Special Characters in SELECT Query

Question

What is the right way of using Special character '*' in SELECT Query.
Say..
  SELECT PSPID  FROM PROJ
                INTO TABLE IT_P_PROJ
                WHERE PSPID EQ P_PROJ
In this P_PROJ is SS*. No value is populating for this . Pls suggest where am I going wrong?

Answer 1

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Field descriptor
Variants:
1. f
2. dbtab~field
3. tabalias~field
Effect
Used in the SELECT, OPEN CURSOR, UPDATE and DELETE commands to uniquely identify columns (fields) of database tables and views specified in FROM clauses.
Variant 1
f
Effect
Identifies the field f of a database table or view specified in the FROM clause. The name f may only occur once in all database tables or views, that is, it must be unique. You use this variant particularly when there is only one table specified in the FROM clause. If the uniqueness of the field cannot be guaranteed, you must use variant 2 or 3.
Example
Output a list of all customers whose names begin with 'A':
DATA: WA_SCUSTOM TYPE SCUSTOM.
<b>SELECT * FROM SCUSTOM INTO WA_SCUSTOM WHERE NAME LIKE 'A%'.
  WRITE: / WA_SCUSTOM-ID, WA_SCUSTOM-NAME.
ENDSELECT</b>.
Variant 2
dbtab~field
Effect
Identifies field f in the database table or view dbtab specified in the FROM clause. The combination dbtab~field must be unique. You can use this variant if table dbtab only appears once in the FROM clause. If this uniqueness cannot be assured, you must use variant 3.
Example
Output a list of all customers whose names begin with 'A':
DATA: WA_SCUSTOM TYPE SCUSTOM.
<b>SELECT * FROM SCUSTOM INTO WA_SCUSTOM
         WHERE SCUSTOM~NAME LIKE 'A%'.
  WRITE: / WA_SCUSTOM-ID, WA_SCUSTOM-NAME.
ENDSELECT.</b>
Variant 3,,tabalias~field
Effect
Identifies field f in the table or view with the alias name tabalias specified in the FROM clause.
Example
Output a list of all customers whose name begins with 'A':
DATA: WA_SCUSTOM TYPE SCUSTOM.
SELECT * FROM SCUSTOM AS T INTO WA_SCUSTOM WHERE T~NAME LIKE 'A%'.
  WRITE: / WA_SCUSTOM-ID, WA_SCUSTOM-NAME.
ENDSELECT.
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