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Further Changes in Release 4.6A

1 Loop in extracts
2 Time zone handling with Remote Function Calls
3 Bit operations with differing operand lengths
4 Multiple-field ASSIGN with method parameters
5 Obsolete read access to database tables
6 Error handling for file commands

ABAP_MODIFICATION_1 Loop in Extracts


As with internal tables, SY-SUBRC is now set to 4 in an extract if the loop pass is not executed in a LOOP ... ENDLOOP structure.


ABAP_MODIFICATION_2 Time Zone Handling With Remote Function Calls

Remote Function Calls in AS ABAP , of which the default time zone differs from the personal time zone of the user are now executed using the caller's personal time zone.


ABAP_MODIFICATION_3 Bit Operations with Differing Operand Lengths

If you link operands with differing lengths using statements such as COMPUTE x = bitexp. , all operands are extended to the length of the longest operand involved. Shorter operands are filled with trailing HEX 0 characters. Until now, the length of the target field was also considered. Now, only the operations from the right-hand side of the calculation.


ABAP_MODIFICATION_4 Multiple-Field ASSIGN With Method Parameters

An ASSIGN f TO fs statement on a method parameter passed by reference that exceeds the length of the parameter is now forbidden. It used to be allowed as long as the statement did not exceed the segment length.


ABAP_MODIFICATION_5 Obsolete Read Access to Database Tables

When you access database tables using the statements READ TABLE dbtab and LOOP AT dbtab , a runtime error occurs if the key of the database table contains components that do not have a character type. Both statements are obsolete anyway, and can be replaced using appropriate SELECT statements.


ABAP_MODIFICATION_6 Error handling for file commands

All file commands now include error handling, which means that errors that are recognized cause an exception that can be handled. Previously, a return value was only set in the field SY-SUBRC by some statements.