How to append one field symbol data to another field symbols.

[Former Member]

Hi All,

I have a problem in appending data from one field symbols to another field symbols.

<Field-symbols> :<f1> type any,

<f2> type any.

In program i am assing a table data to <f1> and <f2>.

Now i want to append <f2> to <f1>.

I have tried like this Append <f2> to <f1>.

But it's not working.

Can any boby suggest me how to acheive this.

Thanks in advance

Viswa

[Former Member]

Hi

The problem is the defination of the field-symbol, one has to be a table:

FIELD-SYMBOLS: <WORKAREA> TYPE ANY.
FIELD-SYMBOLS: <INTTABLE> TYPE TABLE.


APPEND <WORKAREA> TO <INTTABLE>.

But before using the code above you need to assign them

Max

[Former Member]

HI Max ,

Thanks for your suggession.

I have written as below.

FIELD-SYMBOLS: <fs_table> TYPE any TABLE,
                   <fs_table1> TYPE any TABLE,
                   <ls_table> TYPE any.

    LOOP at <fs_table1> ASSIGNING <ls_table>.
                APPEND <ls_table> to <fs_table>.
              ENDLOOP.

But i am getting the below error while doing the same.

You cannot use explicit or implicit index operations on tables with types "HASHED TABLE" or "ANY TABLE". "<FS_TABLE>" has the type "ANY TABLE". .

Please help me to resolve the above error.

Thanks

Viswa

[former_member209703]

Then use type table instead of type any table

FIELD-SYMBOLS: <fs_table> TYPE TABLE,
                   <fs_table1> TYPE TABLE,
                   <ls_table> TYPE any.

[Former Member]

Hi

If you want to use APPEND, that means you need to elaborate a standard table so don't use ANY TABLE, but TABLE only:

FIELD-SYMBOLS: <FS_TABLE>  TYPE TABLE,
               <FS_TABLE1> TYPE TABLE,
               <LS_TABLE>  TYPE ANY.

LOOP AT <FS_TABLE1> ASSIGNING <LS_TABLE>.
  APPEND <LS_TABLE> TO <FS_TABLE>.
ENDLOOP.

If your table can be a STANDARD, SORTED or HASHED table, you need to use ANY TABLE in your definition, but you need to use INSERT to append the record:

FIELD-SYMBOLS: <FS_TABLE>  TYPE ANY TABLE,
               <FS_TABLE1> TYPE ANY TABLE,
               <LS_TABLE>  TYPE ANY.

LOOP AT <FS_TABLE1> ASSIGNING <LS_TABLE>.
  INSERT <LS_TABLE> INTO TABLE <FS_TABLE>.
ENDLOOP.

Max

[Former Member]

Hi All,

Solved.

Thanks

Viswa

[raymond_giuseppi]

Don't define field symbol for internal table with TYPE ANY but with TYPE ANY TABLE, then you will be allowed to use some APPEND <structure> to <itab> or APPEND LINES OF <itab1> to <itab2>.

Regards,

Raymond

[Former Member]

hi,

you can not used append with field symbols rather than use it assign.

fIELD-SYMBOLS: <fs_table> TYPE any TABLE,

<fs_table1> TYPE any TABLE,

<ls_table> TYPE any.

LOOP at <fs_table1> ASSIGNING <ls_table>.

ASSIGN <ls_table> to <fs_table>.

ENDLOOP.

[Former Member]

hi,

you can not used append with field symbols rather than use it assign.

fIELD-SYMBOLS: <fs_table> TYPE any TABLE,

<fs_table1> TYPE any TABLE,

<ls_table> TYPE any.

LOOP at <fs_table1> ASSIGNING <ls_table>.

ASSIGN <ls_table> to <fs_table>.

ENDLOOP.

regards,

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Edited by: Thomas Zloch on Oct 25, 2011 12:47 PM

[Former Member]

Hi

You have written:

you can not used append with field symbols rather than use it assign.

Why? Are you sure?

fIELD-SYMBOLS: <fs_table> TYPE any TABLE,
<fs_table1> TYPE any TABLE,
<ls_table> TYPE any.

LOOP at <fs_table1> ASSIGNING <ls_table>.
ASSIGN <ls_table> to <fs_table>.
ENDLOOP.

The code above will generate a dump at run time, because it can assign a flat structure (<LS_TABLE>) to a deep one (<FS_TABLE>).

You need also considere the ASSIGN is only a ponter, that means you'll have several fields symbols poiting to the same variable, it doesn't make a sense, fi it needs to elaborate 2 dinstict obetcs, so to fill 2 internal table.

In generally it can use all abap statament with field-symbols, of course it needs to make sure to assign it before using it

Max