Alternative looping Procedure

[Former Member]

How can we loop an internal table without using a workarea of it's line type?

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Edited by: Mike Pokraka on Aug 4, 2008 9:33 AM

[Former Member]

Hi ,

you can loop an internal table without an workarea by using field-symbols.

FIELD-SYMBOLS: <ls_record> TYPE ANY.

LOOP AT itab ASSIGNING <ls_record>.

...

ENDLOOP.

the field symbol acts an an counter to the internal table. the field symbol can also be declared as the type of the internal table.

Regards ,

Debojyoti.

[Former Member]

to access a internal table you always need a work area whether implicit or explicit that is with header line or without header line.

refer to the link below:

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw70/helpdata/en/fc/eb36a1358411d1829f0000e829fbfe/content.htm

http://www.sap-img.com/abap/how-loop-works-in-internal-tables.htm

With luck,

Pritam.

[Former Member]

hi,

in case of Loop At to an internal table you need to use work area.

however you may not use Explicit Work area if you work with Internal table with header line.

In that case the syntax will be

LOOP AT itab.
.......
.......
ENDLOOP.

here one work area having same as that of the internal table is created inplicitly.

Regards,

anirban

[Former Member]

hi

create an explicit work area like internal table .

loop at itab into wa_area

write: wa_area-fields,

..........

endloop.

[uwe_schieferstein]

Hello

You can use a field-symbol instead:

FIELD-SYMBOLS: <ls_record>     TYPE ANY.

LOOP AT itab ASSIGNING <ls_record>.
...
ENDLOOP.

Regards

Uwe

[former_member509072]

Hi.

What you actually want is this:

LOOP AT itab TRANSPORTING NO FIELDS.

.....

ENDLOOP.

This syntax does not require any workarea.

[Former Member]

Hi ,

you can loop an internal table without an workarea by using field-symbols.

FIELD-SYMBOLS: <ls_record> TYPE ANY.

LOOP AT itab ASSIGNING <ls_record>.

...

ENDLOOP.

the field symbol acts an an counter to the internal table. the field symbol can also be declared as the type of the internal table.

Regards ,

Debojyoti.