How to upload files directly into string or xstring format?

[Former Member]

Hi ABAP Experts,

I need to upload files (all types) from Presentation Server.. I cannot use CL_GUI_FRONTEND_SERVICES->GUI_UPLOAD since it gives the data in the form of table. I need the file content in STRING OR XSTRING format directly depending on the type of files. How can I directly upload the content in such formats. I could upload in table & then convert table content into string. When I do that, I lose the actual formatting of data in the file.

Please advise.

Thanks,

Geetha

[Former Member]

Hi ABAP Experts,

I need to upload files (all types) from Presentation Server.. I cannot use CL_GUI_FRONTEND_SERVICES->GUI_UPLOAD since it gives the data in the form of table. I need the file content in STRING OR XSTRING format directly depending on the type of files. How can I directly upload the content in such formats. I could upload in table & then convert table content into string. When I do that, I lose the actual formatting of data in the file.

Please advise.

Thanks,

Geetha

[Former Member]

Hi,

Get the input file in the form of a table and then use func module: CONVERT_TABLE_TO_STRING or LXE_COMMON_TABLE_TO_XSTRING to convert the table to string or xstring.

Regards,

Subbu

[Former Member]

Hi Subbu

I did that by converting table into string using CONVERT_TABLE_TO_STRING. But when I do this, formatting gets disturbed when the attachment is rendered finally. Thats why I'm looking for a way to achieve this without losing the formatting.

Appreciate your response. Please let me know if you have better ideas.

Thanks

Geetha

[Former Member]

You can upload the content in binary format using GUI_UPLOAD and convert the binary content to XSTRING using FM SCMS_BINARY_TO_XSTRING. I think it will work....

[Former Member]

Hi,

Just check ther below link if it helps.

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_470/helpdata/en/ba/78d3c747b24546ab1c1499a054d8a5/frameset.htm

Thanks.

[Former Member]

Hi Geetha,

Pass the table entries in to string variable as shown below

CLASS cl_abap_char_utilities DEFINITION LOAD.

 CONSTANTS : c_tab(1)       TYPE c               VALUE cl_abap_char_utilities=>horizontal_tab  " For tab
                       , c_cret(1)      TYPE c               VALUE cl_abap_char_utilities=>cr_lf                  " for enter
                       .


  DATA : w_str   TYPE string
            , w_wa   TYPE string
            , w_xstr  TYPE xstring
            .
loop at it_tab into e_data_pb.

                CONCATENATE e_data_pb-mmbelnr
                  e_data_pb-inv_item
                  e_data_pb-inv_type
                  e_data_pb-vendor
                  e_data_pb-ekgrp
                  e_data_pb-plant
                  e_data_pb-xblnr
                  e_data_pb-zduedate
                  e_data_pb-dis_due
                  e_data_pb-matnr
                  e_data_pb-amount
                  e_data_pb-zstatus
                  e_data_pb-stat_desc
                  e_data_pb-stat_age
                  e_data_pb-pb_age
                  e_data_pb-wi_agent
                  e_data_pb-agent_name
                  e_data_pb-cpo_grp_cod
                  e_data_pb-cpo_recom
                  e_data_pb-cpo_comments
             INTO w_wa SEPARATED BY c_tab.

CONCATENATE w_str  w_wa  INTO w_str SEPARATED BY c_cret.

endloop.

  CALL FUNCTION 'SCMS_STRING_TO_XSTRING'
    EXPORTING
      text   = w_str
    IMPORTING
      buffer = w_xstr
    EXCEPTIONS
      failed = 1.

I hope this will solve your problem... Have a try....

Thanks and Regards,

Senthil Kumar Annatham.

[Former Member]

SO_DOCUMENT_REPOSITORY_MANAGER may be of some help