Putting Flat file on Application Server

Hi,
I am using following report to transfer a flat file to application server.
REPORT Z_DOWNLOAD.
PARAMETERS: P_FILE LIKE IBIPPARMS-PATH,
 P_FILE1(100) default '/usr/sap/put' lower case.
DATA: WS_FILE TYPE STRING.
DATA: BEGIN OF T_DATA OCCURS 0,
 RECORD(200),
 END OF T_DATA.
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CALL FUNCTION 'F4_FILENAME'
EXPORTING
PROGRAM_NAME = SYST-CPROG
DYNPRO_NUMBER = SYST-DYNNR
FIELD_NAME = ' '
IMPORTING
FILE_NAME = P_FILE
START-OF-SELECTION.
WS_FILE = P_FILE.
CALL FUNCTION 'GUI_UPLOAD'
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 FILENAME = WS_FILE
FILETYPE = 'ASC'
HAS_FIELD_SEPARATOR = ' '
HEADER_LENGTH = 0
READ_BY_LINE = 'X'
DAT_MODE = ' '
CODEPAGE = ' '
IGNORE_CERR = ABAP_TRUE
REPLACEMENT = '#'
CHECK_BOM = ' '
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FILELENGTH =
HEADER =
TABLES
 DATA_TAB = T_DATA
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FILE_OPEN_ERROR = 1
FILE_READ_ERROR = 2
NO_BATCH = 3
GUI_REFUSE_FILETRANSFER = 4
INVALID_TYPE = 5
NO_AUTHORITY = 6
UNKNOWN_ERROR = 7
BAD_DATA_FORMAT = 8
HEADER_NOT_ALLOWED = 9
SEPARATOR_NOT_ALLOWED = 10
HEADER_TOO_LONG = 11
UNKNOWN_DP_ERROR = 12
ACCESS_DENIED = 13
DP_OUT_OF_MEMORY = 14
DISK_FULL = 15
DP_TIMEOUT = 16
OTHERS = 17
IF SY-SUBRC <> 0.
MESSAGE ID SY-MSGID TYPE SY-MSGTY NUMBER SY-MSGNO
 WITH SY-MSGV1 SY-MSGV2 SY-MSGV3 SY-MSGV4.
ENDIF.
Creating the file at Appl ...........
OPEN DATASET P_FILE1 FOR OUTPUT IN TEXT MODE encoding utf-8.
if sy-subrc ne 0.
message e000(--) with 'Error in opening file'.
endif.
Trasfer the records to file.............
loop at t_data.
transfer t_data to p_file1.
endloop.
close dataset p_file1.
if sy-subrc eq 0.
write: / 'Written the files at ', p_file1.
Now when I am uploading Flat file1 with following data it gets updated but when I use Flat file2, it does not work.
Please help me out..
I am posting the data of both flat files.
Flat file1:(File getting transferred successfully to application server)
1,NPOBL,ABC
1,NPOBL,CDE
1,NPOBL,FGH
Flat file2: (Getting error when trying to transfer this file on application server)
DS04,1,NPOBL,200,CREATE1,NEW YORK,X
DS04,1,NPOBL,200,CREATE2,NEW YORK,X
DS04,1,NPOBL,200,CREATE3,NEW YORK,X
Please help me out...
-Tushar

hi Rajesh,
I guess your in ternal table is not able to hold the data as is of 200 characters ... try increasing the length ..
DATA: BEGIN OF T_DATA OCCURS 0,
RECORD(2000),
END OF T_DATA.
Regards,
Santosh

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