File download to presentation server in BACKGROUND

Question

Hello,
i'm trying to download a simple list to the presentation server, but in a background process (part of an update rule for an infopackage). I´ve tried WS_Download and CALL METHOD o->gui_download etc but the job cancels with them since they seem only to run in frontend. Does anyone know of a more suitable function module?
Thanks,
Kev

Answer 1

Hi,
Tyr to download file to unix in background.
PARAMETERS:    p_unix     LIKE rlgrap-filename.
INITIALIZATION.
  v_uzeit  = sy-uzeit.
  v_date   = sy-datum.
  v_client = sy-mandt.
  v_sys    = sy-sysid.
  CONCATENATE c_str v_sys c_str4 v_client
              c_str3 v_date c_str5 v_uzeit c_str6 INTO p_unix.
   DATA: v_fnam        LIKE rlgrap-filename,
      v_filepht     LIKE FILENAME-FILEINTERN, "File for p_unix
      v_sys         LIKE sy-sysid,
      v_client      LIKE sy-mandt,
      v_date        LIKE sy-datum,
      v_uzeit       LIKE sy-uzeit
FORM f3000_save_unix_file.
  SORT i_output.
* Open the file in application server
  OPEN DATASET p_unix FOR OUTPUT IN TEXT MODE.
  IF sy-subrc <> 0.
    MESSAGE s900 WITH p_unix.           " File opening error
    LEAVE LIST-PROCESSING.
  ENDIF.
  LOOP AT i_output INTO w_output.
    TRANSFER w_output TO p_unix.
    CLEAR w_output.
  ENDLOOP.
  IF sy-subrc = 0.
    WRITE:/ text-075, p_unix, text-076. " File successfully created
  ELSE.
    WRITE:/ text-074, p_unix.           " Error creating file
  ENDIF.
* Closing the file
  CLOSE DATASET p_unix.
ENDFORM.                    " f3000_save_unix_file
Also refer this link
http://www.sapdevelopment.co.uk/file/file_updown.htm
Try this might help u.