Reading data from presentation server.

I have a text file in which records are space seperated.I will be entering the file name in selection screen in a parameter 'infile1' and I am trying to upload these records into a internal table using function module GUI_UPLOAD.but i get a message saying that the filename given has a different field type .function module allows you to specify only fields of particualar type under filename. my code is.
data: begin of period_rec,
          pval01(3),                   "version
          pval04(4),                   " fiscal year
          pval06(10),                  " cost centre
          pval12(10),                   " cost element
          bdc0301(15),                 " fixed cost period 01
          bdc0302(15),                 " fixed cost period 02
          bdc0303(15),                 " fixed cost period 03
          bdc0304(15),                 " fixed cost period 04
          bdc0305(15),                 " fixed cost period 05
          bdc0306(15),                 " fixed cost period 06
          bdc0307(15),                 " fixed cost period 07
          bdc0308(15),                 " fixed cost period 08
          bdc0309(15),                 " fixed cost period 09
          bdc0310(15),                 " fixed cost period 10
          bdc0311(15),                 " fixed cost period 11
          bdc0312(15),                 " fixed cost period 12
       end of period_rec.
parameters : infile1 like rlgrap-filename.
data: tab like period_rec occurs 10 with header line.
call function 'GUI_UPLOAD'
exporting
    filename                      = infile2
   FILETYPE                      = 'ASC'
tables
    data_tab                      = tab
EXCEPTIONS
if sy-subrc <> 0.
endif.

Hi,
Chk ths:
as above posts just change infile1 to string and secondly u r giving infile2 which is not declared.
*& Report ZMBJ_GUI_UPLOAD
REPORT zmbj_gui_upload.
DATA: BEGIN OF period_rec,
pval01(3), "version
pval04(4), " fiscal year
pval06(10), " cost centre
pval12(10), " cost element
bdc0301(15), " fixed cost period 01
bdc0302(15), " fixed cost period 02
bdc0303(15), " fixed cost period 03
bdc0304(15), " fixed cost period 04
bdc0305(15), " fixed cost period 05
bdc0306(15), " fixed cost period 06
bdc0307(15), " fixed cost period 07
bdc0308(15), " fixed cost period 08
bdc0309(15), " fixed cost period 09
bdc0310(15), " fixed cost period 10
bdc0311(15), " fixed cost period 11
bdc0312(15), " fixed cost period 12
END OF period_rec.
PARAMETERS : infile1 type string.
DATA: tab LIKE period_rec OCCURS 10 WITH HEADER LINE.
CALL FUNCTION 'GUI_UPLOAD'
EXPORTING
    filename = infile1
    filetype = 'ASC'
TABLES
    data_tab = tab.
* EXCEPTIONS
IF sy-subrc <> 0.
ENDIF.

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