What does it do? These additions define which columns of the database table or the view dbtab are declared as LOB handle components when deriving a LOB handle structure using the statement TYPES.
COLUMNS blob1 blob2 ... clob1 clob2 ... specifies individual BLOBs blob1, blob2, ... or CLOBs clob1, clob2, ... These must exist in dbtab.
ALL OTHER BLOB$|CLOB COLUMNS This specifies all BLOBs or CLOBs in dbtab that are not covered when individual columns are specified. In the statement TYPES, at least one individual column blob or clob must be specified using COLUMNS ...
ALL BLOB$|CLOB COLUMNS specifies all BLOBs or CLOBs of dbtab.
ALL OTHER COLUMNS This specifies all LOBs in dbtab that are not covered when individual columns are specified. In the statement TYPES, at least one individual column must be specified using COLUMNS ...
ALL COLUMNS This specifies all LOBs in dbtab. No other columns can be specified in the statement TYPES after the column specification ALL OTHER ... The combination options of the column specifications with each other below and with the types specified using lob_handle_type are explained in the statement TYPES.
Latest notes: Columns of the data type GEOM_EWKB are not supported as BLOBs. NON_V5_HINTS ABAP_HINT_END
ABAP_EXAMPLE_VX5 Demonstration of various column specifications in the definition of LOB-Handle components. ABEXA 00728 ABAP_EXAMPLE_END
