Option to read fixed-length format, EXCEL or ASCII TAB delimited

Hi Experts,
I have a requirement for giving an option to read fixed-length format, EXCEL or ASCII TAB delimited in the selection screen.Kindly help me how can i read the fixed length format?
Thanks,
Ankita

As far as I could have understood your problem
You have to read the file with
Open dataset 'file path+name' FOR INPUT in text mode encoding default.
and move its contents to string type variable
Transfer to 'file path+name' to v_string.
Now as per your requirements you need to use Offsets to transfer the data into a work area.
For example
wa_task-year= v_string(4).
wa_task-month= v_string+4(2).
Please confirm if this is your requirement.

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i am sending sample code which resembles your requiremeant.
data: BEGIN OF it_input OCCURS 0, "used for store all the data in one line.
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EXPORTING
    filename                      = 'd:\test.txt'
FILETYPE                      = 'ASC'
HAS_FIELD_SEPARATOR           = ' '
HEADER_LENGTH                 = 0
READ_BY_LINE                  = 'X'
DAT_MODE                      = ' '
CODEPAGE                      = ' '
IGNORE_CERR                   = ABAP_TRUE
REPLACEMENT                   = '#'
CHECK_BOM                     = ' '
VIRUS_SCAN_PROFILE            =
NO_AUTH_CHECK                 = ' '
IMPORTING
FILELENGTH                    =
HEADER                        =
tables
    data_tab                      = it_input
EXCEPTIONS
FILE_OPEN_ERROR               = 1
FILE_READ_ERROR               = 2
NO_BATCH                      = 3
GUI_REFUSE_FILETRANSFER       = 4
INVALID_TYPE                  = 5
NO_AUTHORITY                  = 6
UNKNOWN_ERROR                 = 7
BAD_DATA_FORMAT               = 8
HEADER_NOT_ALLOWED            = 9
SEPARATOR_NOT_ALLOWED         = 10
HEADER_TOO_LONG               = 11
UNKNOWN_DP_ERROR              = 12
ACCESS_DENIED                 = 13
DP_OUT_OF_MEMORY              = 14
DISK_FULL                     = 15
DP_TIMEOUT                    = 16
OTHERS                        = 17
IF sy-subrc <> 0.
MESSAGE ID SY-MSGID TYPE SY-MSGTY NUMBER SY-MSGNO
        WITH SY-MSGV1 SY-MSGV2 SY-MSGV3 SY-MSGV4.
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before doing the below steps just takethe controle record and trail record cutt of from the table input based up on the length
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LOOP AT it_header.
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ENDLOOP.
after this you need to cut the records in tocorresponding fields in to respective tables by putting loop on item and header table as i decleared above.
i think this may solve your problem you need to keep some minnor effort.
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To update the first char of each line, you could read each line of the file into a StringBuffer, modify the value, and then write the value back out to the file.
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REPORT ZSAINAL_BDC_TRAN .
*INCLUDE BDCRECX1.
*definition of selection screen
SELECTION-SCREEN BEGIN OF BLOCK bl1 WITH FRAME .
SELECTION-SCREEN BEGIN OF BLOCK bl2 WITH FRAME TITLE text-t01.
SELECTION-SCREEN SKIP.
SELECTION-SCREEN BEGIN OF LINE.
SELECTION-SCREEN COMMENT 10(20) text-c01.
SELECTION-SCREEN END OF LINE.
SELECTION-SCREEN SKIP.
SELECTION-SCREEN BEGIN OF LINE.
SELECTION-SCREEN COMMENT 10(10) text-c02.
SELECTION-SCREEN POSITION 22.
PARAMETERS: p_txt RADIOBUTTON GROUP grp1 DEFAULT 'X'.
SELECTION-SCREEN COMMENT 30(12) text-c03.
SELECTION-SCREEN POSITION 46.
PARAMETERS: p_xls RADIOBUTTON GROUP grp1 .
SELECTION-SCREEN END OF LINE.
SELECTION-SCREEN SKIP.
SELECTION-SCREEN END OF BLOCK bl2.
*PARAMETERS
PARAMETERS ctumode LIKE ctu_params-dismode DEFAULT 'A'.
PARAMETERS cupdate LIKE ctu_params-updmode DEFAULT 'S'.
SELECTION-SCREEN SKIP.
SELECTION-SCREEN END OF BLOCK bl1.
*DATA
DATA : bdc_data LIKE STANDARD TABLE OF bdcdata INITIAL SIZE 10
       WITH HEADER LINE.
*DATA: bdc_tab LIKE TABLE OF bdcdata INITIAL SIZE 0 WITH HEADER LINE.
*Internal table to get legacy data records structured in
*target format
DATA: BEGIN OF inrec OCCURS 0,
          lifnr LIKE lfa1-lifnr,
          name1 LIKE lfa1-name1,
          stras LIKE lfa1-stras,
          ort01 LIKE lfa1-ort01,
      END OF inrec.
*Internal table of structure ALSMEX_TABLINE suitable for
*uploading records from an Excel worksheet
DATA: it_excel TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF alsmex_tabline
              INITIAL SIZE 0 WITH HEADER LINE,
      it_excel_dummy TYPE alsmex_tabline.
data: messtab like bdcmsgcoll occurs 0 with header line.
DATA: L_MSTRING(480).
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*START-OF-SELECTION
START-OF-SELECTION.
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PERFORM populate_bdcdata.
*START NEW SCREEN
FORM bdc_dynpro USING program dynpro.
CLEAR bdc_data.
bdc_data-program = program.
bdc_data-dynpro   = dynpro.
bdc_data-dynbegin = 'X'.
APPEND bdc_data.
ENDFORM.
*INSERT FIELD
FORM bdc_field USING fnam fval.
IF FVAL <> NODATA.
CLEAR bdc_data.
bdc_data-fnam = fnam.
bdc_data-fval = fval.
APPEND bdc_data.
ENDIF.
ENDFORM.
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      text
--> p1        text
<-- p2        text
FORM read_data.
IF p_txt = 'X'.
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          filename                      = 'C:\URMILA.TXT'
         filetype                      = 'ASC'
         has_field_separator           = 'X'
HEADER_LENGTH                 = 0
READ_BY_LINE                  = 'X'
IMPORTING
FILELENGTH                    =
HEADER                        =
        TABLES
          data_tab                      = inrec
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     file_open_error               = 1
     file_read_error               = 2
     no_batch                      = 3
     gui_refuse_filetransfer       = 4
     invalid_type                  = 5
     no_authority                  = 6
     unknown_error                 = 7
     bad_data_format               = 8
     header_not_allowed            = 9
     separator_not_allowed         = 10
     header_too_long               = 11
     unknown_dp_error              = 12
     access_denied                 = 13
     dp_out_of_memory              = 14
     disk_full                     = 15
     dp_timeout                    = 16
     OTHERS                        = 17
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      WRITE: /'ERROR UPLOADING TXT FILE FROM PRESENTATION SERVER!',
             / 'RETURN CODE : ',sy-subrc.
MESSAGE ID SY-MSGID TYPE SY-MSGTY NUMBER SY-MSGNO
        WITH SY-MSGV1 SY-MSGV2 SY-MSGV3 SY-MSGV4.
    ENDIF.
ELSE. "filetype is excel
-read excel file into an int. table in row/col format--
    CALL FUNCTION 'ALSM_EXCEL_TO_INTERNAL_TABLE'
         EXPORTING
              filename                = 'C:\URMILA.XLS'
              i_begin_col             = 1
              i_begin_row             = 1
              i_end_col               = 4
              i_end_row               = 3
         TABLES
              intern                  = it_excel
         EXCEPTIONS
              inconsistent_parameters = 1
              upload_ole              = 2
              OTHERS                  = 3.
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      WRITE: /'ERROR UPLOADING XLS FILE FROM PRESENTATION SERVER!',
             / 'RETURN CODE : ',sy-subrc.
MESSAGE ID SY-MSGID TYPE SY-MSGTY NUMBER SY-MSGNO
        WITH SY-MSGV1 SY-MSGV2 SY-MSGV3 SY-MSGV4.
    ELSE.
--now fill data from it_excel into final legacy data itabinrec----
      IF NOT it_excel[] IS INITIAL.
        CLEAR inrec.
        REFRESH inrec[].
        LOOP AT it_excel.
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          AT NEW col.
            CASE it_excel_dummy-col.
              WHEN 1.
                inrec-lifnr = it_excel_dummy-value(10).
              WHEN 2.
                inrec-name1 = it_excel_dummy-value(35).
              WHEN 3.
                inrec-stras = it_excel_dummy-value(35).
              WHEN 4.
                inrec-ort01 = it_excel_dummy-value(35).
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                CLEAR inrec.
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         ENDAT.
        ENDLOOP.
      ENDIF.
    ENDIF.
ENDIF.
ENDFORM.
*&      Form populate_bdcdata
to populate BDCDATA table from legacy file data contained in
internal table inrec.
--> p1        text
<-- p2        text
FORM populate_bdcdata.
IF not inrec[] IS INITIAL.
    LOOP AT inrec.
      CLEAR bdc_data.
      REFRESH bdc_data.
      PERFORM bdc_dynpro      USING 'SAPMF02K' '0106'.
      PERFORM bdc_field       USING 'BDC_OKCODE'
                                    '/00'.
      PERFORM bdc_field       USING 'RF02K-LIFNR'
                                    inrec-lifnr.
      PERFORM bdc_field       USING 'RF02K-BUKRS'
                                    '1000'.
      PERFORM bdc_field       USING 'RF02K-D0110'
                                    'X'.
      PERFORM bdc_dynpro      USING 'SAPMF02K' '0110'.
      PERFORM bdc_field       USING 'BDC_OKCODE'
                                    '=PF03'.
      PERFORM bdc_field       USING 'LFA1-NAME1'
                                   inrec-name1.
      PERFORM bdc_field       USING 'LFA1-SORTL'
                                    'ALLGEMEIN'.
      PERFORM bdc_field       USING 'LFA1-STRAS'
                                    inrec-stras.
      PERFORM bdc_field       USING 'LFA1-PFACH'
                                    '645793'.
      PERFORM bdc_field       USING 'LFA1-ORT01'
                                    inrec-ort01.
      PERFORM bdc_field       USING 'LFA1-PSTLZ'
                                    '12001'.
      PERFORM bdc_field       USING 'LFA1-ORT02'
                                    'COOK'.
      PERFORM bdc_field       USING 'LFA1-PSTL2'
                                    '76905'.
      PERFORM bdc_field       USING 'LFA1-LAND1'
                                    'DE'.
      PERFORM bdc_field       USING 'LFA1-REGIO'
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      PERFORM bdc_field       USING 'LFA1-SPRAS'
                                    'DE'.
      PERFORM bdc_field       USING 'LFA1-TELF1'
                                    '06894/55501-0'.
      PERFORM bdc_field       USING 'LFA1-TELFX'
                                    '06894/55501-100'.
      PERFORM bdc_dynpro      USING 'SAPLSPO1' '0100'.
      PERFORM bdc_field       USING 'BDC_OKCODE'
                                    '=YES'.
      CALL TRANSACTION 'FK02'
                       USING bdc_data
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                       UPDATE cupdate
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    perform mess_handling.
ENDIF.
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--> p1        text
<-- p2        text
form mess_handling.
tables:T100.
LOOP AT MESSTAB.
        SELECT SINGLE * FROM T100 WHERE SPRSL = MESSTAB-MSGSPRA
                                  AND   ARBGB = MESSTAB-MSGID
                                  AND   MSGNR = MESSTAB-MSGNR.
        IF SY-SUBRC = 0.
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          IF L_MSTRING CS '&1'.
            REPLACE '&1' WITH MESSTAB-MSGV1 INTO L_MSTRING.
            REPLACE '&2' WITH MESSTAB-MSGV2 INTO L_MSTRING.
            REPLACE '&3' WITH MESSTAB-MSGV3 INTO L_MSTRING.
            REPLACE '&4' WITH MESSTAB-MSGV4 INTO L_MSTRING.
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            REPLACE '&' WITH MESSTAB-MSGV1 INTO L_MSTRING.
            REPLACE '&' WITH MESSTAB-MSGV2 INTO L_MSTRING.
            REPLACE '&' WITH MESSTAB-MSGV3 INTO L_MSTRING.
            REPLACE '&' WITH MESSTAB-MSGV4 INTO L_MSTRING.
          ENDIF.
          CONDENSE L_MSTRING.
          WRITE: / MESSTAB-MSGTYP, L_MSTRING(250).
        ELSE.
          WRITE: / MESSTAB.
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endform.                    " mess_handling

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Pos 1-20 Name
Pos 21-30 Division
Pos 31-38 Birthdate
I saved the file in the DB and want to process it to read the data in the specific positions I listed above.
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dest_offset NUMBER := 1;
src_offset NUMBER := 1;
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lang_ctx INTEGER := dbms_lob.default_lang_ctx;
warning INTEGER;
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select blob_content into v_blob_data from wwv_flow_files;
v_blob_len := dbms_lob.getlength(v_blob_data);
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bobmagan wrote:
Unfortunately, I have to do this inside of an APEX page using pl/sql.What is unfortunate about that!? Apex is good. PL/SQL is awesome.{noformat} :-) {noformat}
I would not have it any other way. Seriously.
If the file is uploaded into Apex - then you still can use external tables.
The basic steps are:
1. spool the uploaded file (from the Apex flow files table) to the local file system of the Oracle server using UTL_FILE
2. alter the external table and specify the newly created file's location
3. select from the external data to load the file contents
Alternatively, you need to write your own CLOB parser - that can read lines from the CLOB, parse these, and output the tokens to use (e.g. token 1 is the invoice id, token 2 the invoice date, etc).
This all is very much doable in PL/SQL. And Apex is PL/SQL - and allows you to call your own PL/SQL packages and code to process data.
Keep in mind that the simpler a process is, the easier it is to write, maintain and debug. Doing manual parsing.. not something that should be treated lightly as that can become quite complex.
Dealing with an external table and its easy definition of the format of the file content to load, is a lot easier and more flexible. The only downside is having to spool the CLOB to an external file in order to use the external table... However... I do recall a few months ago looking at the "cartridge" used by Oracle to load external files as an external table, and read/saw something that seemed to also support CLOBs..?
So I'm not sure if one can now define an external table and use it to load CLOB contents - worth looking at... and even if not, also worth considering spooling a CLOB to external file for loading via the external table interface.
Unless of course you're keen to put your regex kung fu skills to use in writing a custom CLOB parser for the file contents.

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Discordia

DataInputStream is NOT the right class to use for general binary input. It is used only for the specific purpose of reading Java primitives. The input obviously needs to be in the right format for that to work, i.e. it needs to be written using a DataOutputStream.
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File Adapter: Fixed length file read fails when all data not present

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We have a BPEL process that reads fixed length data files. It works fine when all the data elements are available in the file but fails with 'rejected:10002' when even a single data is missing.
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Are we doing something wrong or is this a normal functionality.
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Hi Naveen,
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>>Note : I have been asked to give the Transport Protocol as "NFS" (Whether this is the problem???) I have summarized the complete details below. Please help me
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Additional Parameters
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File_MT.fieldSeparator
File_MT..processFieldNames fromConfiguration
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help.sap.com --> Documentation --> SAPNetWeaver --> SAPNetWeaver '04 --> English --> process integration --> SAP Exchange Infrastructure --> connectivity --> Adapters --> File Adapter
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V123456789 A123456789 Bosto
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regards,
Aravindh.

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Here is my query.
I have a fixed length file that I need to upload into my program from my presentation server.
The file is in a Shift-JIS Format.
The file is a fixed length format. But it is fixed interms of the number of bytes that each column occupies.
Eg. The 1st column takes 8 bytes, the second 15 bytes, so on and so forth. We do not know the no. of characters each column takes... just the numbe of bytes.
This is how I had approached the upload.
I created an internal table with just one field of type XSTRING.
I used GUI_UPLOAD FM with CODEPAGE = `8000`.
But i noticed during debugging that in each record, the moment a SPACE occured in the input file, it would stop reading and go to the next record in the file. Meaning, I loose all the data after the first occurance of SPACE.
Am I missing something here?? Why does the FM truncate after the first SPACE. ??
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" May be placing a carriage return end of each records
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        field4(4) type c,
crlf(2) type c value cl_abap_char_utilities=>cr_lf. "<<<See this line<<<
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Suzie,
I never used Toad ;-) But I always use the Oracle SQL Developer instead (which is for free by the way).
SQL Developer gets installed with every 11g database installation but you could install it also to your 9.2 or 10.x environment - just grab it from otn.oracle:
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Edited by: Mike Dietrich on Sep 12, 2008 9:41 AM

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I cannot change the fiel format have to use this..
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Message was edited by: Narendran Muthukumaran

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I have a requirement to export a couple of files that need to be in a fixed length format.
I've tried opening the dataset and writing the records passing the column that the records should appear:
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I've also tried to do it through SAP_CONVERT_TO_CSV_FORMAT and the text version as well.
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Hi Jeff,
Following is the code to do the same:
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FIELD-SYMBOLS TYPE x.
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SELECT *
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ENDSELECT.
CLOSE DATASET file.
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check these links
/people/venkat.donela/blog/2005/06/08/how-to-send-a-flat-file-with-various-field-lengths-and-variable-substructures-to-xi-30
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http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/0b/9a50465ccf84479e39a6d50c90fb3f/frameset.htm
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