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calling other program

Former Member — Wed, 30 May 2007 11:17:22 GMT

hi,

I have a scenario like i have to call another secondary program from main program and when the control returns from that secondary i need some which has to carried from there back to main program. how to achive this i tried with SUBMIT command but i am unable to get the data or do i need to use,EXPORT and IMPORT, please help me.

regards

prabhu

Re: calling other program

Former Member — Wed, 30 May 2007 11:23:27 GMT

Hi,

You use Submit to call an ABAP report from within another report.

For example:

submit 'ZREPORT1' using pernr = g_pernr

exporting list to memory

and return.

In this case we are submitting the report ZREPORT1, passing the parameter pernr a value of g_pernr (from the calling program) sending the output list to ABAP memory, and returning to the calling program.

You can retrieve the list using the function module LIST_FROM_MEMORY.

Re: calling other program

Former Member — Wed, 30 May 2007 11:25:31 GMT

Hi prabhu,

Yes you are right, you can use EXPORT & IMPORT to transfer data from calling program to called program & vice-versa...

Regards

Rengaraj

Re: calling other program

Former Member — Wed, 30 May 2007 11:34:03 GMT

Hi Prabhu,

Calling program

SUBMIT <prog> AND RETURN.

IMPORT TEXT3 FROM MEMORY ID 'text'.

WRITE: / SY-SUBRC, TEXT3.

IMPORT itab TO jtab FROM MEMORY ID 'table'.

WRITE: / SY-SUBRC, TEXT1.

Called Program

EXPORT TEXT1

TEXT2 FROM 'Literal'

TO MEMORY ID 'text'.

EXPORT ITAB

TO MEMORY ID 'table'.

Regards

Indrajit.

Re: calling other program

Former Member — Wed, 30 May 2007 11:40:13 GMT

hi,

the called program is a SAP standard program.

regards

prabhu

Re: calling other program

Former Member — Wed, 30 May 2007 11:44:14 GMT

Hi,

U have one option in SUBMIT which is EXPORTING LIST TO MEMORY.

This addition stores the basic list for the program accessed in the ABAP Memory. It can only be used together with the addition AND RETURN.

The list is stored in the ABAP Memory as an internal table of the row type ABAPLIST, ABAPLIST being a structured data type in the ABAP Dictionary.

The calling program can access the list stored once program access is completed, using function modules belonging to the function group SLST.

The function module LIST_FROM_MEMORY loads the list from the ABAP Memory to an internal table of the row type ABAPLIST.

The function module WRITE_LIST inserts the content of an internal table of the row type ABAPLIST in the current list.

The function module DISPLAY_LIST displays the content of an internal table of the row type ABAPLIST in a separate list screen.

e.g:

Once the program report has been accessed, the list stored there in the ABAP Memory is read by means of function modules and inserted in the current list.

DATA list_tab TYPE TABLE OF abaplist.

SUBMIT report EXPORTING LIST TO MEMORY

AND RETURN.

CALL FUNCTION 'LIST_FROM_MEMORY'

TABLES

listobject = list_tab

EXCEPTIONS

not_found = 1

OTHERS = 2.

IF sy-subrc = 0.

CALL FUNCTION 'WRITE_LIST'

TABLES

listobject = list_tab.

ENDIF.

Thanks & Regards

Santhosh

Re: calling other program

Former Member — Wed, 30 May 2007 12:11:27 GMT

could u please specify the name of the secondary program u r trying to call from ur program...