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What is the diff Between table and table type?

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What is the diff Between table and table type?

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RichHeilman
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A table is a table definition in the abap dictionary that specifies the structure of the data and contains data on the underlying database. A Table Type, is a definition of the structure of a table using a line type, this can then be used to describe the signture parameters in methods, and function module calls. Table Types, decribe, they do not contain data on the underlying database.

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Rich Heilman

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Hi,

<b>A table type</b> describes the structure and functional attributes of an internal table in ABAP. In ABAP programs you can reference a table type TTYP defined in the ABAP Dictionary with the command DATA <inttab> TYPE TTYP. An internal table <inttab> is created in the program with the attributes defined for TTYP in the ABAP Dictionary.

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw2004s/helpdata/en/90/8d7304b1af11d194f600a0c929b3c3/frameset.htm

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Sudheer

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table is created via se11 wherein fields are been declared and data is been stored...

table type is written in SE38... when u want to refer a table use table type.

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hi,

table is a data dictionary object in sap. table is of different types

1. database tables

2. internal tables

table type gives option for u to select different types of internal tables. they r

1. standard table

2. sorted table

3. hash table

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Suresh Aluri.