remove negative and adding ( )

[Former Member]

Hi experts,

I have variable v_var(12) type p decimals 4.

The default value is 152.26-.

I need to remove the negative and the output should be like this ( 152.26 ).

I tried to concatenate but it is giving error.

Please guide me.

Thank you very much.

regards,

s.saravannan

[Former Member]

try bellow codes:

REPORT ztest.

data: p type p value '-127.5'.

p = p * -1.

write p.

[JozsefSzikszai]

hi,

v_var = ABS( v_var ).

this will always make the value positive, irrelevant if the original value was positive or negative

hope this helps

ec

[Former Member]

data: v_var(12) type p decimals 4 value '152.26-'.

v_var = v_var * -1.

write:/ '(',v_var, ')'.

[Former Member]

Hi Saravanan,

Your code would be :

DATA :
  v_var(12) TYPE p DECIMALS 4 VALUE  '-152.26',
  v_var1(12) type c,
  v_concat(30) type c.

  v_var = v_var * -1.

  move v_var to v_var1.

  concatenate '(' v_var1 ')' into v_concat.

WRITE : v_concat.

Regards,

Swapna.

Edited by: NagaSwapna Thota on Sep 9, 2008 1:52 PM

[Former Member]

Hi experts.

No only need to remove the negative i also need to add the bracket ( value )

[Former Member]

use the code i provided

[Former Member]

Multiple the Value with -1

Concatenate '(' value ')' into text.

Regards

Kumar

[Former Member]

hi Nannapaneni Kumar .

I tried but it is giving error.

Ther error the variable should be in c , n and etc.

[Former Member]

Hi Saravanan,

Please try the modified code i pasted above. It is working

Regards,

Swapna.

[Former Member]

After multiplying the value with -1 move the value into Char variable and concatenate

Regards,

Kumar

[former_member189059]

From what I see the problem is since you are using type P which doesn't accept parenthesis symbols

Hence you will need to move your result output to a character type variable

[Former Member]

Hi,

If you want to remove the negative sign then you can use the ABS keyword as mentioned earlier in the response...

If you want to concatenate then you need to move this value into a field having data type CHAR....

Use the following code:

DATA tmp type string.

MOVE v_var to tmp.

CONCATENATE '(' tmp ')' INTO tmp SEPERATED BY SPACE.

Hope this helps..

Regards,

Kunjal

[Former Member]

Kunjal Patel ,

Your coding given me the solution.

thanks you very much.