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Open file with pc default program

Former Member — Tue, 07 Nov 2017 11:14:38 GMT

Hi Experts

i'm writing a report which should open file with the default pc program..

For expamle:

pdf file shoulds be open with adobe reader, if it's a solidworks extension with solidworks, if cad with cad and so on.... but in the pc and not in sap gui. any help?any suggestions?

Thanks

Marco

Re: Open file with pc default program

former_member226519 — Tue, 07 Nov 2017 12:55:19 GMT

did you try external OS command?

transaction SM69

Re: Open file with pc default program

Jelena_Perfiljeva — Tue, 07 Nov 2017 18:19:32 GMT

To add to Volker's answer - when you open a file on PC, you are actually using a feature of the OS. So this task is not really "open a file" but rather "execute an external program".

Google search for "ABAP open external program site:sap.com" should provide enough food for thought and for further investigation.

Re: Open file with pc default program

Sandra_Rossi — Tue, 07 Nov 2017 19:35:42 GMT

To help you search, the following method opens a file with the default application (I let you find complete answers on the web):

CALL METHOD cl_abap_frontend_services=>execute EXPORTING operation = 'OPEN' ...

Re: Open file with pc default program

Jelena_Perfiljeva — Tue, 07 Nov 2017 22:57:11 GMT

Spoiler alert! This method was mentioned in one of the top Google finds after using the keywords in my answer. 🙂

Re: Open file with pc default program

Sandra_Rossi — Wed, 08 Nov 2017 06:44:08 GMT

I know, but I found that the current answers were a little bit misleading, as they erroneously tend to SM49/SM69 because of the words ("external program".

Re: Open file with pc default program

Jelena_Perfiljeva — Wed, 08 Nov 2017 15:52:50 GMT

Agreed. The general keywords bring up all kinds of information, some may not be relevant.