Assigns the contents of the source field f to the
target field g as a new value.
In contrast to MOVE , the format of the
target field g is the same as when outputting to a list with
WRITE . The field type C is
always used, regardless of the actual data type.
As with list output, the settings in the user's master record for
decimal point (period or comma) and date format are taken into account.
Instead of specifying a static source field f , you can make a
dynamic source field specification (name) . In this case, the
contents of the field name is interpreted as the source field
name at runtime and the contents are formatted accordingly.
You can identify the target field g more precisely by specifying
the offset and/or length in the form g+off(len) . Both the offset
and the length specifications off and len can also be
dynamic.
The return code value SY-SUBRC is undefined.
Example
WRITE ... TO with dynamic source field
specification and dynamic offset and length specification for the
target field:
DATA: NAME(5) VALUE 'FIELD',
FIELD(5) VALUE 'Harry',
DEST(18) VALUE 'Robert James Smith',
OFF TYPE I,
LEN TYPE I.
OFF = 7.
LEN = 8.
WRITE (NAME) TO DEST+OFF(LEN).
The field DEST noew contains the value " Robert Harry
ith ".
Notes
Only values between 0 and the length of the target field
g are allowed as offset specifications. Any other offset
specifications result in a runtime error.
Only values >= 0 are allowed as length specifications. Negative
length specifications result in a runtime error. Excessive length
specifications are automatically truncated.
If you specify the field length as the offset or the value 0 as the
length, the target field is blank. In this case, the statement has no
effect.