GUI_UPLOAD FM in a batch program

[Former Member]

Is is possible to use FM GUI_UPLOAD in a batch program? I am thinking about a program that will grab, one by one, every csv file in a particular directory and processing them (entering orders). How would one use this FM in a batch process?

Regards,

Davis

[Former Member]

No, u can use this only in foreground not in batch mode. in batch mode you will have to use open dateset statement.

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[RichHeilman]

No, generally you can not use the GUI_UPLOAD in a background process, because there is no connection to the frontend. The file must be on the application server and you can access it using the DATASET statements.

Regards,

Rich Heilman

[Former Member]

No ,You should not use GUI_UPLOAD if the file from application server( Unix directory).

You should use open dataset command.

Please press f1 on open dataset -> here you get good documentation.

Thanks

Seshu

[ferry_lianto]

Hi Davis,

Are you running the batch program in background mode with FM GUI_UPLOAD?

If you are then you can not use FM GUI_UPLOAD. You need to use OPEN DATASET statement.

If you are running online perhaps you can ...

Regards,

Ferry Lianto

[Former Member]

Generally considered impossible, but apparently not. Please see:

<a href="https://www.sdn.sap.comhttp://www.sdn.sap.comhttp://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/9831750a-0801-0010-1d9e-f8c64efb2bd2">Comunication to Presentation Server in Background Mode</a>

But I've never heard of anyone actually implementing this, so I don't know if it really works.

Rob

[Former Member]

Thanks to all who responded. I didn't think that the FM would work in background but I wasn't sure. Thanks again!

Davis