ABAP - type conversion

[Former Member]

Hi Experts,

I have a curr variable with '-ve' sign. I want it to store it in a variable without the '-ve' sign.

Any suggestions?

[naimesh_patel]

Hello,

if amount < 0

amount = amount * -1.

endif.

Regards,

Naimesh

[Former Member]

See the code..

Cheers,

Thomas.

FUNCTION Z_CONVERT_NEGATIVE_SIGN.
*"----------------------------------------------------------------------
*"*"Local interface:
*"       IMPORTING
*"             VALUE(DMBTR) LIKE  VBAK-NETWR
*"             VALUE(WAERS) LIKE  BSID-WAERS DEFAULT 'NTD'
*"       EXPORTING
*"             VALUE(ZMBTR) TYPE  CHAR16
*"----------------------------------------------------------------------

IF DMBTR > 0.
    WRITE DMBTR TO ZMBTR  RIGHT-JUSTIFIED CURRENCY WAERS.
ELSE.
    DMBTR = ABS( DMBTR ).
    WRITE DMBTR TO ZMBTR RIGHT-JUSTIFIED  CURRENCY WAERS.
    CONDENSE ZMBTR NO-GAPS.
    WRITE ZMBTR TO ZMBTR RIGHT-JUSTIFIED.
ENDIF.
ENDFUNCTION.

[Former Member]

u can do it in this way:

first find the length of that field value ,let it be <len.

now do

fld = fld + 2( len-1 ).