Pack statement.

[Former Member]

Hi,

When I use pack statement the values no longer seem to be right justified, instead it moves one place 2 the left. Why does this happen, and what is the rememdy to this?

Regards,

Thiru

[venkata_ramisetti]

Hi,

PACK statement converts the content of the data object source to the data type p of length 16 without decimal places.

Probably it is leaving space for sign(+/-).

When you are getting this? I mean while displaying it or while storing in the internal table.

Thanks,

Ramakrishna

[Former Member]

While displaying it, but my field is a type c. I thought of using the FM CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT, will this solve my problem

[venkata_ramisetti]

HI,

But PACK is obsolete statement. Why are using this statement? What is your requirement?

Thanks

Ramakrishna

[Former Member]

My requirement is to download data without any space on the right, but using PACK, seems to be giving me spaces on the right.

[venkata_ramisetti]

Hi,

If the field is of type character then use the below statement and remove the right side spaces .

SHIFT v_field RIGHT DELETING TRAILING ' '.

Thanks,

Ramakrishna