string value

[Former Member]

Dear gurus,

Can i move the value from string type variable to type p variable with decimal.

scenario is i want move the value is ( -102334) from string type to the variable type p decimal 2.

Regards

R.Rajendran

[Former Member]

yes, you should be able to move.

[Former Member]

Hi,

Yes you can.

data: str type string value '-1245',
      p1 type p decimals 2.


p1 = str.

write:/ 'String = ', str,
      / 'Packed = ', p1.

Output:

String = -1245

Packed = 1,245.00-

Regards,

Subramanian

[Former Member]

if the computation done it is not working

data: str type string ,

strr type p decimals 2.

strr = 1234.

strr = strr * ( -1 ).

str = strr.

write:/ 'String = ', str,

/ 'Packed = ', strr.

Regards

[Former Member]

Hi,

data: str type string ,
strr type p decimals 2.

strr = 1234.

str = strr.
strr = strr * ( -1 ).
write:/ 'String = ', str,
/ 'Packed = ', strr.

You cannot compute on string. first convert to packed decimal and then do the computation.

Regards,

Subramanian

Edited by: Subramanian PL on Jul 10, 2008 9:50 AM

[Former Member]

Hello Rajendra,

Yes you can move a value from String to a packed field with decimals 2.

Here is the code :

data: w_string type string value '-102334',

w_pack type p decimals 2.

w_pack = w_string.

After this assignment statement the value in w_pack = 102334.00-

I hope this answers your question.

Thanks,

Sushil Joshi

[Former Member]

You can do this, but the assignment should be done within try..endtry block to capture error.

data: val_str type string.

data: val_p type p decimals 2.

val_str = `-102334`.

try.

val_p = val_str.

catch cx_root.

• For error handling

endtry.

Write: val_p.

Regards,

Joy.