Downloading to Application server

Question

Hi gurus,
My requirement is to download a file to application server in background mode by DYNAMICALLY SELECTING THE DIRECTORIES AVAILABLE in application server.
i.e. i must display all the directories available in application server in the selection screen than the user will select which directory and folder he wants to download.
I used both F4_DXFILENAME_TOPRECURSION and SAPDMC/LSM_F4_SERVER_FILE but the problem is:-
F4_DXFILENAME_TOPRECURSION :-
When we use the above FM than by default it displays all the files in 'H:' directory only , we cannot access any other directory.
So we need to assign the I_PATH = J:(one of the other directory available)  in the FM(I_PATH is one of the parameter in FM) and than we can easily store the output inside 'J:'
But this does not serve the purpose since we can see only 'J:' directory now but the user wants to see all the directories and depending on requirement they will choose the path..........
SAPDMC/LSM_F4_SERVER_FILE :-
even this FM has the same problem and we need to pass the particular directory path inside this.
Waiting for ur replies..its urgent
points will be definitely awarded

Answer 1

Hi janak dolia,
to download this the procedure:
you can use the FM 'EXCEL_OLE_STANDARD_DAT ' for this purpose.
this FM 'EXCEL_OLE_STANDARD_DAT' can be used to start Excel with a new sheet and transfer data from an internal table to the sheet.
Here are some of the parameters:
file_name: Name and path of the Excel worksheet file e.g. ?C:TEMPZTEST?
data_tab: Name of the internal table that should be uploaded to Exvcel
fieldnames: Internal tabel with column headers
How to build the field names table:
data: begin of i_fieldnames occurs 20,
field(60), end of i_fieldnames.
i_fieldnames-field = ?This is column 1?. append i_fieldnames-field.
i_fieldnames-field = ?This is column 2?. append i_fieldnames-field.
to upload follow this:
OPEN DATASET dsn FOR INPUT IN BINARY MODE.
DO.
READ DATASET dsn INTO itab-field.
IF sy-subrc = 0.
APPEND itab.
ELSE.
EXIT.
ENDIF.
ENDDO.
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or Try this function module.
FILE_READ_AND_CONVERT_SAP_DATA
pass 'XLS' to I_FILEFORMAT..
Regards,
Sreenivasa sarma K.
Edited by: sharmashree kashi on Mar 27, 2008 9:08 AM