Read Workflow container

Hi,
I am using SAP_WAPI_READ_CONTAINER to read the container. In the container i have a structure and the result of this function module gives the list of container elements, but the structure as structure names and not as field names.
EX: 'Personal' structure of type P0002, gives output with element name P0002 and not with the field names of P0002.
Is there any way to get output like that?
Thanks,
Sri

You must find your structure in SIMPLE_CONTAINER you have to put code to get data ..
Example :
CALL FUNCTION 'SAP_WAPI_READ_CONTAINER'
       EXPORTING
            WORKITEM_ID      = L_WI_ID
       TABLES
            SIMPLE_CONTAINER = LT_CONTAINER
       EXCEPTIONS
            OTHERS           = 1.
READ TABLE LT_CONTAINER WITH KEY ELEMENT = '_WI_OBJECT_ID'.
IF SY-SUBRC EQ 0.
    MOVE LT_CONTAINER-VALUE TO LS_POR.
    SELECT SINGLE * FROM SWXFORMABS
      WHERE FORMNUMBER = LS_POR-OBJKEY.
    IF SY-SUBRC EQ 0.
      SWXFORMABS-PROCSTATE = L_INPUT.
      IF SY-SUBRC EQ 0.
        EXPORT L_PREPROCESSED TO MEMORY ID 'PREPROC'.
        L_OKAY = 'X'.
      ENDIF.
    ENDIF.
ENDIF
Regards,
Gurprit Bhatia

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Aravind

I didnt have a look into the FM browser.
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