Download text file from application server to client server.

Question

Hi all,
I am facing a format issue while downloading text file from application server to the client machine.
The issue is that, say I have 6 to 10 lines in my text file in application server. but when i store it on the hard drive,
it shoes all the data in a single line. Where as i need to download data in same format as in application server.
Awaiting for your responses.
Regards,
Jose

Answer 1

Hi,
If we want to upload file data from the application server to the internal table, there is no function module or class static method which we can use, we must wirte the code by ourselves.
1. For the file data which has no seperator between field columns.
PARAMETERS p_file  TYPE dxfile-filename.
START-OF-SELECTION.
OPEN DATASET p_file IN TEXT MODE ENCODING DEFAULT FOR INPUT.
  DO.
    READ DATASET p_file INTO gds_data.
    IF sy-subrc <> 0.
      EXIT.
    ENDIF.
    APPEND gds_data TO gdt_data.
  ENDDO.
CLOSE DATASET p_file.2. For the file data which has tab separator between field columns.
DATA: gds_field_split type gts_data.
FIELD-SYMBOLS: <fs_field> TYPE gts_data.
PARAMETERS p_file  TYPE dxfile-filename.
START-OF-SELECTION.
OPEN DATASET prf_file IN TEXT MODE ENCODING DEFAULT FOR INPUT.
  DO.
    READ DATASET p_file INTO gds_field.
    SPLIT gds_field  AT cl_abap_char_utilities=>horizontal_tab
         INTO TABLE gdt_field_split.
   LOOP AT gdt_field_split  into gds_field_split.
       gdf_index = gdf_index + 1.
       ASSIGN COMPONENT gdf_index OF STRUCTURE
             gds_data to <fs_field>.
      IF sy-subrc = 0.
          <fs_field> = gds_field_split.
      ENDIF.
   ENDLOOP.
    APPEND gds_data TO gdt_data.
  ENDDO.
CLOSE DATASET p_file.
Thanks & regards,
ShreeMohan