FILE_OPEN_DIALOG problem

[Former Member]

Hi,

I am using CL_GUI_FRONTEND_SERVICES=>FILE_OPEN_DIALOG to open a directory in Network. (I dont want to open or select any files just to open the directory and see documents are there or not)

example:

Network directory is: \\network\directory

Folders in the directory are: folder1, folder2.

now my code is like below:

        lv_folder = '\\network\directory\folder1'.

        CALL METHOD cl_gui_frontend_services=>file_open_dialog

          EXPORTING

            initial_directory = lv_folder

          CHANGING

            file_table         = lt_file

            rc                   = lv_rc.

This works fine.

Now if i am giving folder3 which is not existing in the directory. 

        lv_folder = '\\network\directory\folder3'.

        CALL METHOD cl_gui_frontend_services=>file_open_dialog

          EXPORTING

            initial_directory = lv_folder

          CHANGING

            file_table         = lt_file

            rc                   = lv_rc.

after execution, i am seeing the last folder location '\\network\directory\folder1'  instead of \\network\directory. Also other thing i observed is, if i open any other report which is using the same method it points to same old location '\\network\directory\folder1' .

This method is more suitable with my requirement(look and feel similar to our regular windows file opening) than other method: directory_browse.

Could you pls help where i am doing wrong.

Regards,

Sree

[Former Member]

hello,

If the folder does not exist then the method will try to open a previously opened directory. You can check the code for the method, you will find the code for the same.

You could also check method DIRECTORY_BROWSE if you are only browsing directories. There are more of them which can be used to verify if directory exists

DIRECTORY_BROWSE

DIRECTORY_CREATE

DIRECTORY_DELETE

DIRECTORY_EXIST

best regards,

swanand