — Fri, 27 Oct 2006 17:08:23 GMT

HI,

But PACK is obsolete statement. Why are using this statement? What is your requirement?

Thanks

Ramakrishna

Re: Pack statement.

Former Member — Fri, 27 Oct 2006 18:30:50 GMT

My requirement is to download data without any space on the right, but using PACK, seems to be giving me spaces on the right.

Re: Pack statement.

venkata_ramisetti — Fri, 27 Oct 2006 18:37:40 GMT

Hi,

If the field is of type character then use the below statement and remove the right side spaces .

SHIFT v_field RIGHT DELETING TRAILING ' '.

Thanks,

Ramakrishna