How to search for a field and its value in an internal table

Question

Hi,
I want to search for a field(which i dont know whether it exists or not) in an internal table and on finding that field, I have to update the value of that field. How do I do it? I think its similar to how SEARCH works but i wanted to know the internal table eqivalent of it.

Answer 1

Hi Sujay,
this code will help ful to u, just gi through it,
TABLES : KNA1,VBAK,VBAP.
***********INTERNAL TABLE DECLARATIONS****************
DATA : IT_KNA1 TYPE TABLE OF KNA1,
       WA_KNA1 TYPE KNA1.
DATA : IT_VBAK TYPE TABLE OF VBAK,
       WA_VBAK TYPE VBAK.
DATA : IT_VBAP TYPE TABLE OF VBAP,
       WA_VBAP TYPE VBAP.
START-OF-SELECTION.
  SELECT * FROM KNA1
  INTO TABLE IT_KNA1
  WHERE KUNNR = P_CUST.
  IF NOT IT_KNA1 IS INITIAL.
    SELECT * FROM VBAK
    INTO TABLE IT_VBAK
    FOR ALL ENTRIES IN IT_KNA1
    WHERE KUNNR = IT_KNA1-KUNNR.
    IF NOT IT_VBAK IS INITIAL.
      SELECT * FROM VBAP
      INTO TABLE IT_VBAP
      FOR ALL ENTRIES IN IT_VBAK
      WHERE VBELN = IT_VBAK-VBELN.
    ELSE.
      WRITE : / 'Customer',P_CUST,'does not exist ......'.
    ENDIF.
  ELSE.
    WRITE: / 'sales order does not exist for',P_CUST.
  ENDIF.
Rewards points plz if useful
Ganesh.