Getting 'Invalid argument' error while uisng OPEN DATASET. Help!

[gopalkrishna_baliga]

Hi Experts,

I am trying to read a file from a shared server location using OPEN DATASET as shown below.

OPEN DATASET file_name FOR INPUT IN TEXT MODE ENCODING UTF-8 MESSAGE msg.

The file_name i gave is '
CNSGN-PRE-DM.COM\FUNCTIONAL\INVENTORY.CSV'.

The program compiles perfectly. But when I run the program I am getting 'Invalid argument' error. I have checked the authorization to the server, file name, file availability and everything is fine.

Strangely this code was working fine a week ago.

What could be the problem? Kindly help me!

Thanks

Gopal

[Former Member]

Is the File present in application server , check in AL11 Tcode.

You can use OPEN DATASET only if the file is in application server,

To access files using FTP , u can use FTP_CONNECT FM

[gopalkrishna_baliga]

Hi Chandrasekhar,

The file is in a application server.

What is AL11 transcation used for?

I don't have access to AL11 transaction. It is possible to see data in this transaction by some other way like querying the table involved?

Thanks

Gopal

[Former Member]

AL11 is the transaction where all the SAP directories are stored,

Check with your basis to get access to AL11

[gopalkrishna_baliga]

Hi Chndrasekhar,

You mean to say the we cannot use OPEN DATASET for reading file in shared server location. For example a shared folder in my PC.

Is there something wrong in the file name path I have given? It started with '//'. Do I have to start the file path wih 'file://..'?

Thanks

Gopal

[Former Member]

use GUI_UPLOAD FM to read files on ur Pc , check the documentation of that FM