Date format in Parameters

[Former Member]

Hi,

I have a Parameter of type date

ppdat LIKE sy-datum

which gets passed to a function, but when I pass it to the function, like this:

ftpost-fvalu = ppdat.

but when it does this the format gets mixed up, how can ensure it is in the format I want?

Thanks

[Former Member]

Hi sims,

1. Internally the dates are always stored and passed

in YYYYMMDD format only.

2. If your field ftpost-fvalu

is also of type DATE,

then no need to worry.

regards,

amit m.

[Former Member]

check the fm which format (type char or date) it takes date .

change date parameter to that perticular format

[Former Member]

Hi,

how have you declared the parameter in the function.

Make sure that the declaration is same in both the places.

Declare the parameter in the function of type like sy-datum.

Hope that helps.

Regards,

Tanveer.

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[Former Member]

Hi Sims,

Please ensure that the <b>ftpost-fvalu</b> is also of type sy-datum. If thats the case then there is no problem, else if it is of type char then the format will be changed and for using that particular value there will be some complications.

Regards,

Tushar

[Former Member]

Hello Sims,

I assume that the interface parameter for your function module is of a character data type.

Also, it seems to me that you want the format (the separators) to be preserved when you pass the parameter to the function module.

you can do the following -

parameters ppdat like sy-datum.

data : lv_char_date(10).

start-of-selection.

  write ppdat to lv_char_date.
  
  call function '.....'
    exporting 
      ftpost-fval = lv_char_date.

The WRITE..TO statement ensures that the correct separators are put in place.

Regards,

Anand Mandalika.

[vinod_gunaware2]

Convert Useing <b>WRITE INTO</b>

<b>WRITE .... <f> <option>.</b>

Formatting options for all data types

Formatting options for date fields

Option

Function

DD/MM/YY

Separators as defined in user’s master record.

MM/DD/YY

Separators as defined in user’s master record.

DD/MM/YYYY

Separators as defined in user’s master record.

MM/DD/YYYY

Separators as defined in user’s master record.

DDMMYY

No separators.

MMDDYY

No separators.

YYMMDD

No separators.

WRITE: sy-datum,

/ sy-datum yymmdd.

27.06.1995

950627

regards

vinod

[Former Member]

The parameter is going into a char32 type field, it's a BDC name and value field, and thats what the problem is.

What I need is to store it in the char as

310506 - to represent 31 may 2006

but it stores it in the reverse way.

[Former Member]

Hi Sims,

Try as follows.

<b>WRITE PPDAT DDMMYY TO ftpost-fvalu.</b>

If your PPDAT as <b>20060531</b> then it will be stored in ftpost-fvalu as <b>310506.</b>

Thanks,

Vinay

[Former Member]

Hello Sims,

Have you checked my answer above ? Did it not help?

Regards,

Anand Mandalika.