topic Re: access data in Application Development and Automation Discussions https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/access-data/m-p/1989691#M403873 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi,</P><P></P><P> SELECT is used to retrieve data from transperent tables. It's the best one.</P><P></P><P>LDB are the Logical database: </P><P>Special ABAP program that combines the contents of specific database tables.</P><P>A logical database is linked to an ABAP report program as one of the program attributes. It supplies the report program with a set of hierarchically structured table entries derived from different database tables. This saves the developer from having to program the data retrieval.</P><P></P><P>The term "logical database" covers both the program and the dataset.</P><P></P><P>You maintain logical databases with the Logical Database Builder in the ABAP Workbench.</P><P></P><P>Br,</P><P>Laxmi</P></BODY></HTML> Sat, 03 Mar 2007 19:02:18 GMT Former Member 2007-03-03T19:02:18Z access data https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/access-data/m-p/1989690#M403872 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Which is better way of accessing data SELECT or LDB?tell me plzzz</P></BODY></HTML> Sat, 03 Mar 2007 18:57:57 GMT https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/access-data/m-p/1989690#M403872 Former Member 2007-03-03T18:57:57Z Re: access data https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/access-data/m-p/1989691#M403873 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi,</P><P></P><P> SELECT is used to retrieve data from transperent tables. It's the best one.</P><P></P><P>LDB are the Logical database: </P><P>Special ABAP program that combines the contents of specific database tables.</P><P>A logical database is linked to an ABAP report program as one of the program attributes. It supplies the report program with a set of hierarchically structured table entries derived from different database tables. This saves the developer from having to program the data retrieval.</P><P></P><P>The term "logical database" covers both the program and the dataset.</P><P></P><P>You maintain logical databases with the Logical Database Builder in the ABAP Workbench.</P><P></P><P>Br,</P><P>Laxmi</P></BODY></HTML> Sat, 03 Mar 2007 19:02:18 GMT https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/access-data/m-p/1989691#M403873 Former Member 2007-03-03T19:02:18Z