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[Former Member]

In which case we declare the date field by type Sy-datum or scal-date or type d.

[Former Member]

Hi Johnn,

sy-datum current application server data ex 19981130

if you want to add a day

data : x like sy-datum.

x = sy-datum + 1.

Then x will have tommorow's date.

Thanks

Venki

[roberto_tagliento]

You cannot declare field by TYPE Sy-datum.

But LIKE, because sy-datum isn't a type but a VARIABLE.

It is the system variable (in this case the date!).

"Sy" is the SYSTEM table of variable.

[roberto_tagliento]

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_erp2005vp/helpdata/en/d7/e2135e408e11d1896b0000e8322d00/frameset.htm

[andreas_mann3]

Hi John,

think, ther's no difference btw. scal-date and sy-datum

but what's about field TCURR-GDATU?

-> this is a field for invert date

(fm CONVERSION_EXIT_INVDT_OUTPUT)

A.

[Former Member]

Hi,

difference is in output length and display format

1) data lv_date like sy-datum has output length

10 including separators like / or which

are user specific.

data lv_date like sy-datum

lv_date = sy-datum.

write lv_date.

output is 10/25/2006.

2) data lv_date type d has output length 8

data lv_date typew d

lv_date = sy-datum.

write lv_date.

output is 10252006 without separators.

Regards,

amole