Data Conversion

[Former Member]

I am selecting from a database table a field of type char and assigning

it to a data object of abap type c.

I want to process the data object further, but as an abap type n since

the function I am calling only operates on this data type.

How can I do this?

[Former Member]

Hello,

Can u elaborate so that we can actually help u out ?

Regards,

Deepu.K

[Former Member]

data: charvar type c.

data: numvar type n.

move charvar to numvar.

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A. de Smidt

[Former Member]

You can move it type N ,but when you save the data into database table,please convert into original format after calculation.

[Former Member]

Hi

Use the function module CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT.

Regards

Haritha.

[Former Member]

hi

For this u can use the FM CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_INPUT.

In this FM , give ur source field as exporting and target field as imporitng.

Then u may get the required solution.

regards

sreeni

[RichHeilman]

Well, you can simply move it. Even if it would have some non-numeric it would work.

report zrich_0001 .

data: c(6) type c.
data: n(6) type n.

c = '12a'.

n = c.

write:/ n.

Regards,

RIch Heilman

[Former Member]

Sure. The data is processed further in preparing an ALV grid. I want

to set various attributes of the displayed columns, including hiding

any leading zeroes. The function below (set_leading_zero) requires

that the column (in my case the data object referred to above) be

of abap type n.

DATA: salv_column TYPE REF TO cl_salv_column.

TRY.

MOVE salv_columns->get_column( name ) TO salv_column.

salv_column->set_leading_zero( if_salv_c_bool_sap=>false ).

salv_column->set_alignment( alignment ).

salv_column->set_long_text( long_text ).

salv_column->set_tooltip( tooltip ).