SAP NEWS-740-CHARACTER PROCESSING documentation, setup help and example usage

String Processing in Release 7.40

1 New formatting option ALPHA
2 New formatting option XSD
3 Comparisons of string expressions
4 Assignments of string expressions


ABAP_MODIFICATION_1 New Formatting Option ALPHA

The new formatting option
ALPHA for embedded expressions in character string templates
inserts leading zeroes in front of strings of digits or removes these zeroes.


ABAP_MODIFICATION_2 New Formatting Option XSD

The new formatting option
XSD for embedded expressions
in string templates creates their
asXML format for elementary data types.


ABAP_MODIFICATION_3 Comparisons of String Expressions

Comparisons of string expressions are now possible when the relational operator BETWEEN . This was not previously the case.


ABAP_MODIFICATION_4 Assignments of String Expressions

Exceptions raised in conversions can now be handled when making assignments of string expressions to target fields. This was not previously the case. Exceptions raised (for example, in assignments of non-numeric values to numeric data types or in overflows) can now be handled in the normal way.