RfcInstallStructure 

The call RfcInstallStructure can be used in an RFC client or server program.

If structures and/or internal tables are to be transferred from an SAP system to external programs (that is, to programs which display or run the SAP RFC Library), only homogeneous structures/tables can be transferred. These may only consist of character-like fields (type C, D, T or N) or fields to be converted (type X or P). Integer or float fields can only be transferred as individual fields.

For functions with structured parameters or tables it is therefore necessary to install a description of the structures used to allow automatic conversion of different data representations by the RFC library.

The call RfcInstallStructure installs a description for a structure being used in an RFC interface.

The description must contain all (scalar) fields of the structure in correct order. A type handle is returned which can be used in RFC_PARAMETER and RFC_TABLE descriptions.

To call RfcInstallStructure, use the calling syntax:

RFC_RC  SAP_API  RfcInstallStructure(char  * name,
  RFC_TYPE_ELEMENT * elements,
  unsigned  entries,
  RFC_TYPEHANDLE   * pTypeHandle;

This function is defined in SAPRFC.H.

Return Values:

·        RFC_OK

The structure was successfully installed. The returned type handle (RFC_TYPEHANDLE) can be used in RFC_PARAMETER or RFC_TABLE arrays.

·        RFC_MEMORY_INSUFFICIENT

Not enough memory available to register the structure.

Function Parameters:

·        name

Name of the structure. It is used only in the trace file.

·        elements

Description of the elements of the structure

·        entries

Count of (scalar) elements in the structure. The elements parameter points to an array of size entries * sizeof(RFC_TYPE_ELEMENT).

·        pTypeHandle

Returned type handle.