How to create .csv file from ABAP report

Question

Hi
We have a requirement to generate .csv file from abap report.
Currently user saves data from abap report to spreadsheet(.xls format) in desktop.  Then opens excel file and save as .csv format.  Need option to save directly in .csv format instead of .xls format.
Please let me know, if there is any standard function module available to create .csv file.
Regards
Uma

Answer 1

I tried with your code it's going to dump
REPORT ZTEMP101 message-id 00.
tables: lfa1.
types: begin of t_lfa1,
      lifnr like lfa1-lifnr,
      name1 like lfa1-name1,
      end of t_lfa1.
data: i_lfa1 type standard table of t_lfa1,
      wa_lfa1 type t_lfa1.
types truxs_t_text_data(4096) type c occurs 0.
data: csv_converted_table type table of TRUXS_T_TEXT_DATA.
select-options: s_lifnr for lfa1-lifnr.
select lifnr name1 from lfa1 into table i_lfa1
       where lifnr in s_lifnr.
CALL FUNCTION 'SAP_CONVERT_TO_CSV_FORMAT'
EXPORTING
   I_FIELD_SEPERATOR          = ';'
         I_LINE_HEADER              =
         I_FILENAME                 =
         I_APPL_KEEP                = ' '
  TABLES
    I_TAB_SAP_DATA             = I_LFA1
CHANGING
   I_TAB_CONVERTED_DATA       = csv_converted_table
EXCEPTIONS
   CONVERSION_FAILED          = 1
   OTHERS                     = 2
IF SY-SUBRC <> 0.
MESSAGE ID SY-MSGID TYPE SY-MSGTY NUMBER SY-MSGNO
        WITH SY-MSGV1 SY-MSGV2 SY-MSGV3 SY-MSGV4.
ENDIF.
CALL FUNCTION 'WS_DOWNLOAD'
EXPORTING
  BIN_FILESIZE                  = ' '
  CODEPAGE                      = ' '
   FILENAME                      =
   'C:\Documents and Settings\ps12\Desktop\Test folder\exl.cvs'
  FILETYPE                      = 'DAT'
  MODE                          = ' '
  WK1_N_FORMAT                  = ' '
  WK1_N_SIZE                    = ' '
  WK1_T_FORMAT                  = ' '
  WK1_T_SIZE                    = ' '
  COL_SELECT                    = ' '
  COL_SELECTMASK                = ' '
  NO_AUTH_CHECK                 = ' '
IMPORTING
  FILELENGTH                    =
  TABLES
    DATA_TAB                      = csv_converted_table
  FIELDNAMES                    =
EXCEPTIONS
  FILE_OPEN_ERROR               = 1
  FILE_WRITE_ERROR              = 2
  INVALID_FILESIZE              = 3
  INVALID_TYPE                  = 4
  NO_BATCH                      = 5
  UNKNOWN_ERROR                 = 6
  INVALID_TABLE_WIDTH           = 7
  GUI_REFUSE_FILETRANSFER       = 8
  CUSTOMER_ERROR                = 9
  OTHERS                        = 10
IF SY-SUBRC <> 0.
MESSAGE ID SY-MSGID TYPE SY-MSGTY NUMBER SY-MSGNO
        WITH SY-MSGV1 SY-MSGV2 SY-MSGV3 SY-MSGV4.
ENDIF.
my version is 4.6c