Anyone know how to output an XML file from ABAP to a non sapgui location?

Question

I have a program that creates XML and then outputs a file via CALL METHOD cl_gui_frontend_services=>gui_download. But now I want to execute the program in background mode and therefore I need to be able to output that XML to a NON sapgui file location. Current code creates the XML to an internal table which is binary then the gui_download method converts that to output XML. .  Does anyone know how I can change the code to either a) output the XML to an internal table which can be output via, say, a TRANSFER command..or, b) output the created binary table of XML to a NON sapgui file location?
Excerpts from current code are as follows:
first the XML is created (to the binary file)
      Creating a ixml factory
  l_ixml = cl_ixml=>create( ).
      Creating the dom object model
  l_document = l_ixml->create_document( ).
      Fill root node with value XML
  l_element_xml  = l_document->create_simple_element(
              name = 'XML'
              parent = l_document ).
      Create tag 'HEADER' as child of 'XML'
  l_element_header  = l_document->create_simple_element(
              name = 'HEADER'
              parent = l_element_xml  ).
header information about the file and general data about the fleet follows
  l_value = c_fleet_import.
  l_element_dummy  = l_document->create_simple_element(
            name = 'TYPE'
            value = l_value
            parent = l_element_header ).
etc.......
then the xml is connected to the stream factory and rendered
  Creating a stream factory
  l_streamfactory = l_ixml->create_stream_factory( ).
  Connect internal XML table to stream factory
  l_ostream = l_streamfactory->create_ostream_itable( table = l_xml_table ).
  Rendering the document
  l_renderer = l_ixml->create_renderer( ostream  = l_ostream
                                        document = l_document ).
  l_rc = l_renderer->render( ).
  Saving the XML document
  l_xml_size = l_ostream->get_num_written_raw( ).
and then output to the file
  IF sy-subrc = 0.
    CALL METHOD cl_gui_frontend_services=>gui_download
       EXPORTING
         bin_filesize = l_xml_size
        filename     = 'g:\sapdms\BSCC-DEV\EFPAC XML Files\ALL.xml'
       filename     = '/TRICK/727/OUT/ZEFP/EFPAC.XML' "doesnt work with sap gui
         filetype     = 'BIN'
       CHANGING
         data_tab     = l_xml_table
       EXCEPTIONS
         OTHERS       = 24.
as implied by the comments the method above will successfully output the XML file to the g:drive but will not output to /TRICK/ location, which is where I need it to go in a background mode run.
This is a problem which has defeated all our local expertise and I would appreciate any help given... Barry Jones

Answer 1

Try this code below:
data  l_xml_table2  type table of xml_line with header line.
W_filename - This is a Path.
  if w_filename(02) = '
    open dataset w_filename for output in binary mode.
    if sy-subrc = 0.
      l_xml_table2[] = l_xml_table[].
      loop at l_xml_table2.
        transfer l_xml_table2 to w_filename.
      endloop.
    endif.
    close dataset w_filename.
  else.
    call method cl_gui_frontend_services=>gui_download
      exporting
        bin_filesize = l_xml_size
        filename     = w_filename
        filetype     = 'BIN'
      changing
        data_tab     = l_xml_table
      exceptions
        others       = 24.
    if sy-subrc <> 0.
      message id sy-msgid type sy-msgty number sy-msgno
                 with sy-msgv1 sy-msgv2 sy-msgv3 sy-msgv4.
    endif.