How do I declare a field like a date?

[aris_hidalgo]

Hello experts,

I am using read_text in a loop and the long text that I will get has a value of like

06/05/1981-06/09/1983. Now I used split command to split the 2 dates at '-'. Suppose I

created 2 fields in a structure to hold those 2 dates, what will be its type? is datum?

Because when I run my report, the date shows like this:

06//05/19 or

06/05/198

Thanks again guys and take care!

[Former Member]

type? is datum

no <b>declare it like char.</b>

data: date1<b>(10).</b>

now it work ine...

[Former Member]

Take it as string

data : l_date type string.

[Former Member]

If you want to move the dates as is (with the slashes separating the numbers), you will have to declare a char10 field. datum is a char 8 field and that is why the last 2 digits get truncated.

DATA: date1(10) type char.

Hope this helps.

Sudha

[Former Member]

datum is 8 Char field , try to use 10 char field.

like date(10) type c.

regards

prabhu

[Simha_]

Hi,

data : date like sy-datum.

data : date1(10).

CONCATENATE date6(2) '.' date4(2) '.' date+0(4) INTO date1.

hope it helps,

cheers,

Simha.

[Former Member]

Hi,

In the internal table declare it as a character,

DATA: lv_date1(10),

lv_date2(10).

Regs,

Venkat Ramanan

[Former Member]

Hi Viray,

Take two character fields of lengths 10 each and convert these two character fields into date by considering type SYDATUM.

DATA:

V_CHAR1(10),

V_CAHR2(10),

V_DATE1 TYPE SYDATUM,

V_DATE2 TYPE SYDATUM.

V_DATE = '06/05/1981-06/09/1983'.

SPILT V_DATE AT '-' INTO V_CHAR1 V_CHAR2.

CONCATENATE V_CHAR16(4) V_CHAR13(2) V_CHAR1+0(2) INTO V_DATE1.

CONCATENATE V_CHAR26(4) V_CHAR23(2) V_CHAR2+0(2) INTO V_DATE2.

Thanks,

Vinay

[Former Member]

Hi,

Date fields are type d with the fixed length 8 and the internal representation YYYYMMDD (year, month, and day).

If u declare it as type datum or d, it will take only 8 chars in it. so declare a char variable of lenght 10.

DATA : ldate1(10) type c.

Rgds,

Prakash

[aris_hidalgo]

Thanks guys!

You all have been very helpful!