'GUI_DOWNLOAD ' --- 'DBF' format

When i down load the data from sap into local file using function module GUI_DOWNLOAD in DB format. The first line of the file is giving F1 F2 F3 ... as the column names . How to exclude these column names in the downloaded file?
Thx in advance....

Dear Misha Denis,
please check the below link....
GUI_DOWNLOAD giving error
Regards.
AG.
Edited by: Aravind Gunta on Dec 28, 2009 11:28 AM

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