Structures

Hi Kevin, That's right, structures don't have data. They only represent what the data should look like with types and lengths. Say for example you have a database table MARA, you have a screen with fields of MARA but they are referencing a structure XMARA. In the program, there is a data statement for XMARA.

data: Xmara type mara.

Then somewhere later in the code, there will be a select statement or something that will move the data into the structure.

select single * from mara
                    <b>into xmara</b>
                           where matnr = p_pmatnr.

This is how the data is moved from a db table to a structure.

Regards,

Rich Heilman