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Other versions: 7.31 | 7.40 | 7.54

Syntax

EXPORT { {p1 = dobj1 p2 = dobj2 ...} 

       | {p1 FROM dobj1 p2 FROM dobj2 ...} 

       | (ptab) } 
    TO { { DATA BUFFER xstr } 

       | { INTERNAL TABLE itab } 

       | { MEMORY ID id } 

       | { DATABASE    
 dbtab(ar) [FROM wa] [CLIENT cl] ID id } 

       | { SHARED MEMORY dbtab(ar) [FROM wa] [CLIENT cl] ID id } 

       | { SHARED BUFFER dbtab(ar) [FROM wa] [CLIENT cl] ID id }  } 

       [ COMPRESSION { ON | OFF } ]. 

Effect

Saves data objects dobj1, dobj2, ... in a data cluster.

Additions

• {p1 = dobj1 p2 = dobj2 ...}|{p1 FROM dobj1 p2 FROM dobj2 ...}|(ptab)
  Defines the data cluster by specifying single parameters statically using p1 = dobj1 p2 = dobj2 ... or p1 FROM dobj1 p2 FROM dobj2 ... or by specifying them dynamically in an internal table ptab.
• DATA BUFFER xstr
  Saves the data cluster as a byte string in xstr.
• INTERNAL TABLE itab
  Saves the data cluster in an internal table itab.
• MEMORY
  Saves the data cluster in the ABAP memory.
• DATABASE dbtab(ar) [CLIENT cl]
  Saves the data cluster in a database table dbtab in the area ar under the client ID cl.
• {SHARED MEMORY}|{SHARED BUFFER} dbtab(ar) [CLIENT cl]
  Saves the data cluster in an application buffer in the shared memory of the current AS Instance addressed using the name of a database table dbtab, an area ar, and a client ID cl. These two alternatives have different displacement mechanisms.
• ID id
  Specifies the ID of the data cluster in id.
• FROM wa
  Specifies a work area wa to save information about the data cluster.
• COMPRESSION { ON | OFF }
  Specifies whether or not the data cluster is saved in compressed form.