I'm using Excel and VBA to get SAP to download data from SAP through RFC using INST_EXECUTE_REPORT.
It works like a charm when I have specific input parameters. I just build up .Tables("PARA") with the screen name of the parameter and the desired value. I can even use this method for date ranges.
The challenge is when I don't know exactly the input parameters. For example, I wanted to identify all internal orders with a specific text in the description, e.g. CODE40.
Is there any way to use wildcards with INST_EXECUTE_REPORT? When the program passed into INST_EXECUTE_REPORT is executed normally as a transaction on screen, I can set the parameter to *CODE40* and SAP automatically applies a wildcard search. But I can't get that to work with VBA.
I can simulate using wildcards when accessing individual tables with BBP_RFC_READ_TABLE by using LIKE statements in the selection option, but I need a similar functionality for whole reports, not individual tables.
Can anyone help?
Best regards,
The code I'm using is as follows:
Set ObjR3_EXECUTE_REPORT = ObjR3.Add("INST_EXECUTE_REPORT")
With ObjR3_EXECUTE_REPORT
Set ObjR3_EXECUTE_REPORT_Name = .Exports("PROGRAM")
Set ObjR3_EXECUTE_REPORT_Para = .Tables("PARA")
Set ObjR3_EXECUTE_REPORT_Result = .Tables("RESULT_TAB")
Set ObjR3_EXECUTE_REPORT_Output = .Tables("OUTPUT_TAB")
End With
ObjR3_EXECUTE_REPORT_Name.Value = ReportName
'Build up the table with the fields to be selected
f = 1
For a = LBound(aParameters) To UBound(aParameters)
aParameterPair = aParameters(a)
aParameterInput = aParameterPair(UBound(aParameterPair))
sParameterName = aParameterPair(LBound(aParameterPair))
For c = LBound(aParameterInput) To UBound(aParameterInput)
sParameterInput = aParameterInput(c)
ObjR3_EXECUTE_REPORT_Para.AppendRow
ObjR3_EXECUTE_REPORT_Para(f, "PARA_NAME") = sParameterName
ObjR3_EXECUTE_REPORT_Para(f, "PARA_VALUE") = sParameterInput
Debug.Print sParameterName & " " & sParameterInput
f = f + 1
Next c
Next a
