topic Re: Date type problem in Application Development and Automation Discussions

Date type problem

Former Member — Thu, 24 May 2007 09:40:22 GMT

Hello,

I have a program that goes like this :

DATA : p_audatto, p_audatfrom TYPE sy-datum.

p_audatto = sy-datum.

p_audatfrom = sy-datum - 3.

....

when i debug this i have

p_audatto == 2,

p-audatfrom == 20070521 and

sy-datum ==20070524

Can somebody explain me why my p_audatto value is 2 ?

Thanks

Re: Date type problem

Former Member — Thu, 24 May 2007 09:42:44 GMT

Because you've defined it as field of <b>ONLY 1 CHAR</b>, so it can store only the first number of the date.

DATA : p_audatto   TYPE SY-DATUM, "<---- Right definition 
       p_audatfrom TYPE sy-datum.
p_audatto = sy-datum.
p_audatfrom = sy-datum - 3.

Max

Re: Date type problem

Former Member — Thu, 24 May 2007 09:43:18 GMT

Hello

Delcare the fields like this


DATA : p_audatto TYPE sy-datum,  " Check here
           p_audatfrom TYPE sy-datum.

Vasanth

Re: Date type problem

Former Member — Thu, 24 May 2007 09:43:55 GMT

Hi,

Decalre p_audatto TYPE sy-datum.

this will work and the result will be

24.05.2007

Revert back if nay issues.

Reward with points if helpful.

Regards

Naveen.

Re: Date type problem

Former Member — Thu, 24 May 2007 09:44:07 GMT

Bcoz when you are defining DATA : p_audatto, p_audatfrom TYPE sy-datum.

p_audatto will be taken as type c of length 1. for desired result you need to define like this

DATA : p_audatto TYPE sy-datum,

p_audatfrom TYPE sy-datum.

regards,

Amit

Re: Date type problem

Former Member — Thu, 24 May 2007 09:45:30 GMT

Hi Tomislav,

By default if you didnt specify any thing to a variable in DATA statement then it will be treated as CHARACTER type.

In your case p_audatto is acting as CHARACTER data type of length 1.

DATA : <b>p_audatto type sy-datum,</b>

p_audatfrom TYPE sy-datum.

Thanks,

Vinay

Re: Date type problem

Former Member — Thu, 24 May 2007 09:45:46 GMT

Hi,

If you want to get date in p_audatto,define p_audatto as

DATA: p_audatto like sy-datum.

Regards,

Savitha

Re: Date type problem

Former Member — Thu, 24 May 2007 09:47:03 GMT

Do like this......

DATA : p_audatto TYPE sy-datum,

p_audatfrom TYPE sy-datum.

Reward All Helpfull Answers........

Re: Date type problem

former_member196280 — Thu, 24 May 2007 09:49:48 GMT

Data type declaration for p_audatto is C.

By default if you don't declare any it will consider as type C lenght of 1 char.

That is the cause of your problem.

Reward points to all useful answers.

Regards,

SaiRam