IMPORT/EXPORT FROM DATA BUFFER

[Former Member]

Hi,

I have some code like this:

DATA: b type xstring.

DATA: a type xstirng.

EXPORT '1234' TO DATA BUFFER b.

IMPORT a FROM DATA BUFFER b.

for some reason a does not get set to the value that I assigned to b.

However, this code works:

DATA: b type xstring.

DATA: a type xstirng.

EXPORT some_internal_table TO DATA BUFFER b.

IMPORT a FROM DATA BUFFER b.

Does anybody know why internal tables work but other data types do not?

Thank you.

[Former Member]

EXPORT '1234' TO DATA BUFFER b, not working because, you did not assign a variable name to '1234' to be stored as in data buffer B.

Change the code to:

DATA: b type xstring.

DATA: a(4) type c.

EXPORT a = '1234' TO DATA BUFFER b.

IMPORT a FROM DATA BUFFER b.

It's working in the second case because, some_internal_table is the name of the variable in databuffer B and you are importing into the same variable in IMPORT

Regards

Sridhar

[Former Member]

perhaps its the lack of a header in the data, where your internal table may have one.

Warren

[sridhar_k1]

EXPORT '1234' TO DATA BUFFER b, not working because, you did not assign a variable name to '1234' to be stored as in data buffer B.

Change the code to:

DATA: b type xstring.

DATA: a(4) type c.

EXPORT a = '1234' TO DATA BUFFER b.

IMPORT a FROM DATA BUFFER b.

It's working in the second case because, some_internal_table is the name of the variable in databuffer B and you are importing into the same variable in IMPORT

Regards

Sridhar