read stmt

[Former Member]

using read stmt is it possible to open the file in presentation server then how?

[Former Member]

Hello Mohan,

For reading the file in the presentation server u have to use GUI_UPLOAD Fm.

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Vasanth

[Former Member]

HI

you can open the file from the presentation server using

gui_upload fm. why you want to use the read statement.

regards

kishore

[Former Member]

Hi,

Yes, it is possible, refer the following,

• Retrieve Data file from Application server(Upload from Unix)

DATA: i_file like rlgrap-filename value '/usr/sap/tmp/file.txt'.

OPEN DATASET i_file FOR INPUT IN TEXT MODE.

IF sy-subrc NE 0.

MESSAGE e999(za) WITH 'Error opening file' i_file.

ENDIF.

DO.

• Reads each line of file individually

READ DATASET i_file INTO wa_datatab.

• Perform processing here

• .....

ENDDO.

You can also refer the following link to understand how it works,

http://www.sapdevelopment.co.uk/file/file_updown.htm

Rgds,

[Former Member]

Hi,

You can use the FM GUI_UPLOAD to fetch the file from the presentation server into an internal table.You can read the internal table to fetch the data.

[Former Member]

READ statement is used in case of DATASET. For file on presentation server, you should GUI_UPLOAD function or method GUI_UPLOAD of CL_GUI_FRONTEND_SERVICES.

Regards,

Ravi

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[Former Member]

Hi Mohan,

READ TABLE statement is used to read single record of a Internal Tables.

READ cannot be used for reading data from Presentation server(PC).

<b>READ DATASET</b> is used for reading files on Application server.

Consider this code.

DATA : msg(200). "For holding messages during OPEN DATASET
 
DATA : i_int LIKE tedata-data.
 
 
OPEN DATASET w_path FOR INPUT IN TEXT MODE ENCODING DEFAULT MESSAGE msg.
 
 
IF sy-subrc NE 0.
  MESSAGE w_osmsg TYPE 'S' DISPLAY LIKE 'E'.
  LEAVE LIST-PROCESSING.
ENDIF.
 
DO.
  READ DATASET w_path INTO i_int.
 
  IF sy-subrc EQ 0.
    
    APPEND i_int.
    CLEAR  i_int.
    
  ELSE.
 
    EXIT.
  ENDIF.
 
 
ENDDO.
 
  CLOSE DATASET w_path.

If READ DATASET is used before opening a file, READ DATASET tries to open a file (IN BINARY MODE FOR INPUT or with the options of the last OPEN DATASET statement for this file)

For reading files on Presentation server use FM'S <b>GUI_UPLOAD</b> for getting data from Presentation server to ABAP PRogram and <b>GUI_DOWNLOAD</b> for putting data from ABAP PRogram to Presentation server.

Regards,

Arun Samabrgi.