Tab delimited files in background processing

[Former Member]

Is there a way to process tab delimited files if my program is to be run in background? Thanks

[Former Member]

Hi,

Do a 'read dataset' to read one record in a string, and use 'SPLIT' verb to split it into individual fields of your itab before appending the itab (assuming you want it in an itab).

In SPLIT, you can say 'AT <CH>' where 'CH' shall have the char value of TAB.

cheers,

Ajay

[Former Member]

Hi,

Do a 'read dataset' to read one record in a string, and use 'SPLIT' verb to split it into individual fields of your itab before appending the itab (assuming you want it in an itab).

In SPLIT, you can say 'AT <CH>' where 'CH' shall have the char value of TAB.

cheers,

Ajay

[andreas_mann3]

Hi,

-> here's an example to split file by tab:

DATA: BEGIN OF tabulator,

x(1) TYPE x VALUE '09',

END OF tabulator.

data tabilator_c.

...

CALL FUNCTION 'SYSTEM_CODEPAGE'

IMPORTING

codepage = c_to.

tabulator_c = tabulator.

TRANSLATE tabulator_c FROM CODE PAGE c_from TO CODE PAGE c_to.

open dataset file for input in text mode.

do.

read dataset file into wa.

if sy-subrc <> 0.

exit.

endif.

split wa at tabulator_c into table itab.

....

enddo.

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Message was edited by: Andreas Mann

[Former Member]

Hi,

To process file in background, you have to go for processing on application server i.e. use dataset. Because presentation server does not allow background processing of files,.

cheers,

-Tejal