sy-datum

[Former Member]

experts,

if sy-datum = 00000000.

does sy-datum = sy-datum + 1 implie adding 1 day ,

if so the value of sy-datum should be 01.01.0001

but the value of sy-datum is 02.01.0001.

what does it imply?

thanks in advance.

[valter_oliveira]

Hi there.

Yes, adding 1 to a date field means adding one day to it.

Date '01.01.0001' is like the time limit, so you cannot add 1 day to some date and the result being the fisrt day. Try to add 1 to '31129999' ... it's the same (you'll get all zeros).

Regards,

Valter Oliveira.

[Former Member]

hi valter,

by your means of answer 00000000 does not have any significance, if so adding 1 to sydatum( = 00000000 ) is resulting in 02.01.0001,why is it so.

thanks in advance

[valter_oliveira]

by your means of answer 00000000 does not have any significance

That's correct. '00000000' for a date variable is it's not like initial value '0.00' for currency, because '0.00' is a relevant price (0 euros, is an offer!) but '00000000' is not even a date.

Regards,

Valter Oliveira.

[Former Member]

hi valter,

why is it resulting in 02.01.0001.

thanks in advance

[valter_oliveira]

OK, my last try

This is from sap help (arythmetic operation):

DATA: result TYPE string, 
      date   TYPE d VALUE '20020704'. 
result = + date. 

The assignment is equivalent to a COMPUTE statement and sets result to the value "731036" - that is, the number of days since 01.01.0001.

Regards,

Valter Oliveira.

[Former Member]

hi valter,

thank u for replying.