date mask in script

[Former Member]

Hi all,

I need to chage date formate in script, i am getting this field from data dase &vbep-wadat& from data dase it is printing like 20061124. but i need like mm/dd/yyy. Any body help me. i tried using /: SET DATE MASK = 'MM/DD/YYYY' NOT COMMING.

[Former Member]

Hi,

do like this

/: SET DATE MASK = 'MM/DD/YYYY'

• &vbep-wadat&

[Former Member]

hi chandra,

i tried like this also. /: SET DATE MASK = "MM/DD/YYYY"

[former_member181962]

/: SET DATE MASK = 'MM/DD/YYYY'

<b><default paragraph format> &date&</b>

did you put the above statement as well? "Pust your paragrapf format instead of <default paragraph format>

Regards,

Ravi

[Former Member]

Hi max,

i placed in se71 edit command

[Former Member]

Ok, but where

In my sapscript I wrote:

/: SET DATE MASK = 'MM/DD/YYYY'

• &SY-DATUM&

and it works fine

Max

[Former Member]

Hi

I tried that statament and works fine: where did you place SET DATE MASK command?

Max

[former_member181962]

See if you have done exactly as described in help:

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_47x200/helpdata/en/d1/80318f454211d189710000e8322d00/frameset.htm

Regards,

ravi

[Former Member]

Hi suman,

try giving it double quotes and try

/: SET DATE MASK = "MM/DD/YYYY"

Message was edited by:

chandrasekhar jagarlamudi