Sort internal table by using field symbol

[Former Member]

Hi All,

I encountered the runtime error while try to sort the internal table by using field symbol below. Can anyone please advice how does this issues can be resolved? Thanks.

SORT i_test

BY <fs_a> ASCENDING <fs_b>.

Runtime error: -

When attempting to sort the internal table "I_test[ ]" in the current ABAP/4

program "Ztest", the field symbol " " was used as a dynamic

criterion.

To be used in this way, all of " " would have to fit into the header

line "I_test" of the internal table "I_test[ ]".

Since this is not the case, the program "Ztest" had to be terminated.

[Former Member]

If the field-symbols <fs_a> & <fs_b> contain the you can try:

SORT i_test
BY ( <fs_a> ) ASCENDING ( <fs_b> ).

Check this online help documentation for details [http://help.sap.com/abapdocu_70/en/ABENITAB_COMPONENTS.htm], [http://help.sap.com/abapdocu_70/en/ABAPSORT_ITAB.htm#!ABAP_ADDITION_4@4@]

BR,

Suhas

[Former Member]

You can also specify the sort fields dynamically in the form (name). If name is blank at runtime, the sort field is ignored. If itab is a table with a header line, you can also use a field symbol pointing to the header line of itab as a dynamic sort criterion. A field symbol that is not assigned is ignored. If a field symbol is assigned, but does not point to the header line of the internal table, a runtime error occurs.

[SuhaSaha]

If the field-symbols <fs_a> & <fs_b> contain the you can try:

SORT i_test
BY ( <fs_a> ) ASCENDING ( <fs_b> ).

Check this online help documentation for details [http://help.sap.com/abapdocu_70/en/ABENITAB_COMPONENTS.htm], [http://help.sap.com/abapdocu_70/en/ABAPSORT_ITAB.htm#!ABAP_ADDITION_4@4@]

BR,

Suhas

[Former Member]

Hi All,

Sort with field symbol for an internal table is not allowed within an loop.

Please see the following code and it is working:

TYPES : BEGIN OF y_trial,

n TYPE i,

END OF y_trial.

DATA : t_table TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF y_trial WITH HEADER LINE,

e_table LIKE LINE OF t_table.

FIELD-SYMBOLS : <fs_trial> TYPE y_trial.

INITIALIZATION.

CLEAR e_table.

MOVE 10 to e_table-n.

APPEND e_table to t_table.

CLEAR e_table.

MOVE 15 to e_table-n.

APPEND e_table to t_table.

CLEAR e_table.

MOVE 7 to e_table-n.

APPEND e_table to t_table.

" Assign the field symbol to internal table and then sort.

ASSIGN t_table to <fs_trial>.

SORT t_table ASCENDING by <fs_trial>.

LOOP AT t_table ASSIGNING <fs_trial>.

WRITE 😕 <fs_trial>-n.

ENDLOOP.

Output is : 7,10,15.