Standard Internal Table with KEY

[Former Member]

Hi,

I created a standard internal table with character and non-character fields. So the internal table will be created with non-unique key by default containing only character fields as non-unique key. Whereas Non-character/numeric fields wont be key for the internal table.

My Question is.

When i read the internal table with key using one character field and one numeric field, it is fetching the first identified record.

But i have mentioned in statement as WITH KEY, even though numeric field is not key field in internal table it fetched the record.

Please clarify either it should have some exception/compile time error or atleast SY-SUBRC NE 0.

Example code.

READ TABLE i_tab TRANSPORTING NO FIELDS WITH KEY char = value1 num = value2.

[retired_member]

Simply use F1 on WITH KEY and read the documentation!

It is clearly said there, that WITH KEY allows you to enter a free search key that is independent from the table key. In order to enter the table key, you use WITH TABLE KEY.

https://help.sap.com/http.svc/rc/abapdocu_752_index_htm/7.52/en-US/index.htm?file=abapread_table_fre...

[Former Member]

Thanks Horst. I will read it.

[matt]

Do you think that next time you might read the documentation before asking a question here?