Function module

[Former Member]

Hi,

What is the Function module to get the file from desktop through program?

[Former Member]

gui_upload

ws_upload

[Former Member]

Hi Uday.

data: begin of itab_string occurs 0,

record type char255,

end of itab_string.

data: L_FILETABLE TYPE FILETABLE,

L_FILETAB_H TYPE FILETABLE WITH HEADER LINE.

data: p_file1 type string.

• selection screen .

PARAMETERS: P_FILE TYPE LOCALFILE.

initialization.

at selection-screen on value-request for P_FILE.

• IF THE USER SELECT EXTENTION BUTTON IT WILL OPEN THE LOCAL DIRECTORY FOR SELECTING THE FILE LOCATION.

CALL METHOD CL_GUI_FRONTEND_SERVICES=>FILE_OPEN_DIALOG

• EXPORTING

• WINDOW_TITLE =

• DEFAULT_EXTENSION = 'CSV'

• DEFAULT_FILENAME = 'C:\Documents and Settings\196093\Desktop\STATUS.csv'

• FILE_FILTER =

• INITIAL_DIRECTORY = 'C:\Documents and Settings\196093\Desktop\'

• MULTISELECTION =

• WITH_ENCODING =

CHANGING

FILE_TABLE = L_FILETABLE

RC = RC

• USER_ACTION =

• FILE_ENCODING =

EXCEPTIONS

FILE_OPEN_DIALOG_FAILED = 1

CNTL_ERROR = 2

ERROR_NO_GUI = 3

NOT_SUPPORTED_BY_GUI = 4

others = 5

.

IF SY-SUBRC <> 0.

ELSE.

LOOP AT l_filetable INTO L_FILETAB_H.

P_FILE = L_FILETAB_H-FILENAME.

move p_file to p_file1.

EXIT.

ENDLOOP.

ENDIF.

• passing the selected file name to gui_upload for loading the data

• into internal table

CALL FUNCTION 'GUI_UPLOAD'

EXPORTING

FILENAME = p_file1

• FILETYPE = 'ASC'

• HAS_FIELD_SEPARATOR = ' '

• HEADER_LENGTH = 0

• READ_BY_LINE = 'X'

• DAT_MODE = ' '

• CODEPAGE = ' '

• IGNORE_CERR = ABAP_TRUE

• REPLACEMENT = '#'

• CHECK_BOM = ' '

• NO_AUTH_CHECK = ' '

• IMPORTING

• FILELENGTH =

• HEADER =

TABLES

DATA_TAB = itab_string

EXCEPTIONS

FILE_OPEN_ERROR = 1

FILE_READ_ERROR = 2

NO_BATCH = 3

GUI_REFUSE_FILETRANSFER = 4

INVALID_TYPE = 5

NO_AUTHORITY = 6

UNKNOWN_ERROR = 7

BAD_DATA_FORMAT = 8

HEADER_NOT_ALLOWED = 9

SEPARATOR_NOT_ALLOWED = 10

HEADER_TOO_LONG = 11

UNKNOWN_DP_ERROR = 12

ACCESS_DENIED = 13

DP_OUT_OF_MEMORY = 14

DISK_FULL = 15

DP_TIMEOUT = 16

OTHERS = 17

.

IF SY-SUBRC <> 0.

MESSAGE I000(Z00) WITH 'PLEASE PROVIDE CORRECT FILE NAME'.

ENDIF.

reward points to all helpful answers

kiran.M

[Former Member]

Hi,

U can Use <b>GUI_UPLOAD</b>.

Regards,

Padmam.

[Former Member]

You can not upload an XLS file using GUI_UPLOAD. Please use following FM to upload XLS files:\

UPLOAD fm is the old function module which is now obsolete. From 4.6C onwards SAP has delivered new FM's for uploading and that is GUI_UPLOAD.

the diff is UPLOAD pops up a box during runtime to accept the file path the GUI_UPLOAD does not pop up any box during runtime instead takes the path as a paramter.

This is what SAP HELP SAYS

Files on the Presentation Server

WS_UPLOAD and WS_DOWNLOAD, the function modules used until now are not part of the standard set of ABAP commands. They are used to display the file interface on the presentation server. WS_UPLOAD and WS_DOWNLOAD are not compatible with USs and have been replaced by GUI_UPLOAD and GUI_DOWNLOAD.

The new function modules, GUI_UPLOAD and GUI_DOWNLOAD, have an interface that also allows you to write Unicode format to the local hard drive. For a description of these interfaces, refer to the documentation for each function module, available under SAP Easy Access " Development " Function Builder " Goto " Documentation.

Instead of using the function modules, you can use the static methods GUI_UPLOAD and GUI_DOWNLOAD of the global class CL_GUI_FRONTEND_SERVICES.

FORM GUI_UPLOAD .

CALL FUNCTION 'GUI_UPLOAD'

EXPORTING

FILENAME = 'C:\siva\bdcflatfile.TXT'

FILETYPE = 'ASC'

HAS_FIELD_SEPARATOR = 'X'

TABLES

DATA_TAB = IT_TAB

.

IF SY-SUBRC <> 0.

ENDIF.

FAA_FILE_UPLOAD_EXCEL

TEXT_CONVERT_XLS_TO_SAP

ALSM_EXCEL_TO_INTERNAL_TABLE

In ALSM_EXCEL_TO_INTERNAL_TABL, you have to format the uploaded date before using it. So, use FAA_FILE_UPLOAD_EXCEL which internally calls ALSM_EXCEL_TO_INTERNAL_TABL, formats data and gives back formatted data in an internal table.

Also, use '\' instead of '/' in C:/myfile.xls'.

You can also call a FM 'F4_FILENAME' to get the file.