Difference between 'move to' and 'write to'

[Former Member]

Hi,

Please help with these two questions:

1. what is the difference between 'Move x to y' and 'write x to y' ?

I want to assigen a sales order (along with leading zeroes) to a character field using 'Write to' type,,but after assigning, the leading zeroes are missing.

2. What can I do so that I should be able to use 'Write to' as well as leading zeroes not missing?

Thanks in advance,

I appreciate,

Krishen

[Former Member]

Hi,

Please help with these two questions:

1. what is the difference between 'Move x to y' and 'write x to y' ?

I want to assigen a sales order (along with leading zeroes) to a character field using 'Write to' type,,but after assigning, the leading zeroes are missing.

2. What can I do so that I should be able to use 'Write to' as well as leading zeroes not missing?

Thanks in advance,

I appreciate,

Krishen

[Former Member]

Hi,

Why don't you use CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_INPUT

eg:

CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_INPUT'

EXPORTING

input = v_Sales1 " having value without 0s

IMPORTING

OUTPUT = v_sales2. " this will have Sales order as per SAP.

Hope this helps.

Manish

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Manish Kumar

[Former Member]

Hi,

Basically both commands will do the same, however with "WRITE TO" conversion routines are used and it's possible to use edit masks:

See the following example:

REPORT ztest.
 
data: test1(10) type c,
test2(10) type c.
 
START-OF-SELECTION.
 
move sy-datum to test1.
write sy-datum to test2.
 
write :/ 'With MOVE :', test1.
write :/ 'With WRITE:', test2.

Output:

With MOVE : 20050726

With WRITE: 07/26/2005

Hope this will help.

Regards,

Ferry Lianto

[Former Member]

Hi,

1) 'Move to ' is just to move the number characters from the source to target...

'Write to' will trigger the conversion routines based on the data type of the source..

For example..

DATA: V_VBELN TYPE VBELN VALUE '0010001234'.

DATA: V_TARGET(10).

WRITE: V_VBELN TO V_TARGET.

The conversion routine in the data type VBELN is triggered..The conversion routine will remove the leading zeroes..

2) If you want leading zeroes use MOVE TO..

Thanks,

Naren

[Former Member]

Thanks to you all!

I am actually writing a subroutine for a sapscript.

I want to use 'Write to' because I need to assign a variable var_vbeln like this in a subroutine:

WRITE: temp_zvbeln TO output_table-value.

When I put breakpoint to see the value, it is going to dump. However, with out breakpoint, I could print the sapscript.

Please give your input reg. the above.

Thanks.

[Former Member]

Hi,

What is the dump you are getting??

Thanks,

Naren