Getting .CSV file from sap server, using Logical File and module FILE_GET_NAME to retrieve

[former_member201275]

Hi

I have googled but cannot find an example of how to get a .csv file from the SAP server (AL11) into an internal table in my program. I want to use Logical File transaction FILE to specify where the file path. Then I assume I would use function FILE_GET_NAME to get the file before using open_dataset etc.

The problem is I cannot get the Logical File to work. 😞

[former_member201275]

Hi

I have googled but cannot find an example of how to get a .csv file from the SAP server (AL11) into an internal table in my program. I want to use Logical File transaction FILE to specify where the file path. Then I assume I would use function FILE_GET_NAME to get the file before using open_dataset etc.

The problem is I cannot get the Logical File to work. 😞

[Nawanandana]

Hi,

To read the file path used bellow link.

https://answers.sap.com/questions/10308209/fm-to-read-a-file-path-based-on-al11-profile.html

To read the CSV file, use bellow

OPEN DATASET filename FOR INPUT IN TEXT MODE
                ENCODING DEFAULT MESSAGE msg.   
IF SY-SUBRC EQ 0.
DO.
   READ DATASET filename INTO l_string.
   IF sy-subrc NE 0.
     EXIT.
   ELSE.
     SPLIT l_string AT ',' INTO WA-FIELD1  WA-FIELD2 ..... WA-FIELDn.
     APPEND wa to datatab.
   ENDIF.
ENDDO.
  CLOSE DATASET filename.
ENDIF.