Issue in GUI_DOWNLOAD

Question

Hi Experts,
We are using GUI_DOWNLOAD function module to download data into presentation server in ECC6.
DATA: T_DATX(300) OCCURS 500 WITH HEADER LINE.
T_DATX is the one we are passing to FM which contains data to be downloaded.
In 4.7 version, we have used DATA: _T(1) TYPE x VALUE '09' as field seperator.
but its not accepting in ECC6 after upgrade. so to overcme this, we have used DATA: T(1) TYPE C VALUE CLABAP_CHAR_UTILITIES=>VERTICAL_TAB. but still its not downloading properly into cells in the excel sheet.
its downloading single record into single cell. How come I overcome this.
Pls advice. I have given the below code for your reference.
DATA: T_DATX(300) OCCURS 500 WITH HEADER LINE.
Modification ECC 6.0 Release Upgrade START *
DATA: _T(1) TYPE x VALUE '09'.
  DATA: T(1) TYPE C VALUE CLABAP_CHAR_UTILITIES=>VERTICAL_TAB.
Modification ECC 6.0 Release Upgrade END *
*data: _t(1) type c value ';'.
  DATA: _REPID LIKE SY-REPID
       ,_COMP  LIKE RSTRUCINFO OCCURS 10 WITH HEADER LINE
       ,_IDX   LIKE SY-TABIX
       ,F_TYPE(1)
  FIELD-SYMBOLS: <FS>.
  _REPID = SY-REPID.
  CALL FUNCTION 'GET_COMPONENT_LIST'
       EXPORTING
            PROGRAM    = _REPID
            FIELDNAME  = TABNAME
       TABLES
            COMPONENTS = _COMP
       EXCEPTIONS
            OTHERS     = 1.
  LOOP AT _COMP.
    CONCATENATE T_DATX _COMP-COMPNAME T INTO TDATX.
  ENDLOOP.
  APPEND T_DATX.
  CLEAR T_DATX.
  LOOP AT T_EX.
    _IDX = 1.
    ASSIGN COMPONENT IDX OF STRUCTURE TEX TO <FS>.
    DO.
      CONCATENATE T_DATX <FS> T INTO TDATX.
      _IDX = _IDX + 1.
      ASSIGN COMPONENT IDX OF STRUCTURE TEX  TO <FS> .
      IF SY-SUBRC <> 0. EXIT. ENDIF.
    ENDDO.
    APPEND T_DATX.
    CLEAR T_DATX.
  ENDLOOP.
Regards,
Sujatha

Answer 1

Hi Sujatha,
As suggested by previous poster, you should use horizontal tab as a separator (or a comma) to get a tab-delimited/CSV type format that you can open in Excel. However, instead of building the output table yourself as text lines, I'd simply pass the actual output table to function GUI_DOWNLOAD in parameter DATA_TAB, use table FIELD_NAMES for the column headers (looks like you want those based on your coding) and then set the FILE_TYPE parameter to 'DAT'.
Best wishes, harald