Archiving Query

[Former Member]

Hi,

I want to know whether if we can read the contents of the archive file by passing the archive file key. I have the archive key in my Z table and I dont want to use the function modules which take handle as the input to read the archive details.

Regards,

Ankur Bhandari

[Former Member]

Dear Ankur,

Could you be more specific??? Are you trying to read some file from your presentation server???

Regards,

Deva.

[Former Member]

I am not. I have archived SAP data in some files , I have the archive file key. want to know if I can use some function module which will read the file for me.

Ankur Bhandari

[Former Member]

hi

U can read files using these FM's

<b>gui_download</b>

<b>gui_exec</b>

but am not sure if it can help in ur case.

[Former Member]

Hi, u have to use:

for opening a file use ->

ARCHIVE_OPEN_FOR_READ

when your file its openend, use

ARCHIVE_READ_OBJECT

for reading a single OBJECT

afeter reading a single object, you have to retrieve it's information, for that use

ARCHIVE_PUT_RECORD

(for a single entrie) or

ARCHIVE_PUT_TABLE

(for a whole table)

after working with the file, you have to close it with

ARCHIVE_CLOSE_FILE

Look at demo program

RSARCH10

and function Groups

ARCH

and

AS_API

Hope it helps.

[Former Member]

hi

check this link

http://www.sapgenie.com/abap/functions.htm

regs

Arun

[Former Member]

Dear Ankur,

You can read the file from your presentation server by GUI_UPLOAD for that purpose. Read the file with the file name (actually file path).

regards,

Deva.