problem converting char(10) to standard date

[Former Member]

Hi experts,

Here is my problem

A custom table-zone (zdate) has been (wrongly) declared as type char (10).

I have created a z-table with a Z-table-zone called zdate2 having the standard domain and data type DATS.

I am trying to do something like this :

SELECT * FROM ztsd_escompte

INTO CORRESPONDING FIELDS OF TABLE t_escompte

WHERE zdat2 <= vbrk-zdate1.

obviously this returns a sy-subrc = 4 since zdate1 and zdate 2 do not have the same type. How could I convert zdate1(char 10) to the same type as zdate2 (DATS) so that the select could work?

Helpful answers will be rewarded !

Many thanks,

C.K.

[Former Member]

Hi,

take a variable of type char 10 ,

convert vbrk-zdate1 into 10 char value and use it in where condition

u can convert it manually.....

it will work

regards,

lavanya

[Former Member]

vbrk-zdate1 is already as a char (10) I'm trying to convert it to standard type DATS but do not know how to do ,

any more help please?

C.K.

[Former Member]

Hi

in database how the values are stored in. i mean yyyy.mm.dd or dd.mm.yyyy

mention it..

[Former Member]

Hi

It depends on which format the date is stored in table-zone (zdate): I can suppose it's like DD/MM/YYYY, if it's so:

DATE(4) = Z-TABLE-ZONE+6(4).

DATE4(2) = Z-TABLE-ZONE3(2).

DATE+6(2) = Z-TABLE-ZONE(2).

Max

[Former Member]

Hi, thanks for your answer is are the formats

zdate1 is dd.mm.yyyy (was built as char 10 in SE11)

zdate2 is dd/mm/yyyy (was built as DATS in SE11)

[Former Member]

hiii

here you can convert vbrk-zdate1 into character type with 10 length & use format of zdate1 there.so conversion problem will not affect there.

reward if useful

thx

twinkal

[Former Member]

In ABAP there is Automatic conversion is dr for converting Date format into character format.

The follwoing supporting document from SAP-Img :

Conversion table for source type D

Target

Conversion

C

The date is transported left-justified without conversion.

So i think dr is some mismatching in source structure and Target structure. Kindly put the error message also for reference.

[Former Member]

data:

w_date(10) type c value '16.06.2008',

w_da(8) type c,

w_date1 type d,

w_year(4) type c,

w_month(2) type c,

w_day(2) type c.

w_year = w_date+6(4).

w_month = w_date+3(2).

w_day = w_date+0(2).

concatenate w_year w_month w_day into w_da.

write w_da.

w_date1 = w_da.

write:/ w_date1.

now give in selection