copy a file

[Former Member]

please help me for the following questions:

a. what command i should use to know if a file is present in the application server (/usr/sap/trans)?

b. what command i used use to copy a file?

invbal.csv -> invbal1.csv

thanks.

donna

[Former Member]

to find about file existence....

read dataset (check for sy-subrc = 0 for success)

to copy file...

read the file in an internal table (open dataset d1 for input)

open another file for output (open dataset d2 for output)

transfer contents of itab into d2.

close both files. (close dataset)

rgds,

PJ

[Former Member]

Hi,

See this link.

Svetlin

[eddy_declercq]

Hi,

You can define you own external command via SM69 and execute it via SXPG_COMMAND_EXECUTE

Eddy

[Former Member]

hi,

DATA:

dsn(20) VALUE '/usr/sap/trans/invbal.csv',

dsncopy(20) VALUE '/usr/sap/trans/invbal1.csv',

rec(80).

OPEN DATASET dsn.

if sy-subrc <> 0.

file not exits

exit

endif

DO.

READ DATASET dsn INTO rec.

IF sy-subrc <> 0.

EXIT.

ELSE.

WRITE / rec.

ENDIF.

ENDDO.

ENDIF.

CLOSE DATASET dsn.

OPEN DATASET dsncopy.

TRANSFER rec TO dir.

close dataset

cheers,

sasi

[aaruljothi]

1. If you want ot check the existence of the file manually just go to AL11 transaction and navigate through the path that you have specified and find the file.

2. To copy a file open the file using open dataset transfer it to an internal table and then write it in another file.