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Local Data in subroutine (memory released?)

krishg — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 15:01:17 GMT

We are running into Memory failure and was wondering about the memory used by internal tables defined locally in subroutine? Meaning the memory allocated to internal tables defined locally in subroutine freed up after the subroutine is executed ? or do we have to explicitly release the locally defined internal tables in subroutine?

Re: Local Data in subroutine (memory released?)

Former Member — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 15:12:40 GMT

It gets freed automatically. No need to free it explicitly.

Re: Local Data in subroutine (memory released?)

anup_deshmukh4 — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 15:22:45 GMT

Hello Krish ,

You don't have to explicitly free it . To my understaning your memory failure is due to huge amount of Data selection In the internal table iff your error is like 'Memory Allocation failed' .

This is case only for Local data in the subroutine.

But it has many Variations take a look at below link .

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_470/helpdata/en/9f/db978335c111d1829f0000e829fbfe/frameset.htm

http://scn.sap.com/thread/790282

Hope this helps,

Anup Deshmukh