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Calling external program on application server

Former Member — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 10:53:18 GMT

Hi, everyone. I'm trying to call an external program from ABAP by using SM69 and FM SXPG_COMMAND_EXECUTE

MOVE 'zlong_bat' to ld_comline.         "Maintained using trans SM69
*
* Execute external command, contained in 'ld_comline'
  CALL FUNCTION 'SXPG_COMMAND_EXECUTE'
       EXPORTING
            commandname                   = ld_comline
*           additional_parameters   = ld_param  "Params passed to script
*           operatingsystem               = 'UNIX'
       IMPORTING
            status                        = ld_status
       TABLES
            exec_protocol                 = ld_output
       EXCEPTIONS
            no_permission                 = 1
            command_not_found             = 2
            parameters_too_long           = 3
            security_risk                 = 4
            wrong_check_call_interface    = 5
            program_start_error           = 6
            program_termination_error     = 7
            x_error                       = 8
            parameter_expected            = 9
            too_many_parameters           = 10
            illegal_command               = 11
            wrong_asynchronous_parameters = 12
            cant_enq_tbtco_entry          = 13
            jobcount_generation_error     = 14
            OTHERS                        = 15.
  IF sy-subrc NE 0.

  ENDIF.

In the sm69, I define zlong_bat with

Operating system command: cmd

Parameters for operating system command: /c remoteconn.bat

It can run well if remoteconn.bat contain some simple command of dos like dir, md, mk... But when I call a program from remoteconn.bat, the abap program hang. I also cannot test in sm69 because it hang too.

If I call direcly from sm 69 with

Operating system command: cmd

Parameters for operating system command: /c psexec.exe
localhost -u test -p 1234

Operating system command: C:\psexec.exe

Parameters for operating system command:
localhost -u test -p 1234

The SM69 also hang.

Are there any method to call a program from sap without hanging

of course the program is in its position on application server.

Thank you in advance.

Regards,

Long

Edited by: dragonking88 on Aug 25, 2010 12:54 PM

Re: Calling external program on application server

Former Member — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:20:18 GMT

I would expect that SM69 is sending commands directly to your operating system (UNIX), and UNIX doesn't know what to do with that desktop command.

Re: Calling external program on application server

SuhaSaha — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:34:08 GMT

While calling the FM 'SXPG_COMMAND_EXECUTE' pass space to the interface param TERMINATIONWAIT.

BR,

Suhas

Re: Calling external program on application server

Former Member — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:34:53 GMT

Unfortunately, my application server is using Windows Server 2003

Re: Calling external program on application server

Former Member — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 04:54:47 GMT

I found the answer myself. Just a stupid mistake. The external program need to be confirm the Agreement at the first time program run.!!

Re: Calling external program on application server

Former Member — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:17:30 GMT

Hi Long Le Hoang,

I am running a shell script fromSM69 which call psexec.

shell script runs fine but SM69 execution goes on hold.

Can you please help me how to terminate SM69 execution.

Alpa