difference b/w select endselect & select

[Former Member]

Hi ,

What is the difference in

Select...

...

endselect .

&

Select ....

[gopi_narendra]

select endselect is just like a select with in a loop.

see the below examples

using select endselect

select * from vbak.

append vbak to it_vbak.

endselect.

alternative of using select endselect

select * from vbak into table it_vbak.

Hope it is clear

Regards

Gopi

[Former Member]

SELECT * from MARA.

Append MARA to i_MARA.

ENDSELECT.

Above statement will execute 100 times if MARA has 100 records & i_mara will have all 100 records

SELECT * from MARA

into table i_mara.

Above statement will execute only once & fetch all the 100 records in i_mara.

[Former Member]

Basically both have the same output. However their usage is different.

select - endselect -> this is used when you do not specify all the primary ckeys of the table in WHERE clause.

select single -> This is used when you specify all the primary keys of table in the WHERE clause of the query.

I hope this solves your doubt.

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[Former Member]

HI,

select.

...

endselect

this fetches the data from the dbtab in a loop 1 by 1.this locks the table for the particular time period.

select * from bdtab into table.

here it fetches the record in 1 shot and need not lock the table.

hence select is faster than select...endselect

thanks

vivekanand

[Former Member]

hi,

in this select statement no need to give end select as it is populating all the data to table itab_mara.

select matnr ernam from mara into corresponding fields of table itab_mara

where matnr = marc-matnr.

2. this select statement becomes a loop so we have to specify endselect.

select matnr ernam from mara into corresponding fields of itab_mara

where matnr = marc-matnr.

endselect.

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Vinutha YV

[Former Member]

hi,

select ........... end select just acts like a loop and it fetches all records from database table and places into internal table. in select statement there are different types as

1. select single * .................. -

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fetches only one record from database table based on where condition

2. select matnr,pernr,...................... -

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fetches no .of fields from different tables [with help of views or joins].............

3. select * from .............. into table itab -

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fecthes all fields from database table into internal table in a single time.

4. select matnr, pernr ................... into d_matnr, d_pernr..........----

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fetches fields of databse tables into individual fields .

with select statement we can use into corresponding option also.

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with regards,

Suresh aluri.