write statement not converting to user defined format

[Former Member]

Hi

i am using the below statement to convert date to format as per user setting:

data: L_DATE TYPE char10.

WRITE IS_BIL_INVOICE-HD_GEN-BIL_DATE  to l_date.

the format in user setting is 'DD.MM.YYYY' but it is converting to 'YYYY.MM.DD'.

can u let me know what to do for this.

[Former Member]

Hi Moorthy

Check with the datatype of I_date, it should be same as that of IS_BIL_INVOICE-HD_GEN-BIL_DATE .

Thanks

Kishan Shah

[Former Member]

hii moorthy u can use FM 'CONVERT_DATE_TO_EXTERNAL ' to convert date in a format you want.

if not then u can logicaly convert it into format you want.

by declearing 3 variables for date month and year

and concatanate dd' '.'mm'.'yyyy into date variable.

Hope this will solve your issue.

[Former Member]

Hi,

i am surprised with one aspect-- when i wrote a test program and used WRITE TO statement conversion happened perfectly but when the same code is used in a smartforms- program lines it is not working.

need to understand why...but was able to solve this using 'CONVERT_DATE_TO_EXTERNAL' FM.

Thanks for the assistance

[Former Member]

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[Former Member]

Hi,

please read the ABAP keyword documentation (in SE38 or SE80) for WRITE TO. In the int_format_options you can find the solution.

Regards,

Klaus