topic Re: Get file type in Application Development and Automation Discussions https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/get-file-type/m-p/3492586#M839975 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><PRE><CODE> also try this' REPORT ztest_cha1. DATA: lext(3) TYPE c, lfile LIKE pcfile-path. MOVE 'TEMp1.XLS' TO lfile. CALL FUNCTION 'PC_SPLIT_COMPLETE_FILENAME' EXPORTING complete_filename = lfile IMPORTING extension = lext. WRITE : lext. </CODE></PRE></BODY></HTML> Fri, 29 Feb 2008 19:48:04 GMT Former Member 2008-02-29T19:48:04Z Get file type https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/get-file-type/m-p/3492581#M839970 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi,</P><P></P><P>Is there any FM/Method that returens the file type (TXT, XLS, DAT ...) for a specific file ?</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 29 Feb 2008 16:56:34 GMT https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/get-file-type/m-p/3492581#M839970 Former Member 2008-02-29T16:56:34Z Re: Get file type https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/get-file-type/m-p/3492582#M839971 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>try FILE_GET_NAME</P><P></P><P>or RZL_READ_DIR_LOCAL</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 29 Feb 2008 17:35:27 GMT https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/get-file-type/m-p/3492582#M839971 Former Member 2008-02-29T17:35:27Z Re: Get file type https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/get-file-type/m-p/3492583#M839972 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>No,</P><P>There is function module which returns the file path,</P><P></P><P>Cheers,</P><P>Chandru</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 29 Feb 2008 17:37:07 GMT https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/get-file-type/m-p/3492583#M839972 Former Member 2008-02-29T17:37:07Z Re: Get file type https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/get-file-type/m-p/3492584#M839973 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I don't think so...But you can do this...</P><P></P><PRE><CODE> DATA: FILE TYPE STRING, EXT(3) TYPE C, LONG TYPE I. FILE = 'C:\DOCS\HELLO_WORLD.DOC'. LONG = STRLEN( FILE ). LONG = LONG - 3. EXT = FILE+LONG(3). WRITE:/ EXT. </CODE></PRE><P></P><P>You can make a custom FM...</P><P></P><P>Greetings,</P><P></P><P>Blag.</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 29 Feb 2008 19:34:19 GMT https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/get-file-type/m-p/3492584#M839973 Former Member 2008-02-29T19:34:19Z Re: Get file type https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/get-file-type/m-p/3492585#M839974 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi,</P><P></P><P></P><PRE><CODE> check FM /SAPSLL/CORE_KPRO_FILE_EXT_GET REPORT ztest_cha1. DATA : v_ext TYPE string. CALL FUNCTION '/SAPSLL/CORE_KPRO_FILE_EXT_GET' EXPORTING iv_file_string = 'TEMP1.TXT' IMPORTING ev_file_extension = v_ext. SHIFT v_ext LEFT. WRITE : v_ext.</CODE></PRE><P></P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 29 Feb 2008 19:44:46 GMT https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/get-file-type/m-p/3492585#M839974 Former Member 2008-02-29T19:44:46Z Re: Get file type https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/get-file-type/m-p/3492586#M839975 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><PRE><CODE> also try this' REPORT ztest_cha1. DATA: lext(3) TYPE c, lfile LIKE pcfile-path. MOVE 'TEMp1.XLS' TO lfile. CALL FUNCTION 'PC_SPLIT_COMPLETE_FILENAME' EXPORTING complete_filename = lfile IMPORTING extension = lext. WRITE : lext. </CODE></PRE></BODY></HTML> Fri, 29 Feb 2008 19:48:04 GMT https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/get-file-type/m-p/3492586#M839975 Former Member 2008-02-29T19:48:04Z Re: Get file type https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/get-file-type/m-p/3492587#M839976 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Thanks for all your answers.</P><P>Somtimes the file name doesn't contain the the file type (abc.txt or just abc). so the last 4 characters won't contain the file type.</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 29 Feb 2008 19:51:59 GMT https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/get-file-type/m-p/3492587#M839976 Former Member 2008-02-29T19:51:59Z Re: Get file type https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/get-file-type/m-p/3492588#M839977 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi Rotem,</P><P></P><P>Have you find the answer?</P><P></P><P>Now i have the same requirement. Can you please share the answer?</P><P></P><P>...Naddy</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 13 Mar 2008 09:08:38 GMT https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/get-file-type/m-p/3492588#M839977 Former Member 2008-03-13T09:08:38Z Re: Get file type https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/get-file-type/m-p/3492589#M839978 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>see <A class="jive_macro jive_macro_thread" href="https://community.sap.com/" __jive_macro_name="thread" modifiedtitle="true" __default_attr="780654"></A></P><P></P><P>...Naddy</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 13 Mar 2008 13:56:36 GMT https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/get-file-type/m-p/3492589#M839978 Former Member 2008-03-13T13:56:36Z Re: Get file type https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/get-file-type/m-p/3492590#M839979 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi Naddy, </P><P></P><P>I have forced the user to enter a file name with the wanted extension. </P><P>I haven't found a way to get the file type without an extension</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 13 Mar 2008 17:16:57 GMT https://community.sap.com/t5/application-development-and-automation-discussions/get-file-type/m-p/3492590#M839979 Former Member 2008-03-13T17:16:57Z