Problem in uploading excel file

Question

HI ,
i need to upload a excel file, I am able to get records form excel to internal table, using ws_upload FM.
But i m getting a # in between every fields.
I have used split at '#' into field1 field2... but it is not working. Can anybody help me onthis.. plz..
Kumar

Answer 1

Hi I have encountered this problem too. After trying different solutions, I guess that FM 'GUI_UPLOAD' is
not supposed to upload an excel file. So please try FM 'TEXT_CONVERT_XLS_TO_SAP' as below. It works.
*: Description                                                :
*: This is a simple example program to get data from an excel :
*: file and store it in an internal table.                    :
*: Author : www.sapdev.co.uk, based on code from Jayanta      :
*: SAP Version : 4.7                                          :
TYPE-POOLS: truxs.
PARAMETERS: p_file TYPE  rlgrap-filename.     "To retrieve the upload file name
TYPES: BEGIN OF t_datatab,
      col1(10)    TYPE c,
      col2(10)    TYPE c,
      col3(10)    TYPE c,
      END OF t_datatab.
DATA: it_datatab type standard table of t_datatab,
      wa_datatab type t_datatab.
DATA: it_raw TYPE truxs_t_text_data.
At selection screen
AT SELECTION-SCREEN ON VALUE-REQUEST FOR p_file.
  CALL FUNCTION 'F4_FILENAME'
    EXPORTING
      field_name = 'P_FILE'
    IMPORTING
      file_name  = p_file.
*START-OF-SELECTION.
START-OF-SELECTION.
  CALL FUNCTION 'TEXT_CONVERT_XLS_TO_SAP'
    EXPORTING
     I_FIELD_SEPERATOR        =  'X'
     i_line_header            =  'X'     "To ignore the header line(the first line) if it is 'X'
      i_tab_raw_data           =  it_raw       " WORK TABLE
      i_filename               =  p_file
    TABLES
      i_tab_converted_data     = it_datatab[]    "ACTUAL DATA
   EXCEPTIONS
      conversion_failed        = 1
      OTHERS                   = 2.
  IF sy-subrc <> 0.
    MESSAGE ID sy-msgid TYPE sy-msgty NUMBER sy-msgno
            WITH sy-msgv1 sy-msgv2 sy-msgv3 sy-msgv4.
  ENDIF.
END-OF-SELECTION.
END-OF-SELECTION.
  LOOP AT it_datatab INTO wa_datatab.
    WRITE:/ wa_datatab-col1,
            wa_datatab-col2,
            wa_datatab-col3.
  ENDLOOP.