how to assign a variable with a space

[Former Member]

i am working on reports i need to assign a variable with space. i have give

data: target type i.

target is a difference between two date, suppose the end date if i find is greater then the target field should be empty( with no values, not even zero), i need to assign this target field to a another field which i will be using it to display in the alv grid.

[RichHeilman]

Then you shouldn't use TYPE I. Use TYPE C instead.

report zrich_0001.

data: target<b>(5) type c</b>.

parameters: p_dat1 type sy-datum,
            p_dat2 type sy-datum.


start-of-selection.

  target = p_dat1 - p_dat2.

  if target < 0.
    clear target.
  endif.

  write:/ target.

REgards,

Rich Heilman