How to use ranges in the program

Question

hi all,
my requirement is i need to create a range for srat date so iam creating a structure say name of the range table is zstartdate. how to use this table in my program.
selct * from zuser_Secobjects where start_date in zstartdate. is it ok ?
thanks
maheedhar.t

Answer 1

hi maheedhar,
I am sending u the sample program and the docs also.
Program:
                T A B L E  D E C L E R A T I O N                     *
**-- Tables used
**-- VBAK.    "Sales Document: Header Data
                  T Y P E  D E C L E R A T I O N                     *
**-- Type for VBAK
TYPES: BEGIN OF T_VBAK,
      VBELN LIKE VBAK-VBELN,
      ERDAT LIKE VBAK-ERDAT,
      AUART LIKE VBAK-AUART,
      END OF T_VBAK.
       I N T E R N A L  T A B L E  D E C L E R A T I O N             *
**-- Internal table to store header data
DATA: IT_VBAK TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF T_VBAK WITH HEADER LINE.
**-- Ranges for Inquiry/Quotation
RANGES R_AUART FOR VBAK-AUART.
       C O N S T A N T S           D E C L E R A T I O N             *
**-- Constant to store value of Inquiry (IN) / Quotation (QT).
CONSTANTS: C_IN LIKE VBAK-AUART VALUE 'AF',
           C_QT LIKE VBAK-AUART VALUE 'AG',
           C_EQ(4) TYPE C VALUE 'EQ',
           C_I(2) TYPE C VALUE 'I'.
                     I N I T I A L I Z A T I O N                     *
**-- Clear the internal tables and flag.
CLEAR: IT_VBAK,
       R_AUART.
**-- Refresh the internal tables.
REFRESH: IT_VBAK,
         R_AUART.
**-- Initialization of ranges
R_AUART-SIGN = C_I.
R_AUART-OPTION = C_EQ.
R_AUART-LOW = C_IN.
APPEND R_AUART.
CLEAR R_AUART.
R_AUART-SIGN = C_I.
R_AUART-OPTION = C_EQ.
R_AUART-LOW = C_QT.
APPEND R_AUART.
CLEAR R_AUART.
            S E L E C T I O N  S C R E E N                           *
SELECTION-SCREEN BEGIN OF BLOCK CHARLY WITH FRAME TITLE TEXT-001.
SELECT-OPTIONS: S_VBELN FOR IT_VBAK-VBELN OBLIGATORY.
SELECT-OPTIONS: S_ERDAT FOR IT_VBAK-ERDAT.
SELECTION-SCREEN END OF BLOCK CHARLY.
  A T  S E L E C T I O N  S C R E E N ( V A L I D A T I O N S )      *
AT SELECTION-SCREEN.
**-- Check the sales order number exists in the database table or not
  SELECT SINGLE VBELN
                FROM VBAK
                INTO IT_VBAK
                WHERE VBELN IN S_VBELN
                  AND ERDAT IN S_ERDAT
                  AND AUART IN R_AUART.
**-- If no single data selected display error message.
  IF SY-SUBRC <> 0.
    MESSAGE E000.
  ENDIF.
               S T A R T  O F  S E L E C T I O N                     *
START-OF-SELECTION.
**-- To fetch data from database table (VBAK)
**-- Store the data into the internal tabe (IT_VBAK)
  PERFORM ZF_GETDATA.
                 E N D  O F  S E L E C T I O N                       *
END-OF-SELECTION.
**-- To display sales order.
  PERFORM ZF_CHECK_DISPLAY.
                        T O P  O F  P A G E                         *
TOP-OF-PAGE.
**-- Page header
  PERFORM ZF_TOP_OF_PAGE.
                        E N D  O F  P A G E                         *
END-OF-PAGE.
**-- Page footer
  PERFORM ZF_END_OF_PAGE.
*&      Form  ZF_GETDATA
      text
-->  p1        text
<--  p2        text
FORM ZF_GETDATA .
  SELECT VBELN
         ERDAT
         AUART
         INTO TABLE IT_VBAK
         FROM VBAK
         WHERE VBELN IN S_VBELN
               AND ERDAT IN S_ERDAT
               AND AUART IN R_AUART.
  IF SY-SUBRC <> 0.
    MESSAGE S001 WITH IT_VBAK-VBELN.
  ELSE.
    SORT IT_VBAK.
  ENDIF.
ENDFORM.                    " ZF_GETDATA
*&      Form  ZF_CHECK_DISPLAY
      text
-->  p1        text
<--  p2        text
FORM ZF_CHECK_DISPLAY .
  CLEAR: IT_VBAK.
   LOOP AT IT_VBAK.
  IF IT_VBAK-AUART = C_IN.
    ULINE.
    WRITE:/1 SY-VLINE, 10 TEXT-006 INVERSE COLOR COL_HEADING,
           50 TEXT-007 INVERSE COLOR COL_HEADING,
           143 SY-VLINE.
      WRITE:/1 SY-VLINE,12 IT_VBAK-VBELN INVERSE COLOR COL_NORMAL,
             52 IT_VBAK-ERDAT INVERSE COLOR COL_NORMAL,
             143 SY-VLINE.
  ENDIF.
  IF IT_VBAK-AUART = C_QT.
    ULINE.
    WRITE:/1 SY-VLINE, 10 TEXT-008 INVERSE COLOR COL_HEADING,
            50 TEXT-007 INVERSE COLOR COL_HEADING,
            143 SY-VLINE.
      WRITE:/1 SY-VLINE,12 IT_VBAK-VBELN INVERSE COLOR COL_NORMAL,
             52 IT_VBAK-ERDAT INVERSE COLOR COL_NORMAL,
             143 SY-VLINE.
  ULINE.
  ENDIF.
   ENDLOOP.
ENDFORM.                    " ZF_CHECK_DISPLAY
*&      Form  ZF_TOP_OF_PAGE
Header of the page gets displayed as soon as a new page is generated
FORM ZF_TOP_OF_PAGE .
  ULINE.
  WRITE:/1 SY-VLINE, 5 TEXT-002 INVERSE COLOR 7,143 SY-VLINE.
  WRITE:/1 SY-VLINE, 143 SY-VLINE .
  WRITE:/1 SY-VLINE, 30 TEXT-003 INVERSE COLOR 7,143 SY-VLINE.
  WRITE:100 TEXT-004 INVERSE COLOR 7,120 SY-DATUM INVERSE COLOR 7,
  143 SY-VLINE.
  WRITE:/1 SY-VLINE,100 TEXT-005 INVERSE COLOR 7,
  120 SY-PAGNO INVERSE COLOR 7,143 SY-VLINE.
  ULINE.
ENDFORM.                    " ZF_TOP_OF_PAGE
*&      Form  ZF_END_OF_PAGE
Footer text displayed in each page
FORM ZF_END_OF_PAGE .
  WRITE:/60 TEXT-008.
Docs:
                                       Ranges
A selection table is linked to the column of a database table, or to an internal field in the program. A selection table is an internal table object of the standard table type that has a standard key and a header line.
In addition to selection tables that we create using SELECT-OPTIONS, we can use the RANGES statement to create internal tables that have the structure of selection tables. You can use these tables with certain restrictions the same way you use actual selection tables.
A ranges table type is a special case of a table type. A ranges table type describes the structure of an internal table for administrating complex areas, i.e. the type of an internal table ranges table in the ABAP program.
The row type of a ranges table type has a fixed structure. The row type consists of 4 components SIGN (sign), OPTION (comparison operator), LOW (lower limit) and HIGH (upper limit) in this order.
1.     SIGN – The database type of SIGN is C with length 1. The contents of SIGN determine for each row whether the result of the row condition is to be included in or excluded from the resulting set of all rows. Possible values are I (inclusion criterion – operators are not inverted) and E (exclusion criterion – operators are inverted).
2.      OPTION – The database type OPTION is C with length 2. It contains the selection operator. The following operators are available:-
-     If HIGH is empty, we can use EQ, NE, GT, LE, LT, CP, and NP.
-     CP and NP are only allowed if wildcards (‘*' or '+’) are used in the input fields.
-     If wildcards are entered on the selection screen, the system automatically uses the operator CP. The escape character is defined as #.
-      If HIGH is filled, you can use BT (Between) and NB (Not Between). We cannot use wildcard characters.
3.     LOW - The data type of LOW is the same as the column type of the              database table, to which the selection criterion is linked.
– If HIGH is empty, the contents of LOW define a single field comparison. In combination with the operator in OPTION, it specifies a condition for the database selection.
–     If HIGH is filled, the contents of LOW and HIGH specify the upper and lower limits for a range. In combination with the operator in OPTION, the range specifies a condition for the database selection.
4.     HIGH - The data type of HIGH is the same as the column type of the database table, to which the selection criterion is linked. The contents of HIGH specify the upper limit for a range selection.
If the selection table contains more than one row, the system applies the following rules when creating the complete selection criterion:
1.     Form the union of sets defined on the rows that have SIGN field equal to I (inclusion).
2.     Subtract the union of sets defined on the rows that have SIGN field equal to E (exclusion).
3.     If the selection table consists only of rows in which the SIGN field equals E, the system selects all data outside the set specified in the rows.
RANGES tables
We can use the following variants of the TYPES and DATA statements to create internal tables of the same type as selection tables.
TYPES|DATA .
An elementary associated type defines the type of components LOW and HIGH. It can be defined by specifying a data element or by directly defining the data type, number of places and if necessary the number of decimal places.
A ranges table type always has Standard table access mode and a standard key that is non-unique.
I think this will help u .
Reward points if helpful.
Regards
Nilesh