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Generate file from internal table

Former Member — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 15:08:24 GMT

Hi sdn friends,

i'm looking for a class (and its method) wich generates a file from an internal table

(like the WS_DOWNLOAD FM)

Thanks,

Regards,

Soufiane

Re: Generate file from internal table

Former Member — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 15:13:35 GMT

Hi,

You can use the class CL_GUI_FRONTEND_SERVICES and the method is GUI_DOWNLOAD

Thanks,

Naren

Re: Generate file from internal table

Former Member — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 15:13:49 GMT

Hi,

You can use class CL_GUI_FRONTEND_SERVICES and method GUI_DOWNLOAD.


CALL METHOD CL_GUI_FRONTEND_SERVICES=>GUI_DOWNLOAD
  EXPORTING   
    FILENAME            = filename
  CHANGING    
    DATA_TAB            = content.

Regards,

Ferry Lianto

Re: Generate file from internal table

Former Member — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 15:32:06 GMT

Thank you for the replies,

wich type for the <b>filename</b> and <b>content</b> table for :

CALL METHOD CL_GUI_FRONTEND_SERVICES=>GUI_DOWNLOAD

EXPORTING

FILENAME = filename

CHANGING

DATA_TAB = content.

Soufiane

Re: Generate file from internal table

Former Member — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 15:34:48 GMT

Hi,

The file type parameter FILETYPE can accept only asc or bin..

If you want TAB delimited in the parameter WRITE_FIELD_SEPARATOR pass 'X'

Thanks,

Naren

Re: Generate file from internal table

Former Member — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 15:51:56 GMT

OK and wich type for DATA_TAB in this method ??

Re: Generate file from internal table

Former Member — Sat, 02 Jun 2007 11:10:00 GMT

DATA_TAB is your internal table here so there's no specific type.

Just pass your internal table(say ITAB).

Re: Generate file from internal table

Former Member — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 09:46:01 GMT

WS_DOWNLOAD is obselete...dont use it...

better to use GUI_DOWNLOAD... ok