topic Re: GUI_UPLOAD FM in a batch program in Application Development and Automation Discussions

GUI_UPLOAD FM in a batch program

Former Member — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 19:35:18 GMT

Is is possible to use FM GUI_UPLOAD in a batch program? I am thinking about a program that will grab, one by one, every csv file in a particular directory and processing them (entering orders). How would one use this FM in a batch process?

Regards,

Davis

Re: GUI_UPLOAD FM in a batch program

Former Member — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 19:37:15 GMT

No, u can use this only in foreground not in batch mode. in batch mode you will have to use open dateset statement.

Re: GUI_UPLOAD FM in a batch program

RichHeilman — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 19:37:28 GMT

No, generally you can not use the GUI_UPLOAD in a background process, because there is no connection to the frontend. The file must be on the application server and you can access it using the DATASET statements.

Regards,

Rich Heilman

Re: GUI_UPLOAD FM in a batch program

Former Member — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 19:38:22 GMT

No ,You should not use GUI_UPLOAD if the file from application server( Unix directory).

You should use open dataset command.

Please press f1 on open dataset -> here you get good documentation.

Thanks

Seshu

Re: GUI_UPLOAD FM in a batch program

ferry_lianto — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 19:39:05 GMT

Hi Davis,

Are you running the batch program in background mode with FM GUI_UPLOAD?

If you are then you can not use FM GUI_UPLOAD. You need to use OPEN DATASET statement.

If you are running online perhaps you can ...

Regards,

Ferry Lianto

Re: GUI_UPLOAD FM in a batch program

Former Member — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 19:43:41 GMT

Generally considered impossible, but apparently not. Please see:

<a href="https://www.sdn.sap.comhttp://www.sdn.sap.comhttp://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/9831750a-0801-0010-1d9e-f8c64efb2bd2">Comunication to Presentation Server in Background Mode</a>

But I've never heard of anyone actually implementing this, so I don't know if it really works.

Rob

Re: GUI_UPLOAD FM in a batch program

Former Member — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 20:06:29 GMT

Thanks to all who responded. I didn't think that the FM would work in background but I wasn't sure. Thanks again!

Davis