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Hi Experts,

What is the difference between read table and describe table

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Hi,

Read table will give you a record from an internal table with specified conditions / index.

Describe table will provide you the attributes of internal table like number of records in an itab.

Sandeep

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Former Member
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Hi,

Read table will give you a record from an internal table with specified conditions / index.

Describe table will provide you the attributes of internal table like number of records in an itab.

Sandeep

Reward if helpful

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Read table will return you the first record in the internal table that matches the condition, or the record of the index that you specify.

Describe table will return you 3 system variables

sy-tfill - number of rows

sy-tleng - length of a row in byttes and

sy-toccu - current value of accurs clause

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I Hope the above information is fully Sufficiant. Now you can reward points to them?