FM TABLE_COMPRESS

Question

Hi,
I have a report that I need to email to certain users. The line length in the report is greater than 255 characters.
When I call fm TABLE_COMPRESS passing table it_table, the new table (it_list) comes back filled with funny characters.
My code is below ...
TYPES: BEGIN OF t_table,
         line(1000),
       END OF t_table.
DATA: it_table   TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF t_table INITIAL SIZE 0 WITH HEADER LINE,
           it_list LIKE solisti1 OCCURS 0 WITH HEADER LINE.
  CALL FUNCTION 'TABLE_COMPRESS'
    TABLES
      in               = it_table
      out             = it_list
    EXCEPTIONS
      OTHERS          = 1.
Thanks
Lindy

Answer 1

Hi Adil,
I did try using ABAPLIST, but got an error when trying to load the table (it_table must be a character-type data object).
Here is my code for loading the table ...
  CONSTANTS:
  con_tab TYPE c VALUE cl_abap_char_utilities=>horizontal_tab,
  con_cret TYPE c VALUE cl_abap_char_utilities=>cr_lf.
  CONCATENATE 'CUST NO' 'CUST NAME' 'MATERIAL'
  'SUPP INV NO' 'SUPP INV DATE' 'BL NO' 'BL DATE'
  'DOC TYPE' 'PMM PO NO' 'PO QTY' 'SHIP QTY' 'ORDER UNIT'
  'INCOTERM' 'PO UNIT PUR PRICE' 'EDI INV UNIT PUR PRICE'
  'POvsEDI' 'DIFF x SHIPQTY' 'VEND CODE' 'VEND NAME'
  INTO it_table SEPARATED BY con_tab.
  CONCATENATE con_cret it_table INTO it_table.
  APPEND it_table.
CALL FUNCTION 'TABLE_COMPRESS'
TABLES
IN = IT_TABLE
OUT = IT_LIST
EXCEPTIONS
OTHERS = 1.
Thanks
Lindy