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Sometimes formatting a date in ABAP can be very useful:

 

- The 1st example shows how to convert an internal date (i.e. sy-datum) to an external variable  i.e. a char:

  • INPUT:     21.06.2018 ( as a date datatype)

  • OUTPUT: '21.06.2018' (as character)


DATA date_ext TYPE char10.

CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERT_DATE_TO_EXTERNAL'
EXPORTING
date_internal = sy-datum
IMPORTING
date_external = date_ext
EXCEPTIONS
date_internal_is_invalid = 1
OTHERS = 2.
IF sy-subrc <> 0.
* Implement suitable error handling here
ENDIF.


 

- The 2nd example shows how to convert an external date format (like a character) to an internal date format:

  • INPUT: '21.06.2018' (as character)

  • OUTPUT: 21062018 (as a date datatype)


DATA date_int TYPE d.

CALL FUNCTION 'DATE_CONV_EXT_TO_INT'
EXPORTING
i_date_ext = '21.06.2018'
IMPORTING
e_date_int = date_int
EXCEPTIONS
error = 1
OTHERS = 2.

IF sy-subrc <> 0.
* Implement suitable error handling here
ENDIF.

 

- The 3rd example shows how you can convert a SAP date datatype to a character on your own without the help of an function module:

  • INPUT: 21.06.2018 (as sy-datum)

  • OUTPUT: '21062018' (as character)


DATA: date(10),
new_date TYPE char10,
day(2),
month(2),
year(4).

WRITE sy-datum TO date.

day(2) = date(2).
month(2) = date+3(2).
year(4) = date+6(4).
new_date = |{ day }| && |{ month }| && |{ year }|.

 
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