Char to float conversion

Hi,
I am holding float value in a variable which i want to convert it into float again.
Help Will be rewarded

hi,
u can take a float variable and move char into it directly.
float1 = char1.

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Convert Char to float

Hi all,
Am wanting to convert a char value (the infoobject is defined as NUMC) into float in order to perform a calculation in the FOX formula. It would not allow the char value to be stored into a float variable...comes back wz an error message - Types of operands F and <infoobject_numc> do not agree.
Any ways of doing this? I thought about using a function to perform the conversion from char to float format but dont knw if such a function exists on the BI system?
Thanks!

Hi,
I sometimes use a local variable of type STRING to pass on values to other data types:
DATA local type STRING.
local = A.
B = local.
But I'm not sure it will work for you. If not, you can do it with an exit function.
D

Char to Date conversion problem - again!

Hi,
in order to make date selection 'more attractive' for end users I have been tasked with presenting a text field with 'January 2010', 'February 2010' etc to the end users for their prompts.
So far so easy...
However, I then need to use the values to derive either dates, or years, or date numbers.
This all works fine during development when I am testing using a default parameter thus; -
'@{MYMONTHYEAR}{September 2010}' - which is fed into various very complex functions.
BUT - when I try to use the report in conjunction with the parameter I get; -
'The evaluation of the index 6 expression on row count -1 failed. [nQSError: 46046] Datetime value 2010/09/01 does not match the specifiied format'
However, cast('2010/09/01' as date) works fine... and convoluted as the logic of my functions is, the fundamental char to date conversion is exactly in this format.
Anyone shed any light on this, give me a guaranteed way to handle char to date conversion?
thanks,
Robert.

Hi,
I tried your workaround case when 1=2... but I still get the same error....
Not when I have the format from my default value, but when I get the value from a dashboard prompt in a page.
The full error is; -
Error Codes: OPR4ONWY:U9IM8TAC:OI2DL65P
State: HY000. Code: 10058. [NQODBC] [SQL_STATE: HY000] [nQSError: 10058] A general error has occurred. [nQSError: 43113] Message returned from OBIS. [nQSError: 46046] Datetime value 2012/09/01 does not match the specified format. (HY000)
SQL Issued: SELECT s_0, s_1, s_2, s_3, s_4, s_5, s_6, s_7, s_8, s_9, s_10, s_11, s_12, s_13, s_14, s_15, s_16, s_17, s_18, s_19, s_20, s_21, s_22, s_23, s_24, s_25, s_26, s_27, s_28, s_29, s_30, s_31, s_32, s_33, s_34, s_35, s_36, s_37, s_38, s_39, s_40, s_41, s_42, s_43, s_44, s_45, s_46, s_47, s_48, s_49, s_50, s_51, s_52, s_53, s_54, s_55, s_56, s_57 FROM ( SELECT 0 s_0, "Vivaldi Detail"."Product Global Hierarchy"."Tobacco Category Groups" s_1, "Vivaldi Detail"."Product Global Hierarchy"."Tobacco Category" s_2, "Vivaldi Detail"."Product Global Hierarchy"."Total Tobacco Products" s_3, FILTER("Vivaldi Detail"."Fact Sales Detail"."SOM %" USING ("Vivaldi Detail"."Time"."Year" =cast((cast(right('September 2012',4) as integer)-1) as char(4)))) s_4, FILTER("Vivaldi Detail"."Fact Sales Detail"."SOM %" USING ("Vivaldi Detail"."Time"."Year" =cast((cast(right('September 2012',4) as integer)-2) as char(4)))) s_5, FILTER("Vivaldi Detail"."Fact Sales Detail"."SOM %" USING ("Vivaldi Detail"."Time"."Year" =cast((cast(right('September 2012',4) as integer)-3) as char(4)))) s_6, FILTER(FILTER("Vivaldi Detail"."Fact Sales Detail"."SOM %" USING ("Vivaldi Detail"."Time"."Year" =cast((cast(right('September 2012',4) as integer)-1) as char))) USING "Vivaldi Detail"."Time"."Month Number" <=month(CASE WHEN 1=2 THEN CURRENT_DATE ELSE cast(right('September 2012',4)||'/'||CASE left('September 2012',LOCATE(' ','September 2012')-1) WHEN 'January' THEN '01/01' WHEN 'February' then '02/01' when 'March' then '03/01' when 'April' then '04/01' when 'May' then '05/01' when 'June' then '06/01' when 'July' then '07/01' when 'August' then '08/01' when 'September' then '09/01' when 'October' then '10/01' when 'November' then '11/01' ELSE '12/01' END as date)END)) s_7, FILTER(FILTER("Vivaldi Detail"."Fact Sales Detail"."SOM %" USING ("Vivaldi Detail"."Time"."Year" =right('September 2012',4))) USING "Vivaldi Detail"."Time"."Month Number" <=month(CASE WHEN 1=2 THEN CURRENT_DATE ELSE cast(right('September 2012',4)||'/'||CASE left('September 2012',LOCATE(' ','September 2012')-1) WHEN 'January' THEN '01/01' WHEN 'February' then '02/01' when A brief sample of a typical formula which causes this is; -
FILTER(FILTER(FILTER("Fact Sales Detail"."SOM %" USING ("Time"."Year" = right('@{MYEAR}{September 2010}',4))) USING ("Time"."Month Number" = 2)) USING "Time"."Month Number" <= month(CASE WHEN 1=2 THEN CURRENT_DATE ELSE cast(right('@{MYEAR}{September 2010}',4)||'/'||CASE left('@{MYEAR}{September 2010}', LOCATE(' ','@{MYEAR}{September 2010}') -1) WHEN 'January' THEN '01/01' WHEN 'February' then '02/01' when 'March' then '03/01' when 'April' then '04/01' when 'May' then '05/01' when 'June' then '06/01' when 'July' then '07/01' when 'August' then '08/01' when 'September' then '09/01' when 'October' then '10/01' when 'November' then '11/01' ELSE '12/01' END as date) END ))The September 2010 default being EXACTLY what is selected from the dashboard prompt when testing. It does not error, but returns no data in isolation, but when when from the prompt it errors...
And the date format, if fed into a cast ('2012/09/01' as date) does not error.
Anyone help - this is really driving me mad, syntax is good - it should work!!!
thanks,
Robert.

How to input char and float

hello,
I'm working in Linux platform.I'm new to Java programming ,will u help me to input char and float variables?
and also will u tell me how to clear the screen(just like we do system("clear"))
thank you
anchal...

hello,
I'm working in Linux platform.I'm new to Java
Java programming ,will u help me to input char and
float variables?If u want to input variables from a properties file look at the class java.util.Properties(http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4/docs/api/java/util/Properties.html)
If you want to read user input from the keyboard look at System.in (http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4/docs/api/java/lang/System.html#in)
and also will u tell me how to clear the screen(just
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anchal...
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Reg : CHAR to FLTP conversion

Hi All,
I want to convert char value '55.5' to floating point value.
I tried using the below function modules. These two function modules does not accept the decimals .
CHAR_FLTP_CONVERSION
CHAR_FLTP_CONVERSION_TO_SI
can any one suggest how can i convert the decimal char values ('55.55') to floating point values.
thanks
Vijay

hi
data:pack type p deimals 2.
first pass char value to pack and then from pack pass it to floting point variable.
Regards
Neha

Float Conversion

I am passing 2 strings of data Social Security Number and a string to be parsed
1) SSN 123456789
2)String PH80.00 170915.76 AAE
The string is parsed PH is extracted, 80.00 is extracted and 170915.76 is converted, however, it is converted to 170916.77. .01 is added to the value. Why does this occur? I think it has to do with the float. The code is as follows
* Created on Jun 13, 2007
* To change the template for this generated file go to
* Window>Preferences>Java>Code Generation>Code and Comments
package com.abbott.HRT.US018;
* @author Administrator
* To change the template for this generated type comment go to
* Window>Preferences>Java>Code Generation>Code and Comments
public class TransformData {
     * The below Function is for handling Compensation Update Records
     */ 2 examples of string passed MI80.00 242050.00 AAE Output produced is 242050.00
PH80.00 170915.76 AAE Output produced is 170915.77
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          //3.     Base Rate : Format the data into "ZZZZZZ9.99" at position 9-29. The target position will be 9-18
          substring = null;
          substring = sBuf.substring(8, 29);
          substring = formatNumber(substring, 8, 10, 2);
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          sBuf.delete(18, 29);
          //4.     Performance Rating : For now no mapping is defined
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          int int2 = input.length();
          if (int1 == int2) {
               return input;
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          //length = actual length (e.g. 6 for ZZ9.99)
          //decPlaces = (e.g. 2 for ZZ9.99)
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          try {
               f = Float.parseFloat(input);
          } catch (NumberFormatException ex) {
               throw new NumberFormatException(
                    "Exception Occurred:" + ex.getMessage());
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          sb.insert(0, f);
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          int index = sb.indexOf(".");
          if (index < position && index != -1) {
               while (index < (position - 1)) {
                    sb.insert(0, " ");
                    index = sb.indexOf(".");
               /*If there is no decimal sign, put one at the desired position
                                        if(index == -1){
                                             int int1 = Integer.parseInt(input);
                                             sb.ins;
                                             sb.insert(position,".");
          //Fill blank spaces after decimal sign with zero
          while (sb.length() < length) {
               sb.append("0");
          return sb.toString();
The code is as follows

Volume is not precision. You need to be precise and informative. This end is not served by simply dumping huge volumes of code or data into a help request. If you have a large, complicated test case that is breaking a program, try to trim it and make it as small as possible.
This is useful for at least three reasons. One: being seen to invest effort in simplifying the question makes it more likely that you'll get an answer, Two: simplifying the question makes it more likely you'll get a useful answer. Three: In the process of refining your bug report, you may develop a fix or workaround yourself.
-- http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
Example:
assert 170915.77F == Float.parseFloat("170915.76"); // why?And here's the answer:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floating_point
http://java.sun.com/developer/JDCTechTips/2003/tt0204.html#2
http://docs.sun.com/source/806-3568/ncg_goldberg.html
Cheers!
~

Char to INT2 conversion

Hi all,
i have a character type variable of length 250 and it is assigned to a structure containing 15 fields and one of the field is of type INT2.
Now a character value of '77' is transformed to '14135' for that INT2 field when i assign the string to the structure.
Can any one tell me the reason behind this and is there any FM that would mimic the same conversion.
For INT2 data type the number of characters are 5 and the internal format is ABAP type as 's' and length = 2.
Amogh

HI Amogh,
can you show your coding? I get 77 in int2 type variable also.
Regards,
ravi

Abt char to numeric conversion

There is a field named bcode in data base that is of char length 3 , i want 1 to 10 insert in dat field, is it possible , i know yes , so tell me dat field is behaving like character when i m selecting values from selection screen , what i want when i m entering 1 to 7 it should show only then as a numeric field do , how we can do dat? tell me in details?

Then follow Sandipan Ghosh's suggestion above. Read the database table into an internal table, convert the character numeric data to integer. Change your select option to be integer.
Or create a table, e.g. z_numtab, with two fields - CH3 type CHAR 3, and INT type INT1. Populate it with all the numbers 0-999. Then use it to convert the select option to a series of equalities.
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DATA: lt_numtab TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF z_numtab.
SELECT-OPTIONS: s_num FOR num.
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AT SELECTION-SCREEN..
LOOP AT s_num.
    IF s_num-low CN ' 0123456789' OR s_num-high CN ' 0123456789'.
      MESSAGE e000(s1) WITH 'Numerics only'.
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    r_num-sign   = s_num-sign.
    r_num-low    = s_num-low.
    r_num-high   = s_num-high.
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ENDLOOP.
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REFRESH s_num.
s_num-sign = 'I'.
s_num-option = 'EQ'.
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matt

Char to date conversion

How to convert a date into char????
When i'm using TO_CHAR('26-JAN-01','DD/MM/YY') it is showing error?
Can anybody suggest me where i was wrong?
Thanks in advance.

Hi,
Welcome to the forum!
1002903 wrote:
How to convert a date into char????
When i'm using TO_CHAR('26-JAN-01','DD/MM/YY') it is showing error?
Can anybody suggest me where i was wrong?'26-JAN-01' is a VARCHAR2, not a DATE. The first argument to TO_CHAR is supposed to be a DATE. If you use a VARCHAR2 in a place where a DATE is required, Oracle does not raise an error immediately. Oracle will try to convert the VARCHAR2 to a DATE, but that's likely t result in an error, anyway. Always call functions with the right types of arguments, not the wrong types.
If you have a string that represents a DATE, you can convert it into a DATE using the TO_DATE function. You can then call TO_CHAR on the results, to get a string in whatever format you want:
TO_CHAR ( TO_DATE ( '26-JAN-01'   -- or any string expression (a literal like this works, but it's silly)
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Char to netprice conversion

experts
i am getting data from the flat file.
i am getting amount which is 10 chars and i am storing it as in char
data : price(10) type c.
now i want to move it to sap netprice which is like this
data :netpr type vbap-netpr.
now i am trying to move the data like this.
move price to netpr." here it is giving error as both are diffent types
even i tried like this also
write price to netpr" here also giving error.
i cannot change the price data type , so please tell me how to convert price which is char type to netpr.

hi
when the price is coming in your char field , just you need to take care to remove comma ','. means in char field if 1,234.34 then you should use string operations REPLACE ,CONDENSE etc to make it 1234.34. if 1,234.00 to 1234.00
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Char to numeric conversion

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         I am calling a subrouting from SAP SCRIPT.
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If the value of ntwr-value is 300.0 its working but
if the value of ntwr-value is 1,345.0 this is giving runtime error.
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I was just about to post the header file of the DLL, when
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With that function I found that in the DLL I had a problem
with another function that prevented the DLL to be correctly
loaded.
This other function in the DLL is for generating digital output
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Need help in Report.... Conversion of data elements

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Performance question when compare date with date or char with char

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I am working on Oracle 9.2.0.8.0
and have to solve following problem:
Comparison of a date and char fields.
Now two ways to do it.
Either I compare char with char and convert date to char,
or I compare date with date and convert char to date.
Now the performace question. Which operation takes more effort for the database?
So why not to try and to see the results?
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NOLOGGING;
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COMMIT;
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Collect statistics
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Elapsed: 00:00:00.00
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no rows selected
Elapsed: 00:00:03.02
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Elapsed: 00:00:03.02
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SQL> select * from test t where char_date > TO_CHAR(real_date, 'YYYYMMDD');
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SQL>
As you see when I compare char with char and convert date to char it seems to be faster (almost 1 second)
Is the test correct?
I still not sure, what gets better performance...
Any idea?
Thanks!

Depends on whether you want the right results or not.
Why don't you run the following two queries and see if the difference in results tells you anything?:
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