How write a program to read the sales order text? 

By : Hema Nagarajan

Use FM READ_TEXT to read the various text objects not only in sale order, any document in SAP. 

See the following sample code.

data xname like THEAD-TDNAME.
data i_xtline like tline.

clear i_xtline.
refresh i_xtline.

move i_vbak-vbeln to XNAME.

*  The NAME & OBJECT differ from object to object.  The composition of NAME and OBJECT can be found out in the text screen in the document.

Double click into the Text field

At the Top Menu - Click - Goto - Header

* XNAME refers to Text name

CALL FUNCTION 'READ_TEXT'
  EXPORTING
       ID = '0001'
       LANGUAGE = 'E'
       NAME = XNAME
       OBJECT = 'VBBP'
  TABLES
       LINES = i_XTLINE
  EXCEPTIONS
      ID = 1
      LANGUAGE = 2
      NAME = 3
      NOT_FOUND = 4
     OBJECT = 5
    REFERENCE_CHECK = 6.

If it is smartform or script you can include the text object directly with out using READ_TEXT FM.

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