Read from a file to a Xstring

[DG]

Hi,

I need to read a file and sent it with a proxy. The file is on hte server

I therefore need to get the file content as an XString. I'm unable to make any code work for tatk.

Daniel

Edited by: Daniel Graversen on Aug 20, 2010 12:12 PM

[fred_verheul]

Hi Daniel,

I'm not sure what requirement you exactly have, but would CL_FILE_SYSTEM_MANAGER->LOAD_FILE, followed by some string-to-xstring conversion (e.g. by function module SCMS_STRING_TO_XSTRING) help?

Cheers, Fred

[DG]

I did solve it by

DATA:    begin of itab occurs 0,
         text(100) type c,
         end of itab.

" read the files
OPEN DATASET HEADERFILENAME FOR input in text MODE ENCODING default.

DO.
  READ DATASET HEADERFILENAME INTO itab.

  IF SY-SUBRC <> 0.
    EXIT.
  else.
    append itab.
    clear itab.
  ENDIF.
ENDDO.

CALL FUNCTION 'SCMS_TEXT_TO_XSTRING'
 IMPORTING
   BUFFER           = attach_xstring
  TABLES
    TEXT_TAB         =  itab
          .

[MarcinPciak]

Alternatively you can read the file as byte stream

OPEN DATASET HEADERFILENAME FOR input in BINARY MODE.
"then use FM 
SCMS_BINARY_TO_XSTRING

This way you avoid conversion to text while reading the file.

Regards

Marcin

[DG]

I did manage to solve the problem