SAP ABAP Data Element PATHSPR (Language Directory)
Hierarchy
☛ SAP_BASIS (Software Component) SAP Basis Component
   ⤷ BC-CTS-LAN (Application Component) Language Transport
     ⤷ STRN (Package) Language Transport
Basic Data
Data Element PATHSPR
Short Description Language Directory  
Data Type
Category of Dictionary Type D   Domain
Type of Object Referenced     No Information
Domain / Name of Reference Type PATH01    
Data Type CHAR   Character String 
Length 55    
Decimal Places 0    
Output Length 55    
Value Table      
Further Characteristics
Search Help: Name    
Search Help: Parameters    
Parameter ID   
Default Component name    
Change document    
No Input History    
Basic direction is set to LTR    
No BIDI Filtering    
Field Label
  Length  Field Label  
Short 8 Lng.Dir. 
Medium 18 Language Directory 
Long 18 Language Directory 
Heading 38 Language Directory (Lang. Transport) 
Documentation

Definition

The path contains the name of the language directory.

This has a subdirectory per language containing all language files for that language.

The main directory contains the file HEADER which is only needed for loading language deltas.

The subdirectories contain a different number of language files, depending on the translation status of the language, but always the files
<Lang. ID>TX.C - DE + Customizing texts
<Lang. ID>DC.C - Documentation

History
Last changed by/on SAP  19950721 
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