Dowloading data to presentation server

[Former Member]

Hi,

My requirement is to download large amount of data on to the presentation server. Space on presentation server is not an issue.

If I use GUI_DOWNLOAD, I need to know what type of file I need to create and whether there is any limit on the file size that is going to be created (since large amout of data needs to be downloaded). If not, is there any other way?

Also, since GUI_DOWNLOAD cannot be used in background processing (since large amout of data is being downloaded) will usage of SAP_GUI_PROCESSOR help in averting the time out while execution.

Advance Thanks...

[Former Member]

Hi Shimpi,

In background you have to download data on application server not on presentation server.

If you want to download it on presentaion server, you can download it in .CSV format.

Regards,

Azad.

[Former Member]

Hi,

If you are using background processing then you cannot use GUI_DOWNLOAD.

so its better to download the file to application server using OPEN DATASET .

Then you can use the Transaction CG3Y to download the file to presentation server.

Hope this solves your problem.

Reward points if helpful.

Thanks and regards

[Former Member]

Using GUI_DOWNLOAD you can download the data into an excel sheet or to a text file.

But if you want to run the program in the background then you have to download the data to the application server using the open dataset.

[Former Member]

Thanks for the replies.

But my main question was:

Is there any limitation in file size when using GUI_DOWNLOAD. I need to download unlimited amout of data. What is the file type to be used for this?

[Storing on Application server is ruled out for specific reasons]

[Former Member]

If you download data in .CSV format there is no limit of data.