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Calling Executable File

former_member194669 — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 13:17:58 GMT

Hi,

I have a PDF to TXT third party executable file in the application server, I need to call this exe thru my program.

My requirement is to call this exe file and open a PDF file and convert the

PDF to TXT and write the output TXT file into application servier.

is it possible thru ABAP?

Thanks

aRs

Re: Calling Executable File

michael-john_turner — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 13:20:37 GMT

Assuming you can pass the executable the source and target filenames as parameters, it's pretty easy. Define an external command in SM69 that calls the executable and then call that from your code using one of the function modules in function group SXPT (eg SXPG_COMMAND_EXECUTE).

Re: Calling Executable File

Former Member — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 13:23:19 GMT

Hi ars,

1. we can use GUI_EXEC

2. in that we can give the full path of the .EXE file.

regards,

amit m.

Re: Calling Executable File

Former Member — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 13:24:16 GMT

You call other applications through the EXECUTE method of CL_GUI_FRONTEND_SERVICES for this task, but not sure how far this can do the rest of your requirements.

Regards

Kathirvel

Re: Calling Executable File

Former Member — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 13:24:17 GMT

To execute an exe file you can use the class=> method:

CL_GUI_FRONTEND_SERVICES=>EXECUTE

or you can define an external od command as other have already mentioed.

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_erp2005/helpdata/en/c4/3a8023505211d189550000e829fbbd/frameset.htm

Regards,

Ravi

Re: Calling Executable File

Former Member — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 14:10:08 GMT

You can use the class <b>cl_gui_frontend_services</b>

Please see the following command

appl = 'cmd'.

param = '/c ipconfig /all>c:\temp\ipconfig.txt'.

call method cl_gui_frontend_services=>execute

exporting

DOCUMENT = appl

application = appl

parameter = param

DEFAULT_DIRECTORY =
MAXIMIZED =
MINIMIZED =

synchronous = 'X'

OPERATION = 'OPEN'

exceptions

cntl_error = 1

error_no_gui = 2

bad_parameter = 3

file_not_found = 4

path_not_found = 5

file_extension_unknown = 6

error_execute_failed = 7

synchronous_failed = 8

not_supported_by_gui = 9

others = 10