Deleting file

[Former Member]

Hi all,

After I have finished the processing of an excel file(uploading it into an itab and copied this file from one folder to another folder), I want to delete this file.

However I can not delete it, it is said it is being used...

How can I control whether it is being used or not? And if not used then I can delete, how can I understand that?

Thanks.

deniz.

[Former Member]

are you using open dataset or gui_upload?

[former_member156446]

if the file is in application server after close dataset to read the file you can use delete dataset statement to delete the file from app server.

CONVT_DELETE_FILES

GUI_DELETE_FILE fm might help u..

[Former Member]

Hi,

The file is under a directory at My Computer, not on application server and I do not use dataset.

Just got the file and upload it through:

ALSM_EXCEL_TO_INTERNAL_TABLE.

Actually I get a list of files under directory and loop through this file itab and upload all files into data itab.

After uploading the file into itab, and do some more works,

I want to delete this file but could not achieve this.

Thanks.

deniz.

[Former Member]

Hello,

To upload file you will select path take that select path in one variable and pass that variable to the FM below.

data: y_lv_dpath TYPE rlgrap-filename.

CALL FUNCTION 'GUI_DELETE_FILE'

EXPORTING

file_name = y_lv_dpath

EXCEPTIONS

failed = 0

OTHERS = 0.

[Former Member]

If the file is in your Presentation server then you can go to that path and delete the file. If it is giving you a error message that it is being used by some other program then try to end all the programs that you are running and then try it again.

Thanks,

Jayant

[Former Member]

Hi Jayant,

Thanks.

You understood the problem but actual problem is that the program that uses file and wants to delete the file is the same program.

Logic is that, get data of a file and then delete this file with the same program.

There is one way to solve this problem and it is to know when SHARING_VIOLATION ends.

Thanks.

deniz.

[Former Member]

Hi try like this.

open dataset.

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close data set

delete dataset.

Kiran