My first ABAP program

[Former Member]

Dear Sirs,

I am trying to learn ABAP, working with documentation on help.sap.com and also refering to this group.

I am attempting to write a program that calculates squares of numbers. It is not working. Can you give me some pointers?

ABAP Code::

• Calculate Squares of numbers *

data output type i.

Write 'Calculate Square? (Y/N)'.

parameter : square type c.

While square = 'y' or square = 'Y'.

parameters : input type i.

output = input * input.

Write : 'The square of ', input, 'is ', output.

parameter : square.

EndWhile.

End ABAP Code.

Regards,

Al Lal

www.olap.wetpaint.com

p.s. I have already ordered a ABAP book costing USD 120, so you can rest assured that I am trying other sources before imposing questions to this forum

[andreas_mann3]

try:

PARAMETERS input TYPE i.

DATA output TYPE i.

output = input ** 2.

WRITE : / 'The square of ', input, 'is ', output.

greetings

[Former Member]

Thanks for your quick reply. I am able to calculate the square of a single number. What I would like the program to do is to keep calculating as many squares as the user wants. The parameter statement is giving error, and is not working as I hoped.

Al Lal

www.olap.wetpaint.com

[Former Member]

Hi Abhinav,

This is the piece of code to calculate the square of a number.

Report square.

parameters : square type c.

data output type i.

start-of-selection.

output = square * square.

Write : 'The square of ', square, 'is ' output.

Regards,

Charumathi.B

[Former Member]

Try this link

http://saptechnical.com/Tutorials/Tutorials.htm

it's very good site for new comers.

Just try it once.

[vinod_vemuru2]

Hi,

Try this.

PARAMETERS: po_num TYPE p DECIMALS 2.

DATA w_square TYPE p DECIMALS 2.

w_square = po_num * po_num.

WRITE: 'The square of the number', po_num, 'is', w_square.

Thanks,

Vinod.