call http url in Abap -> Should not open Browser

[Former Member]

Hi Friends,

I have a requirement where i need to check whether a perticular http service is running or not. For that i need a some code to call http url from abap and it should not open the browser. If that perticular url is not found or time out then i should know that in program...

Is there any way to do that..

[athavanraja]

answered a similar question in this thread with code sample.

Regards

Raja

[Former Member]

Hi,

I have gone through the link. And i have pasted it in Abap program.One problem got solved(No Broeser).But still i am missing something in that code.I am not getting any exception even the url is invalid. I wonder how can i differentiate the valid URL and invalid URL in the Abap code.

Ex: Valid URL:-- http://www.google.com

Invalid URL:- http://172.25.1.118/index.html --> Here the Server is not running so i will get Page can't be displayed error if i open it in Browser...

I hope u understood my requirement... If not please let me know i will explain it in more detail....

[athavanraja]

you would get the error for invalid url in this portion of the code

http_client->response->get_status(

IMPORTING

code = code

reason = err_string

).

what do you get for code and err_string when its a valid url and when its not?

Regards

Raja

[athavanraja]

and also in the linked code

if code is initial .

CLEAR result .

result = http_client->response->get_cdata( ).

endif .

comment if code is initial check and just have

CLEAR result .

result = http_client->response->get_cdata( ).

what do you get in result in case of invalid url and in case of valid url

Regards

Raja

[Former Member]

Hi Raja,

Here sending the results for both Valid & Invalid URLs

Valid URL: code = 404

response = not found

result = ' ' (Nothing is there)

Invalid URL: Same as Above....

I thought that in send step itself we will get exception if it is invalid URL. Is it so ??????

[athavanraja]

not after the send step.

so you are saying for both valid and invalid url you are getting 404 error.

right?

when you normally call a internet site from browser, do you have to provide proxy authentication? or any other authentication?

Regards

Raja

[Former Member]

Hi Raja,

We don't need to provide any authentication. Any how here i atried to use intranet sites also. but i get the same response for both valid and invalid intranet links....

[athavanraja]

surprising, it works for me very well.

which version of R/3 are yu using?

Regards

Raja

[Simha_]

Hi Raja,

Even it doesn't work for me..

It is giving same error for me also..

Please throw some light on it..

cheers,

Simha.

[athavanraja]

for this to work ICM (internet communication manager) should have been configured and running.

can you do the following .

go to transaction SICF and expand the tree

defaults_host->sap->public and right click on the node ping and click test. it should open the browser and what do you see in the browser?

Regards

Raja

[Former Member]

Hi Raja,

I tried to do the same u said. But when i right click on ping i can't find test. Is there any other way to test ....

[athavanraja]

just run the following url (after changing the values for host,etc) from browser

http://<abaphost>.<domain>.com:<port>/sap/public/ping

to get the values for http://<abaphost>.<domain>.com:<port>; just go to transaction se80 and choose bsp application option and choose any existing bsp application and then doubl click on a page. on the right side click on the attributes tab and at the end you can find the url

Regards

Raja