Function module to convert Binary data to Text

[Former Member]

Hello everybody,

    As a part of my requirement, I am getting the bianry data from the FM 'SO_ATTACHMENT_READ_API1'  . This binary data need to be converted to text. I used FMs 'SCMS_BINARY_TO_TEXT', 'SCMS_BINARY_TO_FTEXT'. But, getting junk data into binary data itab. Please, suggest a better approach.

Regards,

Srinivas

[Former Member]

What precisely do you mean by "junk into binary data itab"?  If the input is junk why proceed to try to convert it to text?

[Kartik2]

Hi,

Try using the function module 'SO_ATTACHMENT_READ' to read the attachments. Thank you.

Regards,

kartik

[Former Member]

Hi Karthik,

      Small correction to my question. The Binary data is being pulled but, while conerting to text , junk characters are coming. The FM 'SO_ATTACHMENT _READ' do not have necessary parameters/tables to hold the converted data. Thank you for reply.

Regards,

srinivas

[Former Member]

Check your internal table

[Former Member]

Hi Srinivasa ,

    The Below links will be helpful for you.

http://wiki.sdn.sap.com/wiki/display/mobile/Create+applications+using+Binary+Memo+and+Text+Memo+in+N...

http://wiki.sdn.sap.com/wiki/display/Snippets/ABAP-+Data+Conversion+from+Char+to+binary

With Regards,

Sudhir S

[Former Member]

Hi Srinivasa

Have you tried using the CL_DOCUMENT_BCS Class at all?

It contains a couple of Methods that deal with Attachment reads.

Hope this helps.

Regards

Vic

[Former Member]

Hi Suresh,

    Thank you for the reply. I tried calling the methods. But, for this class instance can not be created out side the class(Private instantiation). The class CL_DOCUMENT_BCS do not suite for this requirement.

I checked the class CL_ABAP_STRING_X_WRITER has two methods 'get_result_string()' and 'write_internal()'. These are also not converting data.

Please, suggest any other approach. Your suggestion would be more helpful.

Regards,

Srinivas

[Former Member]

Hi Srini,

Try to call the method like CL_ABAP_CONV_IN_CE=>CONVERT

Thanks & Regards,

Suresh M

[Former Member]

Hi,

Can try with the CL_ABAP_CONV_IN_CE class.

In this class use the CONVERT_STRUC method can conver the structure data.

And CONVERT method can convert the field data.

Thanks & Regards,

Suresh M

[Former Member]

You can try with:

SCMS_BINARY_TO_TEXT

* Convert binary to text.

CALL FUNCTION 'SCMS_BINARY_TO_TEXT'

  EXPORTING

    INPUT_LENGTH          = 100 "?

*             FIRST_LINE            = 0

*             LAST_LINE             = 0

*             APPEND_TO_TABLE       = ' '

*             MIMETYPE              = ' '

    WRAP_LINES            = 'X'

*           IMPORTING

*             OUTPUT_LENGTH         =

  TABLES

    BINARY_TAB            = LT_BINARY

    TEXT_TAB              = LT_TEXT_OUT

*           EXCEPTIONS

*             FAILED                = 1

*             OTHERS                = 2

          .

you can modify input length...

Ciao

[Former Member]

What precisely do you mean by "junk into binary data itab"?  If the input is junk why proceed to try to convert it to text?

[Former Member]

you can insert binary content in lt_binary and the function give you the text content in lt_text_out.

....

TYPES : BEGIN OF TY_TEXT,
          TEXT_FIELD(1000) TYPE C,
        END OF TY_TEXT.

TYPES : BEGIN OF TY_BINARY,
          BINARY_FIELD(1000) TYPE C,
        END OF TY_BINARY.

DATA : LT_TEXT type table of TY_TEXT with header line.
DATA : LT_TEXT_OUT type table of TY_TEXT with header line.

DATA : LT_BINARY type table of TY_BINARY with header line.

...

You need to run some tests because I have never used this FM...

Let me know!

Ciao

[Former Member]

Hi Srini,

If you are reading the file from application server

class : CL_RSAN_UT_APPSERV_FILE_READER

in this class static method  : APPSERVER_FILE_READ

call this method in your code.

All the data comes into internal table take it as each line as one record.

Thanks & Regards,

Suresh M