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Select data from a structure

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Dear experts,

i am new to ABAP programming. I tried to create a function module and I would like to get some data from a structure but not from a table. Is it possible for me to do that using SQL statements in the 'source code'?

Thanks in advance

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Structure doesnt hold any data. It just has the fields in it.

You have to find the corresponding Table to find the data.

Sri

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Former Member
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Hi,

The structure will not have any data..It is a just a template..You need to select the data from the database table

Thanks

Naren

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Structure doesnt hold any data. It just has the fields in it.

You have to find the corresponding Table to find the data.

Sri

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The structure will only have data if it has been loaded elsewhere, such as if the structure was populated by a function call or BAPI.

If not, you will have to load data into the structure using SQL Select or by calling the approriate function call/method/BAPI etc.

If the structure already has data, you access that data by referencing the structure name and the component

e.g.

w_field = struct-field1.

This will load the value of the component field "field1" in structure "struct" into a separate work field "w_field".

This is how you refer to components of a structure.

structure_name-component_name

Consequently, you should not use a dash "-" in the name of a field or structure. If you need to separate words in the name use an underscore "_".

If you do attempt to use the dash "-" in the name of a field or structure in a Unicode program, you will get a warning message.

Good luck

Brian