topic Re: Using DOWNLOAD Function Module in Application Development and Automation Discussions

Using DOWNLOAD Function Module

Former Member — Thu, 31 May 2012 17:04:28 GMT

Hi all,

I see this code in a report:

CALL FUNCTION 'DOWNLOAD'
     EXPORTING
       filetype                = 'ASC'
       item                    = 'BANC'
       filename                = 'C:\*.txt'
     IMPORTING
       cancel                  = cancel
     TABLES
       data_tab                = t_banc
     EXCEPTIONS
       invalid_filesize        = 1
       invalid_table_width     = 2
       invalid_type            = 3
       no_batch                = 4
       unknown_error           = 5
       gui_refuse_filetransfer = 6
       OTHERS                  = 7.

And I just can't figure out why they have C:\*.txt as filename. Do you know the use of this?

Re: Using DOWNLOAD Function Module

former_member213851 — Thu, 31 May 2012 17:09:49 GMT

it's just default filename which will come on selection screen after executing REPORT .before pressing F8, WE HAVE TO REPLACE THE * by our desired file name.

Re: Using DOWNLOAD Function Module

Former Member — Thu, 31 May 2012 17:46:09 GMT

And what about this?

CALL FUNCTION 'DOWNLOAD'
     EXPORTING
       filetype                = 'ASC'
       item                    = 'COM_INT1'
     IMPORTING
       cancel                  = cancel
     TABLES
       data_tab                = t_inter1
     EXCEPTIONS
       invalid_filesize        = 1
       invalid_table_width     = 2
       invalid_type            = 3
       no_batch                = 4
       unknown_error           = 5
       gui_refuse_filetransfer = 6
       OTHERS                  = 7.

The default filename is space. Where is the file saved?

Re: Using DOWNLOAD Function Module

Former Member — Thu, 31 May 2012 17:54:44 GMT

Moderator message - rather than asking here, you could learn a lot by trying this yourself.

Unmarked as a question

Rob

Re: Using DOWNLOAD Function Module

Clemenss — Thu, 31 May 2012 18:43:03 GMT

a file save dialog will pop up.

Something you might even have tried 🙂

Regards

Clemens

Re: Using DOWNLOAD Function Module

Clemenss — Thu, 31 May 2012 18:44:07 GMT

Rob, who's reading who's mind?

Re: Using DOWNLOAD Function Module

Former Member — Thu, 31 May 2012 18:54:25 GMT

Yeah, I could see that the content of ITEM appears in the title of the dialog popup,

I was wondering if that was the only use for that. Now I know.

Re: Using DOWNLOAD Function Module

Former Member — Thu, 31 May 2012 18:59:13 GMT

karina hurtado wrote:
Yeah, I could see that the content of ITEM appears in the title of the dialog popup,
I was wondering if that was the only use for that. Now I know.

...which is what it says in the FM documentation.

Rob

Re: Using DOWNLOAD Function Module

Former Member — Thu, 31 May 2012 21:33:20 GMT

You're right Rob, I looked at the documentation, but didn't find helpful information because I was logged in spanish, and in that language there is no description for the parameters of the function, now I log in english and there it is. Next time I'll have more care on that. Thanks.