CL_ABAP_RANDOM

[Former Member]

hi.

DATA: RANDOM TYPE REF TO CL_ABAP_RANDOM.

i am gettin error: CL_ABAP_RANDOM is unknown.

do you know how i should declare this?

[former_member194669]

Please check

and also check in Se24 whether above class available ?

a®s

Edited by: a®s on Dec 23, 2009 3:44 AM

[former_member182371]

Hi,

although it uses cl_abap_random_int instead of CL_ABAP_RANDOM maybe you can use something like this:

http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/index?rid=/library/uuid/b824c11b-0701-0010-738f-e76dc3d29925

Best regards.

Edited by: Pablo Casamayor on Dec 23, 2009 9:58 AM

[Former Member]

Hi,

If you want to generate random number, you can also use the FM

RANDOM_P

regards,

amit m.

[Former Member]

Use function RANDOM_P . Objects doesn't work in all SAP versions

[kesavadas_thekkillath]

If its a requirement of generating random number

User fm GENERAL_GET_RANDOM_INT

[Former Member]

Hi.. instead of using

DATA: RANDOM TYPE REF TO CL_ABAP_RANDOM.

and calling the CREATE and GET_NEXT methods,

you could just declare a few integers and use the function `QF05_RANDOM_INTEGER` as following:

call function 'QF05_RANDOM_INTEGER'

exporting

RAN_INT_MIN = 1

RAN_INT_MAX = max_rnd

importing

RAN_INT = rnd_no.

this will result in `rnd_no` holding the random number...

Regards,

Prasanna K Rao

[Sandra_Rossi]

error

Edited by: Sandra Rossi on Mar 5, 2010 5:23 PM

[Former Member]

Hi,

What release are you on?

CL_ABAP_RANDOM only exists as of Basis 7.0. It is not there in 4.6 and Basis 6.x. If you run one of those older releases search for function modules in SE37. The easiest ones to use are the RANDOM_* ones, but curiously enough those belong to Financial Accounting, so you'll find them in an R3 / ERP system but not in others.

Regards,

Mark