Find out if a report exists with ABAP

I'm trying to check if a report exists before I do a "submit" but I don't know how, writes a reader. Expert Matt Billingham's advice solves the problem.

Matthew Billingham

Published: 21 Mar 2005

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I'm trying to check if a report exists before I do a "submit" but I don't know how. I tried with the exceptions handling system and tried to catch the "load_program_not_found" error, but I never succeeded, so any help would be welcome.

Use the ABAP keywords "READ REPORT". Sy-subrc will be four if the program doesn't exist.

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