Is it not possible to give the select single field without an into clause

Question

Hi,
i have to check whether my input value( only one filed) is available in the table.
for eg i need to check whether company code is available in the table t001.
then i will give .
data lv_bukrs type t001-bukrs.
lv_bukrs = 1010.
select single bukrs from t001 where bukrs = lv_bukrs.
here its asking for me to give a vaible to store the bukrs that is
select single bukrs into dummyvalue from t001 where bukrs = lv_bukrs.
Is it not possible to give the select single fieldname without an into clause

Answer 1

Its Possible by declaring the tables statement
<b>tables : AFKO.
select single * from AFKO where <condition>.</b>
If SINGLE is specified, the resulting set has a single line. If the remaining additions to the SELECT command select more than one line from the database, the first line that is found is entered into the resulting set. The data objects specified after INTO may not be internal tables, and the APPENDING addition may not be used. The addition ORDER BY can also not be used.
An exclusive lock can be set for this line using the FOR UPDATE addition when a single line is being read with SINGLE. The SELECT command is used in this case only if all primary key fields in logical expressions linked by AND are checked to make sure they are the same in the WHERE condition. Otherwise, the resulting set is empty and sy-subrc is set to 8. If the lock causes a deadlock, an exception occurs. If the FOR UPDATE addition is used, the SELECT command circumvents SAP buffering.
Notes
When SINGLE is being specified, the lines to be read should be clearly specified in the WHERE condition, for the sake of efficiency. When the data is read from a database table, the system does this by specifying comparison values for the primary key.
If accessing tables for which SAP buffering is planned for single records, the SAP buffer is bypassed if the addition SINGLE is not specified. This behavior depends on the current implementation of the database interface and may change in future releases. In particular, it should not be used to bypass the SAP buffer. You should use the explicit addition BYPASSING BUFFER for this instead.
The addition SINLGE is not permitted in a subquery.
Regards
- Gopi