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DATA - LOB HANDLE
Other versions: 7.31 | 7.40 | 7.54
Syntax
DATA dtype TYPE dbtab|view [READ-ONLY]
lob_handle_type FOR lob_handle_columns
[
lob_handle_type FOR lob_handle_columns
...
].
Effect
Derives an LOB handle structure as a work area for working with
streaming and locators in Open SQL. dbtab expects a
database table defined in ABAP Dictionary or a
database view defined for view in ABAP Dictionary.
The specified columns lob_handle_columns are used to determine
LOBs from dbtab or view for which
LOB handle components
are created in the structure. Their static type is determined using the specified type lob_handle_type.
The syntax and meaning of the additions are exactly the same as the definition of LOB handle structures
using the corresponding variant of the statement TYPES +.