Error in GUI_DOWNLOAD

Question

hi everybody
do u know why we get the error "Error Calling Data Provider" when downloading a file using the fm 'GUI_DOWNLOAD

Answer 1

Hi Sia Anjali,
Use this code to download your records into a text file (.txt).
Its working.
REPORT  Z_VENDRP.
***********************************************Type declaration****************************************************
TYPES : BEGIN OF VENDOR,
        LIFNR LIKE RF02K-LIFNR,
        BUKRS LIKE RF02K-BUKRS,
        EKORG LIKE RF02K-EKORG,
        KTOKK LIKE RF02K-KTOKK,
        ANRED LIKE LFA1-ANRED,
        NAME1 LIKE LFA1-NAME1,
        SORTL LIKE LFA1-SORTL,
        LAND1 LIKE LFA1-LAND1,
        SPRAS LIKE LFA1-SPRAS,
        WAERS LIKE LFM1-WAERS,
        END OF VENDOR.
******************************************Internal Table declaration***********************************************
DATA : VENDOR_TAB TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF VENDOR INITIAL SIZE 10 WITH HEADER LINE.
START-OF-SELECTION.
***************************************Select query into internal table********************************************
SELECT ALIFNR BBUKRS CEKORG AKTOKK AANRED ANAME1 ASORTL ALAND1 ASPRAS CWAERS
FROM ( LFA1 AS A JOIN LFB1 AS B ON ALIFNR = BLIFNR )
JOIN LFM1 AS C ON ALIFNR = CLIFNR
INTO TABLE VENDOR_TAB.
*********************************Use GUI_DOWNLOAD Function Module***************************************
  CALL FUNCTION 'GUI_DOWNLOAD'
    EXPORTING
     FILENAME                        = 'C:/Vendors1.txt'    "File name
     FILETYPE                        = 'DAT'                     "File type
    TABLES
      DATA_TAB                        = VENDOR_TAB.     "internal table (data to be passed)
  IF SY-SUBRC <> 0.
  ENDIF.
Hope this solves your problem.
Thanks & Regards.
Tarun Gambhir.