Creation of Flat file in Application Server

Hi,
Can you please clarify what is Logical file path and Physical file pathe.
Also how to create a flat file in Application Server with Logical and Physical file paths.
Thanks

Hi Yasaswini,
Physical file is what you see from the OS level.
Logical file is what ABAP code can call certain functions to read/write.
Transaction FILE would link them together. Typically the logical path ends with "<FILENAME>", and the logical file refers to the logical path. You can check the help for more info.
http://help.sap.com//saphelp_erp2004/helpdata/EN/8d/3e4edc462a11d189000000e8323d3a/frameset.htm
Good luck,
Victor

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