SUBMIT a FIELD SYMBOL as program name

[Former Member]

Hi All,

I need some help with field symbols.

I try to submit a dynamic program name but I have problems.

I do a LOOP on a table witch contain a list of program and variant to be submitted by job.

So Y try to assign my program name to a field symbol but it is not assigned.

Please advice.

Thanks.

Here is the code I use :

          DATA l_programme(40) TYPE c.
        FIELD-SYMBOLS: <prog> TYPE program.

        MOVE w_sel_prog-report TO l_programme.
        ASSIGN (l_programme) TO <prog>.   
                
        IF <prog> IS ASSIGNED.
          SUBMIT <prog> TO SAP-SPOOL
                            USING SELECTION-SET w_sel_prog-variant
                            SPOOL PARAMETERS print_parameters
                            WITHOUT SPOOL DYNPRO
                            VIA JOB name NUMBER number
                            AND RETURN.

[Former Member]

A small question why do you need a field symbol in this case you can directly pass the variable name containing program

[nabheetscn]

A small question why do you need a field symbol in this case you can directly pass the variable name containing program

[Former Member]

Hi,

When I pass directly the variable name the program is not find as it try to run the variable name program.

[nabheetscn]

Hi Marie

Do as shown below. Put a bracket around variable name then it will take value

DATA:lv_prog TYPE sy-cprog VALUE 'ZTMP_NA2'.

BREAK-POINT.

SUBMIT  (lv_prog)  AND RETURN.

Nabheet

[Former Member]

Thank you Nabheet

It's ok now

Best regards.

[Abhijit74]

Hello,

I think you have a problem with Assigning right? So, please check the assign statement .

You declare your field symbol as TYPE ANY .  Or Make both declaration as same.

Thanks & Regards,

Abhijit

[Former Member]

Hello Abhijit,

I try to use a type any but my firld symbol ius not assigned too.

Thanks and regards.

Marie.

[adrian_mejido]

Hi Marie,

The problem is in your code, you have to use this code:

DATA l_programme(40) TYPE c.
        FIELD-SYMBOLS: <prog> TYPE any.

        MOVE w_sel_prog-report TO l_programme.
        ASSIGN l_programme TO <prog>.   
                
        IF <prog> IS ASSIGNED.
          SUBMIT <prog> TO SAP-SPOOL
                            USING SELECTION-SET w_sel_prog-variant
                            SPOOL PARAMETERS print_parameters
                            WITHOUT SPOOL DYNPRO
                            VIA JOB name NUMBER number
                            AND RETURN.

When you do the ASSIGN you don't need brackets.

Best Regards

[nabheetscn]

Yes either this way or simply put brackets around variable name

[Former Member]

Hi Adrian,

Here is the code I use now

          DATA l_programme(40) TYPE c.
        FIELD-SYMBOLS: <prog> TYPE any.

        MOVE w_sel_prog-report TO l_programme.
        ASSIGN l_programme TO <prog>.

        IF <prog> IS ASSIGNED.
          SUBMIT <prog> TO SAP-SPOOL
                            USING SELECTION-SET w_sel_prog-variant
                            SPOOL PARAMETERS print_parameters
                            WITHOUT SPOOL DYNPRO
                            VIA JOB name NUMBER number
                            AND RETURN.
          IF sy-subrc = 0.

And when I run my program I have the following dump :

Analyse des erreurs
    On account of a branch in the program
    (CALL FUNCTION/DIALOG, external PERFORM, SUBMIT)
    or a transaction call, another ABAP/4 program
    is to be loaded, namely "<PROG>".

    However, program "<PROG>" does not exist in the library.

    Possible reasons:
    a) Wrong program name specified in an external PERFORM or
       SUBMIT or, when defining a new transaction, a new
       dialog module or a new function module.
    b) Transport error

Thanks and regards

Marie.

[adrian_mejido]

Hi Marie,

To avoid this dump you should do the submit like this:

SUBMIT (<fs_prog>) .................

But If you notice, you don't need the FIELD-SYMBOL.

You can do this:

	DATA l_programme(40) TYPE c.
	FIELD-SYMBOLS: <prog> TYPE program.

	MOVE w_sel_prog-report TO l_programme.
	SUBMIT (l_programme) TO SAP-SPOOL        " You can call SUBMIT (w_sel_prog-report)
	USING SELECTION-SET w_sel_prog-variant
	SPOOL PARAMETERS print_parameters
	WITHOUT SPOOL DYNPRO
	VIA JOB name NUMBER number
	AND RETURN.

Best regard

[Former Member]

Thanks a lot for your Help,

It's OK now.

Best regards

Marie.

[Former Member]

Hi Marie,

I think the conclusion here is that the SUBMIT command does not accept a field-symbol as input.  As others have mentioned (and as seems a viable approach in your code) using varable l_programme in brackets is the necessary approach;

          MOVE w_sel_prog-report TO l_programme.

          SUBMIT  (l_programme) TO SAP-SPOOL

                            USING SELECTION-SET w_sel_prog-variant

                            SPOOL PARAMETERS print_parameters

                            WITHOUT SPOOL DYNPRO

                            VIA JOB name NUMBER number

                            AND RETURN.

Or possibly;

          SUBMIT  (w_sel_prog-report) TO SAP-SPOOL

                            USING SELECTION-SET w_sel_prog-variant

                            SPOOL PARAMETERS print_parameters

                            WITHOUT SPOOL DYNPRO

                            VIA JOB name NUMBER number

                            AND RETURN.

Regards,

Nick

Edit: Started typing this post before the question was closed.  Arrived at the party late, just as everyone else was leaving!

[adrian_mejido]

Hi Nick,

You can use a FIELD-SYMBOL but you need to put it in brackets.

Despite this fact, the best way in my opinion would be using one of your examples.

Best Regards.