IMPORT - Get a structure description

Other versions: 7.31 | 7.40 | 7.54

This statement is for internal use only. It must not be used in application programs.

Syntax

IMPORT NAMETAB h f ID id. 

Effect

Gets a structure description saved using EXPORT NAMETAB. The statement must only be used by tools of ABAP Workbench. A standard table without a secondary key can be specified for the field list f.

System Fields

sy-subrc	Meaning
0	The specified structure description was found.
4	The specified structure description was not found.

Note

The statement IMPORT NAMETAB is no longer supported. Instead, the function module DD_GET_NAMETAB must be used.

Exceptions

Non-Handleable Exceptions

• Cause: Table name is too long.
  Runtime error: IMPORT_NAMETAB_WRONG_ID