Querying using Native SQL

Question

Hi Pals,
I have a requirement which I would like to brief.
I have an internal table with columns FIELD1 and FIELD2. For all the values in FIELD1 I have to query a table MSI(which does not form a part of the R/3 framework) through Native SQL statement and get the corresponding values for FIELD2.
Could anybody suggest how I must proceed writing my statements between EXEC and ENDEXEC.
Do I have to query the database table for each entry in my internal table or is it possible to use for all entries in my SQL statemnt.
Your inputs would be highly appreciated.
Thank You in advance.
Regards,
Gayathri N.

Answer 1

Hai Gayathri
check this document
EXEC SQL.
Addition
... PERFORMING form
Effect
Executes the Native SQL command enclosed by the statements EXEC SQL and ENDEXEC . In contrast to Open SQL , addressed database tables do not have to be known to the ABAP/4 Dictionary and the ABAP/4 program does not have to contain appropriate TABLES statements.
Example
Create the table AVERI_CLNT :
EXEC SQL.
  CREATE TABLE AVERI_CLNT (
         CLIENT   CHAR(3)  NOT NULL,
         ARG1     CHAR(3)  NOT NULL,
         ARG2     CHAR(3)  NOT NULL,
         FUNCTION CHAR(10) NOT NULL,
         PRIMARY KEY (CLIENT, ARG1, ARG2)
ENDEXEC.
With Native SQL commands, passing data between an ABAP/4 program and the database is achieved using host variables . A host variable is an ABAP/4 variable prefixed by a "*" in the Native SQL statement.
Example
Display a section of the table AVERI_CLNT :
DATA: F1(3), F2(3), F3(3).
F3 = ' 1 '
EXEC SQL.
  SELECT CLIENT, ARG1 INTO :F1, :F2 FROM AVERI_CLNT
         WHERE ARG2 = :F3
ENDEXEC.
WRITE: / F1, F2.
To simplify the spelling of INTO lists in the SELECT command, you can specify a single structure as the target area as in Open SQL .
Example
Display a section of the table AVERI_CLNT :
DATA: BEGIN OF WA,
        CLIENT(3), ARG1(3), ARG2(3),
      END OF WA.
DATA  F3(3).
F3 = ' 1 '
EXEC SQL.
  SELECT CLIENT, ARG1 INTO :WA FROM AVERI_CLNT
         WHERE ARG2 = :F3
ENDEXEC.
WRITE: / WA-CLIENT, WA-ARG1.
Notes
In contrast to Open SQL , a client field in Native SQL is a field like any other and must be specified explicitly in calls.
Authorization checks cannot be properly realized in EXEC SQL . You should perform these in the program.
When you start the R/3 System, a CONNECT to the current database is executed automatically. An explicit CONNECT is unnecessary.
A Native SQL command can (but does not have to) end with a ";". Under no circumstances should it end with a ".".
Some database systems allow upper and lower case in table names and field names. If you want to take advantage of this, you must ensure that the spelling of names is correct. To enable entry of lower case letters in names in the ABAP/4 editor, you must set the attribute for upper/lower case in the report.
Since there are no arrays in ABAP/4 , array operations are not possible in Native SQL . If the result of a SELECT command is a table, you can read this table line by line either with the Native SQL command FETCH or with the addition ... PERFORMING form .
Unlike in ABAP/4 programs, the character " in a Native SQL statement does not introduce a comment until the end of the editor line.
Addition
... PERFORMING form
Effect
If the result of a SELECT command is a table, you can read this table line by line in a processing loop. The subroutine form is called once for each line. In this subroutine, you can leave the loop by using EXIT FROM SQL . If the result of the selection is a single record, the subroutine is called only once.
Example
Display a section of the table AVERI_CLNT :
DATA: F1(3), F2(3), F3(3).
F3 = ' 1 '
EXEC SQL PERFORMING WRITE_AVERI_CLNT.
  SELECT CLIENT, ARG1 INTO :F1, :F2 FROM AVERI_CLNT
         WHERE ARG2 = :F3
ENDEXEC.
FORM WRITE_AVERI_CLNT.
  WRITE: / F1, F2.
ENDFORM.
Note
This addition is allowed only with a SELECT command.
Related SELECT , INSERT , UPDATE , MODIFY , DELETE , OPEN CURSOR , FETCH , CLOSE CURSOR, COMMIT WORK and ROLLBACK WORK .
go to se38
type 'EXEC' and put cursor on 'EXEC' press f1-function key
then you get help for EXEC
Thanks & regards
Sreenivasulu P
Message was edited by: Sreenivasulu Ponnadi