Examples of Java making RFC calls
I'm a novice when it comes to Java, but I'm keen to learn more about the language. Do you have any examples of a Java program that makes an RFC call to SAP to get some data? Ideally, an example that makes a call to a BAPI to get some data and a example that gets data directly from a table (if possible). Could you also specify in the example what additional Java components would be required from the SAP Java SDK that comes with the SAPGUI or elsewhere. Thanks in advance for your reply.

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This was first published in April 2002