executing dos command

[Former Member]

Hi experts

I have this scenario.

<b>I have to ping to a server and get the result into a file.</b>

<b>1.</b>I tried with dsvas_doc_ws_execute_50 in se37 directly but no response only c:\programfiles poped up. Any idea on what i should do with this function module.

<b>2.</b>I am not aurthorized to use SXPG_COMMAND_EXECUTE.

Try from ur side and What will the result if do this se37

COMMANDNAME ping

ADDITIONAL_PARAMETERS xxxxxx

OPERATINGSYSTEM windows nt

TARGETSYSTEM application server ip

DESTINATION don know what to give. try giving a

file path and try to upload any file.

all worthy replies will be appriciated.

don give any link as an answer.

<b>try it out on ur side and let me know.</b>

[Former Member]

CALL METHOD cl_gui_frontend_services=>execute
  EXPORTING
*    DOCUMENT               =
    application            = 'CMD.EXE'
    parameter              = 'ping ip'
*    DEFAULT_DIRECTORY      =
    MAXIMIZED              =  'X'
*    MINIMIZED              =
*    SYNCHRONOUS            =
*    OPERATION              = 'OPEN'
  EXCEPTIONS
    cntl_error             = 1
    error_no_gui           = 2
    bad_parameter          = 3
    file_not_found         = 4
    path_not_found         = 5
    file_extension_unknown = 6
    error_execute_failed   = 7
    synchronous_failed     = 8
    not_supported_by_gui   = 9
    OTHERS                 = 10
        .
IF sy-subrc <> 0.
  MESSAGE ID sy-msgid TYPE sy-msgty NUMBER sy-msgno
             WITH sy-msgv1 sy-msgv2 sy-msgv3 sy-msgv4.
ENDIF.

Message was edited by: Vijay Babu Dudla

[Former Member]

sorry vijay babu

My abap version does not support cl_gui_frontend_services.

[andreas_mann3]

Hi,

what is with:

- abap RSRFCPIN

- fm RFC_PING

Andreas

[Former Member]

Hi vijayasarathy,

1. The FM is right.

But definitely u must have rights

for executing OS command.

(ur basis team might help u)

2. Secondly, ur applciation server

must be window based (i suppose)

for ping.exe

3. In SM69 a new command must be there

where the command name should be PING.

4. U can execute the command thru FM

and pass parameters.

machinename > d:\abc.txt

so that the output of PING command gets into

a text file.

5. Ater that u need to fetch the info from file

using DATASET.

I hope it helps.

regards,

amit m.

[Former Member]

Hi amit

basically i don have the basis rights.

Any way tell me about FM gui_exec.

what can be don with that.

[Former Member]

Hi again,

1. u are right. One way is that

we can us the FM GUI_EXEC.

2. This will execute OS command

on the front-end (And not on app server)

(So we assume that ping.exe is on the front-end

server and its a window based system)

3. In the FM

there is a parameter COMMAND.

in that just pass:

CMD /C PING computername > D:\DEF.TXT

[ Pls note that just using PING will not work.

We also have to use CMD along with PING ]

4. It will do what u require.

5. I just tried at my end and it works fantastic.

I hope it helps.

Regards,

amit m.

[Former Member]

Hi

I amit i tried same way as u did but it did not work for me.

Also what is the difference in execute in front end and on application server.

Can u send ur screen shots to this mail id.

<b>rvjoy_sarathy@yahoo.co.in.</b>

regrads

vijay

[Former Member]

Hi again,

1.what is the difference in execute in front end and on application server

a) the pc u are working on is called the

front-end.

b) The R/3 instance running on the server.

That server is called application server.

2. Accessing files on both these computers.

(ie front-end local pc, and server)

cannot be done in just 1 way.

There are 2 different methods.

3. I assume that u are working on a computer

having windows operating system

(98, XP, windows 2000 etc.

Bcos it will have ping .exe)

4. Goto SE37

5. Execute the FM GUI_EXEC

6. In the COMMAND parameter, type

cmd /c ping computername > d:\def.txt

7. Please note that

computername is the computer u want to ping.

d:\def.txt is the file where u want the results

of the ping command.

8. Now EXECUTE the FM

9 A Black Window (DOS Prompt window )

will appear for 3 - 5 seconds

and disappear thereafter.

10. Goto your director d:\ (as mentioned in the parameter)

and check the file

def.txt

11. It works fantastic.

I hope it helps.

regards,

amit m.