about RLGRAP structure

[Former Member]

Hi all,

In BDCs while defining a parameter as a file name we refer to the structure RLGRAP-FILENAME. what is the use of doing like this. means what is the significance of RLGRAP structure here ?

Thanks & Regards.

Laxman.P

B'lore.

[seshatalpasai_madala]

HI,

It is used beacuse the type that is expected by the BDC is LOCALFILE and this structure field has this type.

Regards,

Sesh

[Former Member]

Hi,

RLGRAP-FILENAME is the one field of the structure RLGRAP to hold the file name..

RLGRAP is a structure which is used by many standard Function modules which are related to File uploads and downloads...

Its type is C ( character type ) and of length 132 characters !!!!

For some standard Function modules their parameter to accept File name will be of this type ....

When we are using Funtion modules the types of the Import and Export parameters should be type compatible ... i.e their type and length should be same !!!!

Regards

[Former Member]

this is just a standard way of declaring filename as all the standard programs for FILE TRANSFERs use the structure RLGRAP , so to be compatible with the standard function modules we use this