select single

[Former Member]

hi all,

may i know why cannot do a select single to internal table but only can select single to working area or variable. any reason? besides select single, what others also cannot put into internal table?

thanks

[Former Member]

Select single returns only one row. An internal table is not necessary for that. A work area/structure can very well hold one record.

Apart from select single, select .. upto 1 rows does not require an internal table.

Hope this helps.

Manoj

[Former Member]

Hi,

We use this Select single only if we need a single line from the Database, so there is no point to store this line in to a internal table, so coming to performence wise also we do not use the Internal table to store a single record.

Regards

Sudheer

[Former Member]

well í always thought it is self-explaining :P.

Anyway: a Select single get´s you expliciteley just ONE record.

So why would you put this record in a whole internal table if a working area is way enough?

if you want to have it in an internal table, declare one, and then do following after your select single statement:

append wa to itab.

[Former Member]

Select single fetches alwats only one row(that to fist record of the available combination which u mentioned). so internal table is not required to capture one recored (unnessacery declaring internal table read index 1 and also table occupies extra memeryin program) so work area can very well hold one record.

and select upto 1 rows require an internal table.

Ramesh.