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Original language
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Created
22.06.1999
Schrder
Last changed
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* MOVE: structure <-> structure
*-------------------------------------------------------------*
report ZCH_UNIEXP_1.
types: begin of T_STRUC,
F1 type c,
F2 type c,
F3 type i,
F4 type p,
end of T_STRUC.
* Before Unicode enabling:
* data: begin of STRUC1.
*
include type T_STRUC.
* data:
F5 type x.
* data: end of STRUC1.
* data: begin of STRUC2.
*
include type T_STRUC.
* data:
F6 type p.
* data: end of STRUC2.
* STRUC1 = STRUC2.
<---- Unicode error !!
* After Unicode enabling, if only component F1 to F4 should be

* moved:
data: begin of STRUC1.
include type T_STRUC as PART1.
data:
F5 type x.
data: end of STRUC1.
data: begin of STRUC2.
include type T_STRUC as PART1.
data:
F6 type p.
data: end of STRUC2.
STRUC1-PART1 = STRUC2-PART1.

*-------------------------------------------------------------*
*-------------------------------------------------------------*
report
ZCH_UNIEXP_2.
data: begin of STRUC1,

F1(10) type c,
F2(20) type c,
F3
type i,
F4
type p,
end of STRUC1,
begin of STRUC2,
C1(10) type c,
C2(20) type c,
C3
type x,
C4
type f,
end of STRUC2.
* Before Unicode enabling
* STRUC1 = STRUC2.
* After Unicode enabling, if only component F1 to F2 should be

* moved
STRUC1(30) = STRUC2(30).
*-------------------------------------------------------------*
* MOVE: structure <-> structure (Offset)
*-------------------------------------------------------------*
* data: begin of STRUC1,
*
F0
type x,
*
F1(10) type c,
*
F2(20) type c,
*
F3
type i,
*
F4
type p,
*
end of STRUC1,
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
begin of STRUC2,
C0
type i,
C1(10) type c,
C2(20) type c,
C3
type x,
C4
type f,
end of STRUC2.
* STRUC1+1(30) = STRUC2+4(30).

* After Unicode enabling:

types: begin of PART1,
F1(10) type c,
F2(20) type c,
end of PART1,
begin of PART 2,
C1(10) type c,
C2(20) type c,
end of PART 2.
F0
type x.
include type PART1 as PART.
data:
f3
type i,
f4
type p,
end of STRUC1,
begin of STRUC2,
C0
type i.
data:
C3
type x,
C4
type f,
end of STRUC2.
STRUC1-PART = STRUC2-PART.
*-------------------------------------------------------------*
*-------------------------------------------------------------*
* data: begin of STRUC1,
*
F0(1) type x,
*
F1(10) type c,
*
F2(20) type c,
*
F3
type i,
*
F4
type p,
*
end of STRUC1,
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
begin of STRUC2,
C0(1) type c,
C1(10) type c,
C2(20) type c,
C3
type i,
C4
type f,
end of STRUC2,
*
*
*
begin of STRUC3,
G0(1) type c,
G1(10) type c,

*
G2(20) type c,
*
end of STRUC3.
*
* STRUC1+1(35) = STRUC2+1(35).
* STRUC3
= STRUC2.
* INCLUDE STRUCTURE does not work here:

* types: begin of PART1,
*
F1(10) type c,
*
F2(20) type c,
*
F3
type i,
*
end of PART1,
*
*
*
*
*
begin of PART2,
C1(10) type c,
C2(20) type c,
C3
type i,
end of PART2.
* data:
*
*
* data:
*
begin of STRUC1,
F0(1)
type x.
F4
type p,
end of struc1.
* data:
*
*
* data:
*
begin of STRUC2,
C0(1)
type c.
C4
type f,
end of STRUC2,
*
*
*
*
*
begin of STRUC3,
G0(1) type c,
G1(10) type c,
G2(20) type c,
end of STRUC3.
* STRUC1-PART = STRUC2-PART.
* STRUC3
= STRUC2.
<---- new Unicode error !!
* Due to the insertion of include PART2 in STRUC2, there is a

* new alignment gap between STRUC2-C0 and STRUC2-C1
* Please use MOVE-CORRESPONDING if the fieldnames do match,
* otherwise move single fields
F0(1) type x,
F1(10) type c,
F2(20) type c,
F3
type i,
F4
type p,
end of STRUC1,
begin of STRUC2,
C0(1) type c,

C1(10) type
C2(20) type
C3
type
C4
type
end of STRUC2,
c,
c,
i,
f,
begin of STRUC3,
G0(1) type c,
G1(10) type c,
G2(20) type c,
end of STRUC3.
STRUC1-F1 = STRUC2-C1.
STRUC3
= STRUC2.
*-------------------------------------------------------------*
* MOVE: structure <-> single field
*-------------------------------------------------------------*
data: begin of STRUC,
YEAR(4) type
MONTH(2) type
DAY(2)
type
F4
type
end of STRUC,
DATE
n,
n,
n,
p,
type d.

* date = struc.
<---- Unicode error
* After Unicode enabling

date = struc(8).
*-------------------------------------------------------------*
*-------------------------------------------------------------*
NUMBER(20) type n,
F2
type p,
end of STRUC,
NUMBER(20)
type n.

* NUMBER = STRUC.
<---- Unicode error

NUMBER = STRUC-NUMBER.
*-------------------------------------------------------------*
*-------------------------------------------------------------*
data: begin of TAB,
X(1) type x value 09,
end of tab,
C(10)
type c.

* c+5(1) = tab.
<---- Unicode error

class cl_abap_char_utilities definition load.
c+5(1) = cl_abap_char_utilities=>horizontal_tab.
*-------------------------------------------------------------*
*-------------------------------------------------------------*
F1(3) type x,
F2(8) type p,
end of STRUC,
CONTAINER(1000) type c.
* CONTAINER = STRUC.
* STRUC
= CONTAINER.
<---- Unicode error

<---- Unicode error

* if container is used as temporary transport container (no
* database, no RFC, no file, no offset access to parts of the
container)

field-symbols: <X_CONTAINER> type x,

<X_STRUC>
type x.
assign CONTAINER to <X_CONTAINER> casting.
assign STRUC
to <X_STRUC>
casting.
<X_CONTAINER> = <X_STRUC>.
<X_STRUC>
= <X_CONTAINER>.
* Or use service class cl_abap_container_utilities:
class CL_ABAP_CONTAINER_UTILITIES definition load.
call method CL_ABAP_CONTAINER_UTILITIES =>FILL_CONTAINER_C
exporting IM_VALUE
= STRUC
importing EX_CONTAINER
= CONTAINER
exceptions ILLEGAL_PARAMETER_TYPE = 1
others
= 2.
call method cl_abap_container_utilities=>read_container_c
exporting IM_CONTAINER
= CONTAINER
importing EX_VALUE
= STRUC
exceptions ILLEGAL_PARAMETER_TYPE = 1
others
= 2.
*-------------------------------------------------------------*
*-------------------------------------------------------------*
* types: begin of T_VALUE_WA,
*
TABNAME(30)
type c,
*
DUMMY_ALIGN
type f,
*
CONTAINER(1000) type c,
*
end of T_VALUE_WA,
*
T_VALUE_LIST type table of T_VALUE_WA.
* data:
*
*
*
L_VALUES
L_VALUE_WA
L_D010SINF
L_CO2MAP
type
type
type
type
T_VALUE_LIST,
T_VALUE_WA,
D010SINF,
CO2MAP.
*
*
*
*
L_VALUE_WA-TABNAME
L_D010SINF-DATALG
L_VALUE_WA-CONTAINER
append L_VALUE_WA to
= D010SINF.
= 41.
= L_D010SINF.
L_VALUES.
*
*
*
*
L_VALUE_WA-TABNAME
L_CO2MAP-ID
L_VALUE_WA-CONTAINER
append L_VALUE_WA to
= CO2MAP.
= 42.
= L_CO2MAP.
L_VALUES.
<---- Unicode error
<---- Unicode error
* Pass L_VALUES to processing routine ...

* Do something

* data: L_DFIES_TAB type table of DFIES.

* field-symbols: <DT>
type DFIES,
*
<VALUE_WA> type T_VALUE_WA,
*
<f>.
* clear L_VALUES_WA.
* loop at L_VALUES assigning <VALUE_WA>.
*
*
*
*
*
call function DDIF_NAMETAB_GET

exporting
tabname = <VALUE_WA>-TABNAME
tables
DFIES_TAB = L_DFIES_TAB.
*
loop at L_DFIES_TAB assigning <DT>.
*
assign <VALUE_WA>-CONTAINER+<DT>-OFFSET(<DT>-INLEN)
*
to <F> type <DT>-INTTYPE.
*
write <F>.
*
endloop.
* endloop.
* After using (Unicode enabled) new reference technique
* and EXPORT TO DATA BUFFER:
types: begin of T_VALUE_WA,
TABNAME(30)
type c,
XWA
type xstring,
CONTAINER(1000) type c,
end of T_VALUE_WA,
T_VALUE_LIST type table of T_VALUE_WA.
data:
L_VALUES
L_VALUE_WA
L_D010SINF
L_CO2MAP
type
type
type
type
T_VALUE_LIST,
T_VALUE_WA,
D010SINF,
CO2MAP.
L_D010SINF-DATALG = 41.
L_VALUE_WA-TABNAME = D010SINF.
export WA from L_D010SINF to data buffer L_VALUE_WA-XWA.
append L_VALUE_WA to L_VALUES.
L_CO2MAP-ID
= 42.
L_VALUE_WA-TABNAME = CO2MAP.
export WA from L_CO2MAP to data buffer L_VALUE_WA-XWA.
append L_VALUE_WA to L_VALUES.
* Pass L_VALUE to processing routine ...
* Do something
data: DREF
type ref to data,
L_NUMBER type i,
L_TYPE
type c.
field-symbols: <WA>
type any,
<COMP> type any.

clear L_VALUE_WA.
loop at L_VALUES into L_VALUE_WA.
create data DREF type (L_VALUE_WA-TABNAME).
assign DREF->* to <WA>.
import WA to <WA> from data buffer L_VALUE_WA-XWA.
describe field <WA> type L_TYPE components L_NUMBER.
do L_NUMBER times.
assign component SY-INDEX of structure <WA> to <COMP>.
write <COMP>.
enddo.
endloop.
*-------------------------------------------------------------*
* String processing
*-------------------------------------------------------------*
* data: begin of L_LINE,
*
TEXT1(10) type
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MARK1(1)
type
*
TEXT2(10) type
*
MARK2(1)
type
*
TEXT3(10) type
*
MARK3(1)
type
*
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*
end of L_LINE,
*
*
c,
x value 00,
c,
x value 00,
c,
x value 00,
c,
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.
.
.
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*
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<---- Unicode error

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class CL_ABAP_CHAR_UTILITIES definition load.
data: begin of L_LINE,
TEXT1(10) type c,
MARK1(1)
type C,

TEXT2(10) type
MARK2(1)
type
TEXT3(10) type
MARK3(1)
type
BLANK(100) type
end of L_LINE,
c,
c,
c,
c,
c,
HEX0(1) type c,
CRLF(2) type c.
HEX0 = CL_ABAP_CHAR_UTILITIES=>MINCHAR.
CRLF = CL_ABAP_CHAR_UTILITIES=>CR_LF.
L_LINE-TEXT1
L_LINE-MARK1
L_LINE-TEXT2
L_LINE-MARK2
L_LINE-TEXT3
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= USER:
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= CLIENT:
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.
.
.
replace: HEX0 with SY-SYSID into L_LINE,

HEX0 with SY-UNAME into L_LINE,
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condense L_LINE.
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write / L_LINE.
*-------------------------------------------------------------*
* OPEN DATASET
*-------------------------------------------------------------*
F1 type c,
F2 type p,
end of STRUC,
DSN(30) type c value TEMPFILE.
STRUC-F1 = X.
STRUC-F2 = 42.
*
*
*
*
Write to file
open dataset DSN in text mode.
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close dataset DSN.

<---- Unicode error
*
*
*
*
*
*
Read from file

clear STRUC.
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read dataset DSN into STRUC.
close dataset DSN.
write: / STRUC-F1, STRUC-F2.
<---- Unicode error

* a) You dont need to read old non Unicode files
*
and may change the layout
F1
type c,
F2(20) type c,
end of STRUC2.
move-corresponding STRUC to STRUC2.
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open dataset DSN in text mode for output encoding utf-8.
transfer STRUC2 to DSN.
close dataset DSN.
* read from file
clear STRUC.
open dataset DSN in text mode for input encoding utf-8.
read dataset DSN into STRUC2.
close dataset DSN.
move-corresponding STRUC2 to STRUC.
* b) Now you need to read old non Unicode files
*
but must not change the layout
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open dataset DSN in legacy text mode for output.
transfer STRUC to DSN.
close dataset DSN.
* read from file
clear STRUC.
open dataset DSN in legacy text mode for input.
read dataset DSN into STRUC.
close dataset DSN.

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