SAP NEWS-740-CHARACTER PROCESSING



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Character String Processing in ABAP Release 7.40, SP02
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ABAP_MODIFICATION_NN New Formatting Option ALPHA

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

ABAP_MODIFICATION_NN 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_NN Comparisons of String Expressions

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

ABAP_MODIFICATION_NN 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 regular way.