FM to populate all records in dbtable to an internal table

[Former Member]

Hi,

i'm searching for a function module which accepts a given db table as input and populates all the records in an internal table. can anyone suggest an idea to do that.

thanks,

ravi.

[Former Member]

Hi Ravi;

Check out this blog, it may point you in the right direction...

/people/subramanian.venkateswaran2/blog/2004/11/19/dynamic-internal-table

-John

[RichHeilman]

Here is a sample program.

report zrich_0002.

type-pools: slis.

field-symbols: <dyn_table> type standard table,
               <dyn_wa>,
               <dyn_field>.

data: alv_fldcat type slis_t_fieldcat_alv,
      it_fldcat type lvc_t_fcat.

type-pools : abap.

data : it_details type abap_compdescr_tab,
       wa_details type abap_compdescr.

data : ref_descr type ref to cl_abap_structdescr.

data: new_table type ref to data,
      new_line  type ref to data,
      wa_it_fldcat type lvc_s_fcat.

selection-screen begin of block b1 with frame title text .
parameters: p_table(30) type c.
selection-screen end of block b1.


* Get the structure of the table.
ref_descr ?= cl_abap_typedescr=>describe_by_name( p_table ).
it_details[] = ref_descr->components[].

loop at it_details into wa_details.
  clear wa_it_fldcat.
  wa_it_fldcat-fieldname = wa_details-name .
  wa_it_fldcat-datatype = wa_details-type_kind.
  wa_it_fldcat-intlen = wa_details-length.
  wa_it_fldcat-decimals = wa_details-decimals.
  append wa_it_fldcat to it_fldcat .
endloop.

* Create dynamic internal table and assign to FS
call method cl_alv_table_create=>create_dynamic_table
             exporting
                it_fieldcatalog = it_fldcat
             importing
                ep_table        = new_table.

assign new_table->* to <dyn_table>.

* Create dynamic work area and assign to FS
create data new_line like line of <dyn_table>.
assign new_line->* to <dyn_wa>.

* Select Data from table.
select * into table <dyn_table>
           from (p_table).

* Write out data from table.
loop at <dyn_table> into <dyn_wa>.
  do.
    assign component  sy-index  of structure <dyn_wa> to <dyn_field>.
    if sy-subrc <> 0.
      exit.
    endif.
    if sy-index = 1.
      write:/ <dyn_field>.
    else.
      write: <dyn_field>.
    endif.
  enddo.
endloop.

Regards,

Rich Heilman