How to create a variable length records within an internal table?

Question

Here is what I did in the program:
TYPES : BEGIN OF type_outerface_tbl,
            text(1000) TYPE c,
        END OF type_outerface_tbl.
DATA: gw_outerface_tbl       TYPE type_outerface_tbl,
      gi_outerface_tbl       TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF type_outerface_tbl.
The internal outerface table is fix length.
I 'APPEND gw_outerface_tbl TO gi_outerface_tbl'
If the TEXT size vary, how do I define the table?
Thank you very much!
Helen

Answer 1

Here is what I modified:
TYPES: BEGIN OF record_header_1,
      recty(1)        TYPE c,              
      awkey(20)       TYPE c,            
      doucmnttype(5)  TYPE c,              
      END OF record_header_1.
DATA: gw_record_header_1 TYPE record_header_1,
      gi_record_header_1 TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF record_header_1.
TYPES : BEGIN OF type_outerface_tbl,
          text TYPE string,
        END OF type_outerface_tbl.
DATA: gw_outerface_tbl       TYPE type_outerface_tbl,
      gi_outerface_tbl       TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF type_outerface_tbl.
DATA: lw_line  TYPE string.
  CONCATENATE gw_record_header_1-recty
          ',' gw_record_header_1-awkey
          ',' gw_record_header_1-doucmnttype
          INTO lw_line.
  APPEND lw_line TO gi_outerface_tbl.
  CLEAR lw_line.
I got the following error message:
"LW_LINE" cannot be converted to the line type of 'GI_OUTFERCE_TBL'.
Please advise where I did wrong?
Thank you very much!
Helen
Edited by: Helen on Nov 22, 2008 5:45 PM
Edited by: Helen on Nov 22, 2008 5:47 PM