Error Log unusable

[Former Member]

I am creating an error log using open dataset but I am unable to open it. The usable status is not marked X. The file length is more than 0 though. What could the problem be?

[Former Member]

I am creating an error log using open dataset but I am unable to open it. The usable status is not marked X. The file length is more than 0 though. What could the problem be?

[Former Member]

hi,

I guess you are not having authorizations provided ...

Regards,

Santosh

[Former Member]

I have created other text files in the folder so i dont think permissions should be an issue

[RichHeilman]

Post your code.

Regards

RIch Heilman

[RichHeilman]

Your coding should be simular to this.

report zrich_0001.

Parameters: d1 type localfile default '/usr/sap/TST/SYS/Data1.txt'.

data: itab type table of string.
data: wa type string.


start-of-selection.

wa = 'This is an error'.        append wa to itab.
wa = 'This is another error'.   append wa to itab.
wa = 'This could be an error'.  append wa to itab.


* Update file
  open dataset d1 for output in text mode encoding DEFAULT.
  loop at itab into wa.
    transfer wa to d1.
  endloop.
  close dataset d1.

Regards,

Rich Heilman

[Former Member]

Here is a snippet.

DATA:   errorlog            TYPE string
                            VALUE '/interfaces/DA1/ErrorLog.txt',

v_header           = '******* CREDIT CHECK ERROR LOG *******'.
v_timestamp        = 'Created On'.

* Write to ErrorLog
OPEN DATASET errorlog FOR OUTPUT IN TEXT MODE ENCODING DEFAULT.

      TRANSFER v_header          TO errorlog.
      TRANSFER v_t_timestamp     TO errorlog.
      TRANSFER ''                TO errorlog.

CLOSE DATASET errorlog.

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Megan Flores

[Former Member]

Hi,

try the following:

data: os(200).

OPEN DATASET errorlog FOR OUTPUT IN TEXT MODE ENCODING DEFAULT
  message os.

write os.
stop.

And then see, what the Operating System tells you.

Martin

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Martin Pfeiffer

[Former Member]

Hi,

Please check the SY-SUBRC.

* Write to ErrorLog
OPEN DATASET errorlog FOR OUTPUT IN TEXT MODE ENCODING DEFAULT.  

IF SY-SUBRC = 0.  
  TRANSFER v_header          TO errorlog.
  TRANSFER v_t_timestamp     TO errorlog.
  TRANSFER ' '               TO errorlog. 
ELSE.
  WRITE: / 'FILE COULD NOT BE OPENED.'.
ENDIF. 

CLOSE DATASET errorlog.

Regards,

Ferry Lianto

[RichHeilman]

What do you mean by.....

<i>still is creating the file as unusable.</i>

Regards,

Rich Heilman

[Former Member]

FOR INPUT

opens the file for reading. I need to write to the file

[Former Member]

I tried changing that but it still is creating the file as unusable.

[Former Member]

the file properties are

usable

viewed

changed

the usable is not marked X

I am going to create another filename instead. Lets see if that works.

[Former Member]

That did it .. I changed the name of the error log file and now its opening up. Not sure what the issue was. Thanks for your help guys.