topic Re: Replacement for Import/Export in Application Development and Automation Discussions

Replacement for Import/Export

former_member353794 — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 08:54:23 GMT

Hi All,

Which is a better way to import and export parameters from and to memory IDs since import/export are obsolete statements?

Re: Replacement for Import/Export

ThomasZloch — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 09:00:59 GMT

I just looked it up in a 702 system and cannot find that they are obsolete. Where is your information from?

There is a few special forms that are obsolete, e.g. not using a memory ID or the short form for the parameter list, maybe you are mixing it up?

Thomas

Re: Replacement for Import/Export

former_member353794 — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 09:07:41 GMT

I am using Export i_tab TO MEMORY ID 'ITAB'; IMPORT i_tab FROM MEMORY ID 'ITAB'. Is this not an obsolete statement?

Re: Replacement for Import/Export

Former Member — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 09:17:19 GMT

Hi ,

Import/Export are not obsolete.

But some syntax involving ther are obsolete.

Eg:

EXPORT, IMPORT - no_id

Obsolete Syntax

EXPORT parameter_list TO MEMORY [COMPRESSION {ON|OFF}].

IMPORT parameter_list FROM MEMORY [conversion_options].

Effect

If the EXPORT TO MEMORY or IMPORT FROM MEMORY statements do not contain the ID addition, the EXPORT statement writes to an anonymous area of ABAP memory and the IMPORT statement reads from this area.

Note

This short form is extremely error-prone and is not allowed in classes since all EXPORT statements without an ID overwrite the same data cluster.

Please refer the above screen shot under the Red Cross, these syntax are obsolete not the Import/Export itself .

Regards,

Amit

Re: Replacement for Import/Export

ThomasZloch — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 11:09:58 GMT

This is the obsolete short parameter list (actually data object list) I was referring to, you should write something like

EXPORT itab = i_tab TO MEMORY ID 'ITAB'.

IMPORT itab = i_tab FROM MEMORY ID 'ITAB'.

where "itab" is the parameter name under which the data object "i_itab" is stored.

Always study ABAP F1 help thoroughly before posting.

Thomas