Dynamic overlay

[Former Member]

Hi there,

I have to write a DEC-variable into a clike-structure with leading zeros. How can I achive this? I know now that I can use the OVERLAY-statment to get the leading zeros, but I don't know at runtime how long the DEC field is, so how can I achieve the following example:

Ex 1: 7 DEC 3 with value "12,123"

--> 0012.123

DEC 13 DEC 3 with value "153,25"

--> 0000000153.250

Can anyone give me a hint?

Thanks a lot. Help will be rewarded.

With kind regards

Markus

[former_member156446]

use

CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_INPUT

[Former Member]

That doesn't work with non-clike variables...

And the variable I use is of type "P"

[former_member156446]

try this way

DATA: lv_p TYPE p DECIMALS 3 VALUE '2.998'.
DATA: lv_len TYPE i.

DESCRIBE FIELD lv_p LENGTH lv_len IN BYTE MODE.

do 
  "<<<<<add zeros untill u fill it up...
  endo.

[Former Member]

Is it perhaps possible that you give me a more detailled example of the coding you mentioned? I don't really know how to fill these zeros...

Thank you so much.

Kind regards

Markus

[former_member156446]

this looks like a limitation..

either you have to change the type and use ...

*SHIFT lv_p RIGHT DELETING TRAILING space.

*SHIFT lv_p LEFT DELETING LEADING space.

*TRANSLATE lv_p USING ' 0'.

[Former Member]

Hi,

Try to utilize the FM: BKK_ACCNT_ADD_LEADING_ZERO.

i hope it will give some idea to you.

[naimesh_patel]

You can only use OVERLAY or TRANSLATE or any other only on data type C, N, D and T. So you have to move your values first to your target field and than do the manipulation and I would suggest use the TRANSLATE .. using to fill the leading zero.

Try like this:

data: p_amt(7) type p decimals 3.
data: l_target type char30.  " CHAR like Structure field

p_amt = '123.456'.

write: p_amt to l_target right-justified.
translate l_target using ' 0'.

write: / p_amt.

write: / l_target.

Regards,

Naimesh Patel