Hardcore ABAP question.

[Former Member]

When I give the data as :

code:

DATA BEGIN OF gt_list OCCURS 0.

INCLUDE STRUCTURE SFLIGHT.

DATA END OF gt_list.

...

SELECT * FROM sflight

UP TO 100 ROWS

INTO TABLE gt_list.

then in debugging the field value of table gt_list shows that the table is non-character like structure.

But, when I declare the same data as:

DATA gt_list TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF sflight.

Then I don not get such a message rather I see Table [100 x 80] in the field value of the debugger/.

What is the difference between the two ways of declaring?

Thanks,

Charles.

[Former Member]

When I give the data as :

code:

DATA BEGIN OF gt_list OCCURS 0.

INCLUDE STRUCTURE SFLIGHT.

DATA END OF gt_list.

...

SELECT * FROM sflight

UP TO 100 ROWS

INTO TABLE gt_list.

then in debugging the field value of table gt_list shows that the table is non-character like structure.

But, when I declare the same data as:

DATA gt_list TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF sflight.

Then I don not get such a message rather I see Table [100 x 80] in the field value of the debugger/.

What is the difference between the two ways of declaring?

Thanks,

Charles.

[naimesh_patel]

With the first option, try to see the values like GT_LIST[]. Here you will see [100X80].

GT_LIST[] represents the internal table when table is created with hte header line

GT_LIST represents the header line of that internal table. So, you get the characther like structure.

Regards

Naimesh Patel

[Former Member]

Just adding to what Naimesh mentioned, with BEGIN OF...declaration internal table is created with header line where with TYPE TABLE OF....declaration you get an internal table without a header line.

So when so refer to gt_list without [], you are referring to the <b>header line</b> and not the table body. Where as with the other declaration, gt_list refers to the table body as there is no header line.

Anyways, stop using OCCURRS.. as it is obsolete now.

Thanks

Sanjeev

[Former Member]

hi,

In the first case GT_LIST is a table with header line.

In the second case GT_LIST is table without header line.

Regards,

Vara