Problem executing FTP command

[Former Member]

Hi Gurus,

There is a need for transferring a file from Application server to a remote server using FTP.

I am able to connect to the remote server and execute commands but the main problem is how do i transfer a file existing in application server as in are there any specific command sthat can be executed using FM FTP_COMMAND (e.g. lcd filepath ).

Please advice.

Many Thanks.

Regards

Saikiran Reddy

Edited by: SAI KIRAN REDDY ARVA on Dec 19, 2008 10:24 AM

Edited by: SAI KIRAN REDDY ARVA on Dec 19, 2008 10:24 AM

[Former Member]

Hi,

You might have used ftp_connect to connect to remote server.

• Establish FTP connection

CALL FUNCTION 'FTP_CONNECT'

EXPORTING

USER = P_USER

PASSWORD = P_PWD

HOST = P_HOST

RFC_DESTINATION = P_DEST

IMPORTING

HANDLE = LV_HDL.

DATA     LV_CMD(250) TYPE C .
  CLEAR LV_CMD.

  *CONCATENATE 'put' P_FNAME P_FILE INTO LV_CMD*
                         *SEPARATED BY SPACE.** Establish FTP connection
***P_FNAME --local file name
***P_FILE remote file name
  CALL FUNCTION 'FTP_COMMAND'
    EXPORTING
      HANDLE        = lv_HDL
      COMMAND       = LV_CMD
      COMPRESS      = 'N'
    TABLES
      DATA          = IT_RESULT
    EXCEPTIONS
      COMMAND_ERROR = 1
      TCPIP_ERROR   = 2.

[Former Member]

DATA: BEGIN OF MTAB_DATA OCCURS 0

,LINE(132) TYPE C,

END OF MTAB_DATA.

DATA: MC_PASSWORD(20) TYPE C,

MI_KEY TYPE I VALUE 26101957,

MI_PWD_LEN TYPE I,

MI_HANDLE TYPE I.

START-OF-SELECTION.

*-- Your SAP-UNIX FTP password (case sensitive)

MC_PASSWORD = 'password'.

DESCRIBE FIELD MC_PASSWORD LENGTH MI_PWD_LEN IN BYTE MODE.

*-- FTP_CONNECT requires an encrypted password to work

CALL 'AB_RFC_X_SCRAMBLE_STRING'

ID 'SOURCE' FIELD MC_PASSWORD

ID 'KEY' FIELD MI_KEY

ID 'SCR' FIELD 'X'

ID 'DESTINATION' FIELD MC_PASSWORD

ID 'DSTLEN' FIELD MI_PWD_LEN.

CALL FUNCTION 'FTP_CONNECT'

EXPORTING

*-- Your SAP-UNIX FTP user name (case sensitive)

USER = 'userid'

PASSWORD = MC_PASSWORD

*-- Your SAP-UNIX server host name (case sensitive)

HOST = 'unix-host'

RFC_DESTINATION = 'SAPFTP'

IMPORTING HANDLE = MI_HANDLE

EXCEPTIONS NOT_CONNECTED = 1

OTHERS = 2.

CHECK SY-SUBRC = 0.

CALL FUNCTION 'FTP_COMMAND'

EXPORTING

HANDLE = MI_HANDLE

COMMAND = 'dir'

TABLES

DATA = MTAB_DATA

EXCEPTIONS

TCPIP_ERROR = 1

COMMAND_ERROR = 2

DATA_ERROR = 3

OTHERS = 4.

IF SY-SUBRC = 0.

LOOP AT MTAB_DATA.

WRITE: / MTAB_DATA.

ENDLOOP.

ELSE.

• do some error checking.

WRITE: / 'Error in FTP Command'.

ENDIF.

CALL FUNCTION 'FTP_DISCONNECT'

EXPORTING

HANDLE = MI_HANDLE

EXCEPTIONS

OTHERS = 1.

cheers

Aveek

[Former Member]

Hi,

Using FTP_CONNECT i am able to connect to the remote server but the problem occurs while executing the command using FTP_COMMAND.

I have to transfer a file from application server with the following path

/interface/outbound/test.dat to remote server \import\test.dat

I am getting "error 22 invalid argument"

I am passing CMD = put /interface/outbound/test.dat \import\test.dat

as in put 'sourcerfile' 'targetfile'.

Please advice.

Regards

Saikiran Reddy

[Former Member]

Hi,

Once you login to remote server using FTP_CONNECT it will login into default directory.

If you want to change the location of file to be placed from default directory, then you need to use LCD command to change the directory path(before you use put command).

*L_SRC is source directory

CONCATENATE 'lcd' l_src INTO l_com SEPARATED BY space.

CALL FUNCTION 'FTP_COMMAND'

EXPORTING

handle = hdl

command = l_com "

TABLES

data = tb_result

EXCEPTIONS

tcpip_error = 1

command_error = 2

data_error = 3

OTHERS = 4. "#EC *

Then in your put command just pass the file name, no path is required.

your CMD = put /interface/outbound/test.dat test.dat

put 'sourcerfile' 'targetfile'.

Please try with this ...

Savitha

[Former Member]

Thank You.