In BDC programming how can we maintain date field

[Former Member]

hello all

In BDC programming how we will deal with date field?

In my flat file my date field format is different from the sap date field format. how can we deal this?

[Former Member]

hello all

In BDC programming how we will deal with date field?

In my flat file my date field format is different from the sap date field format. how can we deal this?

[former_member156446]

u need to play using

sy-datum(4) sy-datum4(2) sy-datum6(2) into gv_date .

[GauthamV]

hi,

just define a variable with length 10 in ur internal table.

now pass the date format in flat file as dd.mm.yyyy.

[Former Member]

move the date to a c(10) type field.....and then use the individual components using offsets

[Former Member]

hi

better to change ur date format in flat file , u can do easily in excel.

DD.MM.YYYY. i.e (.) is acceptable in both .