GUI_DOWNLOAD ignores blank in a numeric character field

[Former Member]

Hi, exparts.

I found a problem about function module GUI_DOWNLOAD.

With the file type 'ASC', blanks in type N - fields disapears.

Field1(type N) = ' 1 '

Field2(type N) = ' 2 '

Download these 2 fields, then data become '12'

I hope ' 1 2 '.

I've already confimed the import parameter 'TRUNC_TRAILING_BLANKS_EOL' does not affect this problem.

Please tell me how to avoid this problem!

[Former Member]

Hi Naomi,

Try using the File Type as 'DBF' instead of 'ASC',

what it does is it converts all the Fields to Character type and displays it.

Best Regards,

Sunil.

[Former Member]

To Sunil,

Thank you for your imformation!!

I tryed 'DBF' as soon as I got your reply!

But the result was not as I expected...

The download data seems to be separated by tab.

I want it to be transferred as a text like 'ASC'.

Any parameter affected?

Regard,

Naomi S

[Former Member]

hi,

try it out by declaring the variable in character format as it displays with the spaces also

[Former Member]

Hi Naomi,

while downloading data using GUI_DOWNLOAD type N Eliminates all the Spaces, so I don't think there is another option to do this,

Only Alternative left is you can move the data to a char type field and then Download it,

cuz I've faced the same problem.

Best Regards,

Sunil.

[Former Member]

Hi, Sunil

Thank you for your imformation.

SAP also says thet all blanks are eliminated.

In fact I could not be satisfied with it, and contacted OSS. Then I received this disappointing answer.

So I changed type from N to C.

Thank you a lot.

Naomi S.