Getting around RFC_READ_TABLE limitations

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exceptions
others = 2.


if sy-subrc <> 0.
ev_rc = 4.
ev_msg = 'Table not found; please try again.'.
return.
endif.


if it_fieldnames is initial.
*/No restrictions provided; use all fields
lt_dfies = lt_alldfies.
else.
*/Verify that all fieldnames specified exist in table
loop at it_fieldnames assigning <lv_any>.
read table lt_alldfies into ls_dfies with key fieldname =
<lv_any>. if sy-subrc <> 0.
*/Specified field not found in table
ev_rc = 4.
concatenate 'Field' <lv_any> 'not found in table' iv_tabname
into ev_msg separated by space.
return.
endif.
*/Fieldname found; insert line into working dfies table
insert ls_dfies into table lt_dfies.
endloop.
endif.

create data lr_dataref type standard table of (iv_tabname).
assign lr_dataref->* to <lt_tab>.

select * from (iv_tabname) into table <lt_tab>
where (it_select_options).

loop at <lt_tab> assigning <ls_line>.
clear: lv_string.
loop at lt_dfies into ls_dfies.
clear: lv_temp.
assign component ls_dfies-position of structure <ls_line> to <lv_any>.
lv_temp = <lv_any>. "force the type conversion
if lv_string is initial.
lv_string = lv_temp.
else.
concatenate lv_string '|' lv_temp into lv_string.
endif.
endloop.
insert lv_string into table et_stringtab.
endloop.

catch cx_root into lr_error.
ev_rc = 4.
ev_msg = lr_error->get_text( ).
endtry.
endfunction.

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