topic Re: File Transfer in Application Development and Automation Discussions

File Transfer

Former Member — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 16:27:44 GMT

Hi all,

Any function module or ABAP syntax available to 'Move' a file to a destination directory from it's current location, so that it's permanently removed from the current location. Assume a situation like simple 'Cut-Paste' scenario in windows.

Vishy

Re: File Transfer

Former Member — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 16:31:44 GMT

Hi Vishy,

check this link

Regards

Re: File Transfer

JozsefSzikszai — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 16:36:50 GMT

hi,

acc. to my best knowledge, there is no direct way. However you can do the following:

Use the following methods of class CL_GUI_FRONTEND_SERVICES:

FILE_COPY ==> to copy the file with new name

FILE_DELETE ==> to delete the original file

as result you have only one file with the new name

hope this helps

Re: File Transfer

Former Member — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 16:48:24 GMT

Hi,

I dont think there is any such FM

but you can achieve this in 3 steprs :

1 ) open the source file using open dataset file1. transfer the data into an internal table (itab1)

2 ) open a new file agian with a open dataset file2 statement, this will be your target file and transfer the data from internal table (itab1)

3) delete the source file ( delete dataset file1 )

regards,

Advait

Re: File Transfer

Former Member — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 12:24:54 GMT

Thanks for all the responses.

Some were very close to the requirement.

But we're using following which is doing exactly what we wanted:

CONCATENATE 'mv' p_fname v_directory INTO v_bkfile

SEPARATED BY SPACE.

CALL FUNCTION 'RFC_REMOTE_EXEC' DESTINATION

'BATCH_INBOUND'

EXPORTING

COMMAND = v_bkfile.

Here, mv - is a shell script command for 'Move'

p_fname - name of the file

v_directory - path of the destination directory.

vishy

Re: File Transfer

Former Member — Fri, 22 May 2009 08:53:49 GMT

hi,

I have same requirment . i used same as u but it is not working .

so please help me regarding this.

Regards,

T.Srinvas

Re: File Transfer

Former Member — Fri, 22 May 2009 09:07:06 GMT

Hi, i dont think there is some function module which performs in one step.

But you can try workarounds.

you can try this two methods:

1) Use function module to upload from first location and copy to other location by using download fm.

But it will not delete the base file.

2) A method you can use is create a dos batch command to do the job.

Execute the batch command from sap. Function Module GUI_EXECUTE or WS_EXECUTE. if its on presentation layer.