Assign component with table

[rainer_hbenthal]

I have problem with assign component:

in a method, i have an exporting parameter type any table.

Therefore i do not know the structure of this. Now i want to fill this table with

  assign component 1 of structure it_example[] to <p>.

  <p> = "xyz".

Having a structure this is no problem, but a table is not a structure and therefore im getting result code of 4.

Outsite methods i can use tables with headerlines, and the headerline has a structure so with the assign i can fill the header line.

In OO context, tables with headerlines are not allowed. So how can i fill the table if i do not have a glue what the structure looks like? Any idea?

[Former Member]

HI Rainer,

i think you have to define a structure and use this.

E.g.

data wa_example type "same type of it_example".

Use the assign with this structure, and after append it to the table.

Bye

enzo

[rainer_hbenthal]

I really want to avoid haveing an additional paramter in the siganture of the method.

DATA:

 wa_internal like line of <imported_table>

didnt worked either

[Former Member]

hi,

try with this

assign component 1 of structure it_example to <p>.

cheers,

sasi

[rainer_hbenthal]

Works neither -> sy-subrc = 4.

[Former Member]

Hi,

Use something similar to the following,

FIELD-SYMBOLS: <fs>, <fval>.

ASSIGN LOCAL COPY OF INITIAL LINE OF it_example

TO <fs>.

IF <fs> IS ASSIGNED.

ASSIGN COMPONENT 1 OF STRUCTURE <fs> TO <fval>.

IF <fval> IS ASSIGNED.

<fval> = 'xyz'.

ENDIF.

APPEND <fs> TO it_example.

ENDIF.

Hope this helps..

Sri

[Former Member]

Hi Rainer,

check with this code.Hope it works.

LOOP AT datatab.

DO.

ASSIGN COMPONENT sy-index OF STRUCTURE

datatab TO <fs>.

IF sy-subrc <> 0.

EXIT.

ENDIF.

ENDDO.

ENDLOOP.

reward me if this works.

Thanks,

Vamsi.

[Clemenss]

Hi,

as you want to fill the table - not any non-existing header line, you must populate the table record by record, that means LOOP.

field-symbols:

<fs> type any.

loop at it_example assigning <fs>.

assign component 1 of structure <fs> to <p>.

<p> = "xyz".

endloop." at it_example assigning <fs>.

fast. efficient.

C.

[Former Member]

Hi Rainer,

You can use this format.

DATA: dref TYPE REF TO DATA.

FIELD-SYMBOLS: <fs> TYPE ANY.

CREATE DATA dref TYPE <table>.

ASSIGN dref->* TO <fs>.

Here 'create data' creates anonymous data object of the table.The dref points to the work area of the table.

Then assign the workarea to the field symbol.

Regards.

Lavanya.

[rainer_hbenthal]

Hi,

assign local copy solved it too, but is not allowed in OO context.

Yours is the solution except that

  CREATE DATA dref like line of datatable. 
  ASSIGN dref->* TO <fs>.

is the 100% solution

Otherwise youre getting problems with

  insert <fs> into table datatable.

Thanks a lot to you both.