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Parsing ABAP Code

Former Member — Thu, 20 Oct 2005 20:47:48 GMT

Hi guys,

I have a wierd question. Where is the ABAP code stored? You can take a look at the ABAP program names through R3TR program ID in table TADIR, but where is the source code stored. Is it in the databse server, if yes which table?

Re: Parsing ABAP Code

Former Member — Thu, 20 Oct 2005 20:57:31 GMT

Hi Shiv,

You can get the entier program if you use the below command.

DATA: BEGIN OF REPTAB OCCURS 50,

LINE(100).

DATA: END OF REPTAB.

READ REPORT <Program name > INTO REPTAB.

Try,

Kasthuri Rangan Srinivasan.

Re: Parsing ABAP Code

Former Member — Thu, 20 Oct 2005 21:00:31 GMT

Hi Shiv Kasthala

Table 'trdir' holds some information about the program like program name.

and

Table 'trdirt'holds program code.

trdirt-text is the field that contains this information.

Cheers,

Vijay Raheja

Re: Parsing ABAP Code

Former Member — Thu, 20 Oct 2005 21:02:53 GMT

Like long texts, programs are stored in database clusters. They are not visible through your normal data dictionary transactions. you have to use the commands provided by ABAP to read them like READ REPORT mentioned above.

Srinivas

Re: Parsing ABAP Code

Former Member — Thu, 20 Oct 2005 21:03:31 GMT

Hi Vijay,

TRDIRT will have only the discription of the program. It will not have the code. For your information Please

Regards,

Kasthuri Rangan Srinivasan.

Re: Parsing ABAP Code

Former Member — Thu, 20 Oct 2005 21:12:39 GMT

Thanks for correcting me Kasthuri Rangan Srinivasan.

Re: Parsing ABAP Code

Former Member — Fri, 21 Oct 2005 00:51:52 GMT

Thanks guys.

That was a very helpful answer.

I have awarded points too.

Re: Parsing ABAP Code

Former Member — Fri, 21 Oct 2005 01:22:39 GMT

The source code is stored in table REPOSRC but you will not be able to see it in SE16 as it is stored as RAWSTRING.

You can only read it using

READ REPORT <Program name > INTO ITAB.

Cheeers.

Re: Parsing ABAP Code

andreas_mann3 — Fri, 21 Oct 2005 05:35:06 GMT

hi,

furthermore you can look f1 to abap command scan:

SCAN ABAP-SOURCE ...

regards Andreas