Need to save a file on Application server, receiving error.

Question

Hello,
I want to save a file on Application server.
I have data in the final output table gt_out_chng.
I want to write a file in the application server and this is the
code that written,
data : MY_NEW_FILE type file.
        MY_NEW_FILE = '/tmp/test.txt'.
data: gv_output(255) type c,
      P_FILE TYPE rlgrap-filename.
   p_file = 'F:\USR\SAP\PUT'.
CONCATENATE p_file '\' sy-datum sy-uzeit '.txt'
                             INTO p_file.
OPEN DATASET 'P_FILE' IN TEXT MODE FOR OUTPUT
                                  ENCODING DEFAULT.
IF SY-SUBRC = 0.
LOOP AT GT_OUT_CHNG INTO WA_OUTPUT_TAB.
TRANSFER WA_OUTPUT_TAB TO 'P_FILE'.
CLEAR  WA_OUTPUT_TAB.
ENDLOOP.
ENDIF.
CLOSE DATASET 'P_FILE'.
i am receiving an error message as follows :
"WA_OUTPUT_TAB" cannot be a table, a reference,
a string, or contain any of these objects.
Please correct the code if found any errors..
Any suggestions will be apprecaited!
Regards,
Kittu
Edited by: Kittu on May 15, 2009 10:27 AM

Answer 1

Hello,
Instead of using the following,
OPEN DATASET 'P_FILE' IN TEXT MODE FOR OUTPUT ENCODING DEFAULT.
use this,
OPEN DATASET P_FILE IN TEXT MODE FOR OUTPUT ENCODING DEFAULT.
P_FILE is your variable, do not put it in quotes
Edit: The same thing applies for your transfer and close statements
Edited by: Kris Donald on May 15, 2009 2:05 PM