Converting '.xls' file to '.txt' in BDC Session method

Question

Hi gurus,
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Please help me in converting '.xls' file to '.txt' in BDC Session method. Is there is any method or function module for this conversion. Please help me with coding.
Thanks and regards,

Answer 1

Hi
File->save as -> Save as type ( text tab delimted.txt) ->Click on yes .
Now open .txt file -> here data will be tab delimted.
genrally i use tab delimted file to upload the data.
Even if you want to programtically then get the data from xls file to Internal table,now use concatenate with comma ,now download it.
Check the below program :
Upload xls file and you can see .txt file ( with comma delimted)
Input ( XLS file )
aaa 1245 2344 233 qwww
233 2222 qwww www www
Output ( .txt file with comma delimted)
aaa,1245,2344,233,qwww
233,2222,qwww,www,www
REPORT ZFII_MISSING_FILE_UPLOAD no standard page heading.
data : begin of i_text occurs 0,
text(1024) type c,
end of i_text.
Internal table for File data
data : begin of i_data occurs 0,
field1(10) type c,
field2(10) type c,
field3(10) type c,
field4(10) type c,
field5(10) type c,
end of i_data.
data : begin of i_download occurs 0,
text(1024) type c,
end of i_download.
data : v_lines type sy-index.
data : g_repid like sy-repid.
data v_file type string.
data: itab like alsmex_tabline occurs 0 with header line.
data : g_line like sy-index,
g_line1 like sy-index,
$v_start_col type i value '1',
$v_start_row type i value '1',
$v_end_col type i value '256',
$v_end_row type i value '65536',
gd_currentrow type i.
selection-screen : begin of block blk with frame title text.
parameters : p_file like rlgrap-filename obligatory.
selection-screen : end of block blk.
initialization.
g_repid = sy-repid.
at selection-screen on value-request for p_file.
CALL FUNCTION 'F4_FILENAME'
EXPORTING
PROGRAM_NAME = g_repid
IMPORTING
FILE_NAME = p_file.
start-of-selection.
Uploading the data into Internal Table
perform upload_data.
download the file into comma delimted file.
perform download_data.
*& Form upload_data
text
--> p1 text
<-- p2 text
FORM upload_data.
CALL FUNCTION 'ALSM_EXCEL_TO_INTERNAL_TABLE'
EXPORTING
FILENAME = p_file
I_BEGIN_COL = $v_start_col
I_BEGIN_ROW = $v_start_row
I_END_COL = $v_end_col
I_END_ROW = $v_end_row
TABLES
INTERN = itab
EXCEPTIONS
INCONSISTENT_PARAMETERS = 1
UPLOAD_OLE = 2
OTHERS = 3.
IF SY-SUBRC <> 0.
write:/10 'File '.
ENDIF.
if sy-subrc eq 0.
read table itab index 1.
gd_currentrow = itab-row.
loop at itab.
if itab-row ne gd_currentrow.
append i_data.
clear i_data.
gd_currentrow = itab-row.
endif.
case itab-col.
when '0001'.
first Field
i_data-field1 = itab-value.
second field
when '0002'.
i_data-field2 = itab-value.
Third field
when '0003'.
i_data-field3 = itab-value.
fourth field
when '0004'.
i_data-field4 = itab-value.
fifth field
when '0005'.
i_data-field5 = itab-value.
endcase.
endloop.
endif.
append i_data.
ENDFORM. " upload_data
*& Form download_data
text
--> p1 text
<-- p2 text
FORM download_data.
loop at i_data.
concatenate i_data-field1 ',' i_data-field2 ',' i_data-field3 ','
i_data-field4 ',' i_data-field5 into i_download-text.
append i_download.
clear : i_download,
i_data.
endloop.
CALL FUNCTION 'GUI_DOWNLOAD'
EXPORTING
BIN_FILESIZE =
FILENAME =
'C:\Documents and Settings\smaramreddy\Desktop\fff.txt'
FILETYPE = 'ASC'
APPEND = ' '
WRITE_FIELD_SEPARATOR = ' '
HEADER = '00'
TRUNC_TRAILING_BLANKS = ' '
WRITE_LF = 'X'
COL_SELECT = ' '
COL_SELECT_MASK = ' '
DAT_MODE = ' '
IMPORTING
FILELENGTH =
TABLES
DATA_TAB = i_download
EXCEPTIONS
FILE_WRITE_ERROR = 1
NO_BATCH = 2
GUI_REFUSE_FILETRANSFER = 3
INVALID_TYPE = 4
NO_AUTHORITY = 5
UNKNOWN_ERROR = 6
HEADER_NOT_ALLOWED = 7
SEPARATOR_NOT_ALLOWED = 8
FILESIZE_NOT_ALLOWED = 9
HEADER_TOO_LONG = 10
DP_ERROR_CREATE = 11
DP_ERROR_SEND = 12
DP_ERROR_WRITE = 13
UNKNOWN_DP_ERROR = 14
ACCESS_DENIED = 15
DP_OUT_OF_MEMORY = 16
DISK_FULL = 17
DP_TIMEOUT = 18
FILE_NOT_FOUND = 19
DATAPROVIDER_EXCEPTION = 20
CONTROL_FLUSH_ERROR = 21
OTHERS = 22
IF SY-SUBRC <> 0.
MESSAGE ID SY-MSGID TYPE SY-MSGTY NUMBER SY-MSGNO
WITH SY-MSGV1 SY-MSGV2 SY-MSGV3 SY-MSGV4.
ENDIF.
ENDFORM. " download_data
Regards
Pavan