Dynamic internal table name

[Former Member]

Hello,

Can anyone tell me how can I use a dynamic table name:

Something like this:

data my_table(20).

my_table = 'MARA'.

loop at (my_table).

stuff...

[RichHeilman]

You can do this using field symbols.

Regards,

Rich Heilman

[RichHeilman]

Something like this.

report zrich_0001 .

data: itab1 type table of string with header line.
data: itab2 type table of string with header line.

field-symbols: <fs_tab> type table,
               <fs_wa>.


itab1 = 'dataa1'.   append itab1.
itab1 = 'dataa2'.   append itab1.
itab1 = 'dataa3'.   append itab1.

itab2 = 'datab1'.   append itab2.
itab2 = 'datab2'.   append itab2.
itab2 = 'datab3'.   append itab2.


assign itab1[] to <fs_tab>.
assign itab1 to <fs_wa>.

loop at <fs_tab> into <fs_wa>.
  write:/ <fs_wa>.
endloop.



assign itab2[] to <fs_tab>.
assign itab2 to <fs_wa>.

loop at <fs_tab> into <fs_wa>.
  write:/ <fs_wa>.
endloop.

Regards,

Rich Heilman

[RichHeilman]

If you need to reference the actual fields of the internal table, then you can do it like this.

report zrich_0001 .

types: begin of ttab,
       fld1(10) type c,
       fld2(10) type c,
       fld3(10) type c,
       end of ttab.

data: itab1 type table of ttab with header line.
data: itab2 type table of ttab with header line.

field-symbols: <fs_tab> type table,
               <fs_wa>,
               <fs>.


itab1-fld1 = 'dataa1'.
itab1-fld2 = 'dataa2'.
itab1-fld3 = 'dataa3'.
append itab1.

itab2-fld1 = 'datab1'.
itab2-fld2 = 'datab2'.
itab2-fld3 = 'datab3'.
append itab2.


assign itab1[] to <fs_tab>.
assign itab1 to <fs_wa>.

loop at <fs_tab> into <fs_wa>.
  do.
    assign component sy-index of structure <fs_wa> to <fs>.
    if sy-subrc <> 0.
      exit.
    endif.
    if sy-index = 1.
      write:/ <fs>.
    else.
      write: <fs>.
    endif.
  enddo.
endloop.



assign itab2[] to <fs_tab>.
assign itab2 to <fs_wa>.

loop at <fs_tab> into <fs_wa>.
  do.
    assign component sy-index of structure <fs_wa> to <fs>.
    if sy-subrc <> 0.
      exit.
    endif.
    if sy-index = 1.
      write:/ <fs>.
    else.
      write: <fs>.
    endif.
  enddo.
endloop.

Regards,

Rich Heilman