CSV file issue

[Former Member]

i need to write internal table data into a CSV file and then put CSV file into application server and then my infopackage will read from the application server. Now i have my data in the internal table i have to write those records to a CSV file in the application server. I checked if there are any Function modules to convert internal table to .CSV file. The function module "sap_convert_to_csv_format" is not available in SAP BI server any other alternatives available.

The code that i used to create the file in application server is given below, please let me know if its fine.

REPORT Z_SAP_CONVERT_TO_CSV_FORMAT.

DATA : BEGIN OF XX,

NODE_ID TYPE N LENGTH 8,

INFOOBJECT TYPE C LENGTH 30,

NODENAME TYPE C LENGTH 60,

PARENT_ID TYPE N LENGTH 8,

END OF XX.

DATA : I_TAB LIKE STANDARD TABLE OF XX.

DATA: FILE_NAME TYPE RLGRAP-FILENAME.

FILE_NAME = './temp.CSV'.

OPEN DATASET FILE_NAME FOR OUTPUT IN TEXT MODE ENCODING DEFAULT.

CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_INPUT'

EXPORTING

INPUT = '5'

IMPORTING

OUTPUT = XX-NODE_ID.

CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_INPUT'

EXPORTING

INPUT = 'ZEMP_H'

IMPORTING

OUTPUT = XX-INFOOBJECT.

CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_INPUT'

EXPORTING

INPUT = '5'

IMPORTING

OUTPUT = XX-NODENAME.

CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_INPUT'

EXPORTING

INPUT = '1'

IMPORTING

OUTPUT = XX-PARENT_ID.

APPEND XX TO I_TAB.

CLEAR XX.

CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_INPUT'

EXPORTING

INPUT = '6'

IMPORTING

OUTPUT = XX-NODE_ID.

CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_INPUT'

EXPORTING

INPUT = 'ZEMP_H'

IMPORTING

OUTPUT = XX-INFOOBJECT.

CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_INPUT'

EXPORTING

INPUT = '6'

IMPORTING

OUTPUT = XX-NODENAME.

CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_INPUT'

EXPORTING

INPUT = '1'

IMPORTING

OUTPUT = XX-PARENT_ID.

APPEND XX TO I_TAB.

LOOP AT I_TAB INTO XX.

TRANSFER XX TO FILE_NAME.

ENDLOOP.

CLOSE DATASET FILE_NAME.

Do i need to put any character for "data separtor" and "escape sign"?

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Edited by: Vinod Kumar on Sep 8, 2011 4:07 PM

[Former Member]

Hi,

CSV file means file having comma seperated values. You dont have to convert anything. Just open a .CSV file and transfer comma seperated values into it.

Keep semicolon ( as seperator for each field in same row. And then transfer this to the file opened. This will solve the problem.

In your case

LOOP AT I_TAB INTO XX.
CONCATENATE xx-field1 xx-field2........ INTO wa_data SEPERATED BY ';'.
TRANSFER wa_data TO FILE_NAME.
ENDLOOP.