RFC and dynamic SQL

[matt]

I've got an RFC enabled function module, which uses a dynamic where clause, like

TRY.
       DATA(Where) = `somefield EQ zcl_someclass=>c_constant-value`.
       SELECT * FROM table INTO internal_Table WHERE (where).    
    CATCH cx_sy_dynamic_osql_error INTO DATA(sql_error).
      e_error-message = sql_error->get_text( ) && ` : ` && sql_error->get_longtext( ).
      e_error-type = 'E'.
      RETURN.
  ENDTRY.

I'm calling it with a destinations that's just to another client in the same instance. It throws an exception - it does not like zcl_someclass=>c_constant-value. It says that the value can't be established.

This is in a 7.31 system. I'll be testing in a 752 system when I get some time.

Has anyone noticed this strange behaviour, or have an explanation? It only happens with an RFC. Locally, it works fine.

[matt]

There's no mention of it in the 7.31 documentation, but in the 7.52 docs says right here that:

• In dynamic SQL conditions, static attributes or constants of a class cannot be accessed from outside in cases where the class has a static constructor and the constructor was not yet executed.

Both doc versions says that:

• The data objects specified in a dynamic condition should be declared in the same context, if possible, since searches in higher contexts at runtime are more unwieldy.

I don't know what it could be, but is it something with the class and RFC?

[FredericGirod]

in debug, the class=>constant gives a result ?

[matt]

No.

Neither in update, nor in local.

When I debug locally, I don't get the exception.

[FredericGirod]

sorry, you debug in RFC ? or just in local call ?

[matt]

I get the error in RFC (debug or not debug -> I updated the question):

Could not interpret the value 'CLASS=>CONSTANT'

An attempt was made to execute an Open SQL stateme nt, in which the dynamic WHERE or SET condition contains the illegal value 'CLASS=>CONSTANT'. For instance, one of the value fields, addressed by a LIKE operator in the WHERE clause, is not type C.

The constant type is CHAR 1.

When I put the value in directly, like

       DATA(Where) = `somefield EQ '1'`.
       SELECT * FROM table INTO internal_Table WHERE (where). 

It also works fine.

[joltdx]

Try assigning zcl_someclass=>c_constant-value to a local helper variable to see if that makes any difference...?

[joltdx]

There's no mention of it in the 7.31 documentation, but in the 7.52 docs says right here that:

• In dynamic SQL conditions, static attributes or constants of a class cannot be accessed from outside in cases where the class has a static constructor and the constructor was not yet executed.

Both doc versions says that:

• The data objects specified in a dynamic condition should be declared in the same context, if possible, since searches in higher contexts at runtime are more unwieldy.

I don't know what it could be, but is it something with the class and RFC?

[matt]

There you go. The caller of the FM has already run class constructor. - it works locally.

However, in the RFC context in the FM, the class constructor has not run - and we get the error.

[joltdx]

Lovely! 🙂

[matt]

Tried that - works.

Also tried

DATA(Where) = `somefield EQ '` &&  zcl_someclass=>c_constant-value && `'`.

and that works too.