Text symbols

[Former Member]

Hi,

Does someone know if it's possible in a function module to use text symbols declared in another program (report) ?

Are Text symbols a part of a report / MF or different objects that can be used outside ?

Thanks

[Former Member]

Text symbols are native to a program. It is not possible to use them outside a program.

[Former Member]

Ok, thanks.

What kind of object could i use to store texts in a program (report) ans use it in another report or FM ?

Message class ?

[Former Member]

Yes, a message class can be used to store all the messages that you want to give. You can use the same in other programs.

REPORT ZTEST

NO STANDARD PAGE HEADING

MESSAGE-ID zuh_mcl.

Thanks,

Jayant

[Former Member]

Hello,

Text symbols are specific to program. If you want texts that are not program specific you need to you the standard texts (SO10).

Hope it helps.

Thanks,

Jayant

[Former Member]

Hi,

Text symbols are special text constants that you enter and maintain independently of the program code.

It is not possible to use them outside a program.

Regard's,

Naresh P

[Former Member]

If you really need to access a text symbol of a different program or class, you can use the ABAP statement [READ TEXTPOOL|http://help.sap.com/abapdocu_70/en/ABAPREAD_TEXTPOOL.htm].

To access the text symbols associated to a class, you need to use its include name, e.g.

READ TEXTPOOL 'CL_OSME_GENERATOR=============CP' ...

to access the text symbols of the class CL_OSME_GENERATOR. You can use the class CL_OO_INCLUDE_NAMING to determine the include name of a class.

Of course, the online text repository is the better way to provide a central storage point for texts you want to use in many different programs.