GUI_DOWNLOAD - Excel 2007 compatability mode

Question

Hi,
My requirement is to output a excel file whihc should be of compatilibity mode in excel 2007.
Right now we have WS_DOWNLOAD but i am trying to chage it to GUI_DOWNLOAD but when i do a sample porgam ..it is still getting same results as WS_DOWNLOAD.
We use these files for uploading in frontend .. so whenever it is not compatabilty program is erroring out saying unknown format.
Any ideas to get output in excel  2007 compatability mode?
Sample program
REPORT zdownload MESSAGE-ID bd.
DATA: w_tab TYPE USR21.
DATA: i_tab TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF USR21.
DATA: v_subrc(2),
v_recswritten(6).
PARAMETERS: p_file(80)
DEFAULT 'C:\Documents and Settings\dfgdgfdf\Desktop\Org.xls'. " i tried .xlsx but i am getting file open error 19
DATA: filename TYPE string.
filename = p_file.
SELECT * FROM USR21 INTO TABLE I_TAB.
* If text fields appear right justified or columns not lined up in
*output set
* TRUNC_TRAILING_BLANKS to X
CALL FUNCTION 'GUI_DOWNLOAD'
EXPORTING
* BIN_FILESIZE =
filename = filename
FILETYPE = 'ASC'
* APPEND = ' '
WRITE_FIELD_SEPARATOR = 'X'
* HEADER = '00'
*TRUNC_TRAILING_BLANKS = 'X '
* WRITE_LF = 'X'
* COL_SELECT = ' '
* COL_SELECT_MASK = ' '
* IMPORTING
* FILELENGTH =
tables
data_tab = I_TAB
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
* SYST FIELDS ARE NOT SET BY THIS FUNCTION SO DISPLAY THE ERROR CODE *
IF sy-subrc <> 0.
v_subrc = sy-subrc.
MESSAGE e899 WITH 'File Open Error' v_subrc.
ENDIF.
DESCRIBE TABLE i_tab LINES v_recswritten.
*MESSAGE i899 WITH v_recswritten "Records Written from USR21'
Rgds
praveen

Answer 1

Hi,
You just told that you are replacing the WS-DOWNLOAD with GUI_DOWNLOAD.
The error which you are getting that GUI_DOWNLOAD not able to find out the File .
Just try with the below mentioned sample code.
DATA: l_filename    TYPE string,
       l_filen       TYPE string,
       l_path        TYPE string,
       l_fullpath    TYPE string,
       l_usr_act     TYPE I.
l_filename = p_file.
CALL METHOD CL_GUI_FRONTEND_SERVICES=>FILE_SAVE_DIALOG
  EXPORTING
    DEFAULT_FILE_NAME    = l_filename
  CHANGING
    FILENAME             = l_filen
    PATH                 = l_path
    FULLPATH             = l_fullpath
    USER_ACTION          = l_usr_act
  EXCEPTIONS
    CNTL_ERROR           = 1
    ERROR_NO_GUI         = 2
    NOT_SUPPORTED_BY_GUI = 3
    others               = 4.
IF sy-subrc = 0
      AND l_usr_act <>
      CL_GUI_FRONTEND_SERVICES=>ACTION_CANCEL.
CALL FUNCTION 'GUI_DOWNLOAD'
  EXPORTING
    FILENAME                        = l_fullpath
   FILETYPE                        = 'DAT'
  TABLES
    DATA_TAB                        = T_DOWNL
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.
ENDIF.