sap scripts formatting options

[Former Member]

what r formatting options in a sap script where r these symbols used///////////pls lemme know

[Former Member]

Hi,

Formatting options.....

&DATE&

The default behavior is that the system date is printed according to the setting in the user master record or according to the country-dependent formatting specified in a SET COUNTRY command.

If a date mask has been defined (using SET DATE MASK), then the formatting specified there is used for the output.

&TIME&

The default behavior is that the current system time is printed in the form

hours:minutes:seconds

If an alternative time mask is specified (using SET TIME MASK) then this mask overrides the default setting.

&PAGE&, &NEXTPAGE&

This symbols are initially converted using the options specified in the form of the page definition.

&LDATE&

This date representation is always formatted using the JPDAT conversion routine.

S

NO-SIGN

Z

NO-ZERO

.

DECIMALS

E

EXPONENT

I

A check is made for an initial value by using an IF statement to do an IS INITIAL comparison.

If the C option is used, a space compression is performed.

If the L option is used, local date formatting is performed.

If an offset is specified, the offset is interpreted.

If an output length is specified then the length is interpreted.

If a fill character is specified (the F option), these are added to the formatted value.

If pre-texts and post-texts are soecified, they are processed and added to the formatted value.

Regards,

Sankar