How do I capture a value selected from a drop-down list?

[former_member210148]

Greetings!

I've been working on this issue all day today -- trial-and-error, reading help files, searching the net, and searching here. I'm still stuck.

I have the following parameter defined on my Selection Screen:

PARAMETERS p_linlay TYPE dfkk_selp_res-sel_name OBLIGATORY. "Line layout

It gets populated like this:

• Populate the drop-down for Line Layout

AT SELECTION-SCREEN ON VALUE-REQUEST FOR p_linlay.

PERFORM fill_table_p_linlay.

The form looks like this:

FORM fill_table_p_linlay.

DATA: l_option TYPE help_info-dynprofld,

v_repid LIKE sy-repid.

• Only do the database read if the internal table is empty.

DESCRIBE TABLE it_line_layout LINES g_lines.

IF g_lines EQ 0.

• Read the Line Layouts from the database table.

SELECT sel_name text

FROM dfkk_selp_res

INTO TABLE it_line_layout

WHERE sel_type = 'XO' AND "Open Items Line Layout

text LIKE 'Z_%'. "Description will begin with 'Z_'

SORT it_line_layout BY sel_name ASCENDING.

ENDIF.

l_option = 'p_linlay'.

v_repid = sy-repid.

*This function is called to provide the input help for the user.

CALL FUNCTION 'F4IF_INT_TABLE_VALUE_REQUEST'

EXPORTING

retfield = 'SEL_NAME'

dynpprog = v_repid

dynpnr = sy-dynnr

dynprofield = l_option

window_title = 'Select Line Layout'

value_org = 'S'

display = ' '

TABLES

value_tab = it_line_layout

EXCEPTIONS

parameter_error = 1

no_values_found = 2

OTHERS = 3.

ENDFORM. " fill_table_p_linlay

What I want to do is this: If the user chooses a particular value from the drop-down, I want to protect a different field on my Selection Screen. But I cannot figure out how to CAPTURE THE VALUE that the user selects! The parameter P_LINLAY doesn't get populated with the value right away (not until the user presses Execute). I don't want to wait that long -- the user wants certain fields closed off on the Selection Screen if a certain value is chosen.

Please note that I am NOT using a listbox. I have a large number of fields on the screen, and it's highly preferable to use the drop-down.

Points will be awarded. Thanks so much for your help!

Dave

[former_member210148]

Never mind, gang -- I just figured it out. I totally missed that I could declare a return table as an optional parameter to the FM call.

<smacks forehead>