problem with function FTP_R3_TO_SERVER

[Former Member]

Hi,

I have a problem with the function FTP_R3_TO_SERVER. When I downliad my internal table to the ftp server, the data file has a size of 0. There is no data in my data file.

Here my coding:

xml_string = here is my xml file which I move to l_t_bindata.

  DATA:
        l_f_handle  TYPE i,
        l_f_fname   TYPE c LENGTH 50,
        l_r_bindata TYPE xstring,
        l_t_bindata LIKE STANDARD TABLE OF l_r_bindata.

  CALL FUNCTION 'FTP_CONNECT'
    EXPORTING
      user            = ' '
      password        = ' '
      host            = '172.172.0.54'
      rfc_destination = 'SAPFTP'
    IMPORTING
      handle          = l_f_handle
    EXCEPTIONS
      not_connected   = 1
      OTHERS          = 2.

  CHECK sy-subrc = 0.

  l_f_fname = 'DATA.xml'.

  l_r_bindata = xml_string.
  APPEND l_r_bindata TO l_t_bindata.

  CALL FUNCTION 'FTP_R3_TO_SERVER'
    EXPORTING
      handle         = l_f_handle
      fname          = l_f_fname
      character_mode = 'X'
    TABLES
      text           = l_t_bindata
    EXCEPTIONS
      tcpip_error    = 1
      command_error  = 2
      data_error     = 3
      OTHERS         = 4.

  IF sy-subrc = 0.

    CALL FUNCTION 'FTP_DISCONNECT'
      EXPORTING
        handle = l_f_handle.

  ENDIF.

Did someone know where the problem is that I get an empty data file ?

[Former Member]

this might help -

[Former Member]

Hello,

thank you for your answer, I have already checked all RSFTP00... reports, furthermore I have searched in the forum for the problem, but when I look to other threads they use the same functions as I do, but why is my data file empty, I have one line in l_t_bindata, but when I transfer it to the ftp the data file is empty.

[venkat_o]

Hi, Check the below blog <li><b><u>[Transferring Data from SAP to Other Systems|http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/weblogs;jsessionid=(J2EE3417600)ID1426779150DB00445078734203682954End?blog=/pub/wlg/5564]</u></b> Thanks Venkat.O

[Former Member]

Hi,

I have compare the coding of the mentioned blog and my coding and both are same. the problem is not in transfering data from sap to ftp, the problem which I have is that the transfered data file is empty although I have one line in my internal table.

[Former Member]

no ideas guys?

[Former Member]

did anybody worked with the mentioned fm?

[Former Member]

Hi,

the download works now, but the problem is now that I have no xml. I get a hex data file:

TYPES: BEGIN OF t_file,
text(65535) TYPE c,
END OF t_file.

data:
        l_r_bindata   type t_file,
        l_t_bindata   LIKE STANDARD TABLE OF l_r_bindata,
       xml_string    TYPE xstring.

  l_r_bindata-text = xml_string.
  APPEND l_r_bindata TO l_t_bindata.

  CALL FUNCTION 'FTP_R3_TO_SERVER'
    EXPORTING
      handle         = l_f_handle
      fname          = l_f_fname
      character_mode = 'X'
    TABLES
      text           = l_t_bindata
    EXCEPTIONS
      tcpip_error    = 1
      command_error  = 2
      data_error     = 3
      OTHERS         = 4.

when I look to the data file on my ftp server there is no xml data, what I see is a hex data. How can I get the same xml which I move to l_r_bindata-text.