Field symbol type casting

[Former Member]

Hi

how can i change the data type of a field symbol at run time..(say Packed to char)

may be it can have a field data or structure data..

please help me ..........

Regards

albert

[Former Member]

Hi Albert,

Can't you just make an untyped field symbol and then assign it dynamically (using unsassign/assign) to the variable of the correct data type?

Best Regards,

Martin

[Former Member]

hi

thank you for your reply

i am trying to do as follows but i am not getting the expected output

where do i go wrong.............

*"*"Local Interface:
*"  TABLES
*"      IT_OUT STRUCTURE  THENV OPTIONAL
DATA: v_date type sy-datum,
           mytype type C.
FIELD-SYMBOLS: <fs>,
               <fs1>.

v_date = sy-datum.

ASSIGN v_date TO <fs>.
  append <fs> to it_out.
WRITE / <fs>.      " ---------------->20.09.2011

ASSIGN v_date TO <fs1> casting TYPE C.
  append <fs1> to it_out.
WRITE / <fs1>.       " --------------->20110920

LT_OUT is having the data as 20110920

20110920

but i expect in date format 20.09.2011

20.09.2011

[Former Member]

Hi

data:V_DATE2 TYPE STRING.

CONCATENATE V_DATE6(2) '.' V_DATE4(2) '.' V_DATE+0(4) INTO V_DATE2.

ASSIGN v_date2 TO <fs>.

append <fs> to it_out.

WRITE / <fs>. " -

---

>20.09.2011

ASSIGN v_date2 TO <fs1> casting TYPE C.

append <fs1> to it_out.

WRITE / <fs1>. " -

---

>20110920

Regards,

muralii

[Former Member]

hi,

Thats good idea....

now the challenge how to handle DEC(float values).. at runtime

i need your help....

Regards

albert