Regarding internal table sorting

[Former Member]

Hi Experts,

In a report program, i am sorting an itab say itab1 with 5 fields like a, b, c, d and e as follow-

SORT itab with a b c d e.

Then i am deleting adjacent duplicates from itab like this ..

DELETE ADJACENT DUPLICATES FROM itab COMPARING a b c d.

after that am reading itab using first 2 , 3rd and 4th field

READ TABLE itab with key a = v1

b = v2

d = v3

e= v4

BINARY SEARCH.

Can anybody let me know whether i will get correct record from this search.

Thanks in adv,

Akash

[Former Member]

Hi,

It will give you the result, but one thing to be noted is if you are sorting the itab by 5 fields and deleting the records from itab by comparing 4 fields is not good.

It should be always like the fields what you are sorted and deleting should based on those fields only.

Ex:

sort itab by f1 f2 f3 f4 f5.

delete adjacent duplicates from itab comparing f1 f2 f3 f4 f5.

Thanks,

Sriram Ponna.

[Former Member]

Hi,

It will give you the result, but one thing to be noted is if you are sorting the itab by 5 fields and deleting the records from itab by comparing 4 fields is not good.

It should be always like the fields what you are sorted and deleting should based on those fields only.

Ex:

sort itab by f1 f2 f3 f4 f5.

delete adjacent duplicates from itab comparing f1 f2 f3 f4 f5.

Thanks,

Sriram Ponna.

[Former Member]

Hi,

Yes you will get the correct records.