Reading in a tab delimited file

I have the following table in oracle 9i:
arc_book
arc_id, arc_title, arc_publisher, arc_release_date
And a tab delimited file called smc_book. Here is how the smc_book tab delimited file looks like:
smc_id smc_title smc_publisher smc_release_date
1234 "Beautiful Wonder" "Wrox Books" 1/1/1999
2356 "Master PL/SQL" "OReilly Media" 6/5/2004
5432 "Harry Potter and Goblet of Fire" "Simon & Shuster" 2/4/2001
What I want to do is create a lookup table where I matchup the records that are the same book in the smc_book file and arc_book table.
So the lookup table would look like:
lookup
smc_id, arc_id, arc_title, arc_publisher
When I read in the smc_book file I don't want to re-add books that have already been added to the lookup table.
Also when I am matching up the books in the smc_book file and arc table I want to make sure it gets all similar book titles that have the same publisher and release date because the book title, publisher are not exactly the same in both table. For example with data:
smc_book file:
smc_id smc_title smc_publisher smc_release_date
1234 "Beautiful Wonder" "Wrox Books" 1/1/1999
2356 "Master PL/SQL" "OReilly Media" 6/5/2004
5432 "Harry Potter and Goblet of Fire" "Simon & Shuster" 2/4/2001
arc_book table:
arc_id arc_title arc_publisher arc_release_date
1245 "Wonder, Beautiful" "Wrox" 1/1/1999
1244 "The PL-SQL, Master" "Media, OReilly" 6/5/2004
4352 "Golbet of Fire, Harry Potter" "Simon and Shuster" 2/4/2001
So I want to match up "Beautiful Wonder" in the smc_book file with "Wonder, Beautiful" in the arc_book table even though the title and publisher data is not exact.
I would really appreciate it if someone could help me out.
Thanks
Robert

well you can use sql loader utility to load the data in your file in some temp table and use that temp table as a base for your comparisons,
other way around is to use external tables
sql loader:
http://www.orafaq.com/faqloadr.htm
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/orsqlloader/chapter/ch01.html
external tables
http://download-east.oracle.com/docs/cd/B19306_01/server.102/b14200/statements_7002.htm#i2153251

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Import tab delimited file into pdfs

I have a tab delimited file with 1000's of rows. I want to complete a form and save it for each row. Rather than using the importData() function by itself and manually going through each record I would like to automate this so it will fill out a form for each row and save a copy of each. I have a little experience in acrobat javascript, but some knowledge of building the form and adding javascript.

You can use the doc.importTextData method to import a row of data into the form and then use the doc.extractPages method to save to a new file, clear the form, and repeat the process for each row.
importTextData: http://livedocs.adobe.com/acrobat_sdk/9.1/Acrobat9_1_HTMLHelp/JS_API_AcroJS.88.502.html
extractPages: http://livedocs.adobe.com/acrobat_sdk/9.1/Acrobat9_1_HTMLHelp/JS_API_AcroJS.88.465.html
Note that the return codes for importTextData in the documentation are wrong. The positive values should be negative and vice versa.

Handling Tab Delimited File generation in non-unicode for multi byte lang

Hi,
Requirement:
We are generating a Tab Delimited File in different languages (Single Byte and Multi Byte) and placing the files at application server.
Problem:
Our system is a Non-unicode system so we are facing problems with generation of Tab delimited file for multibyte languages like Russian, Japanese, Chinese etc.,
I am actually using data: d_tab TYPE X value '09' but it dont work for multi byte. I cant see tab delimited file at application server path.
Any thoughts about how to proceed on this issue?Please let me know.
Thanks & Regards,
Pavan

>
Pavan Ravikanti wrote:
> Thanks for your answer but do you reckon cl_abap_char_utilities will be a work around for data: d_tab type X VALUE '09' .
> Pavan.
On a non-unicode system the X Variant is working, but not on a unicode system. Here you must use the class. On the other hand you can use the class on a non-unicode system und your char var will always be correct (one byte/twobyte depending on which system your report is running).
What you are planning to do is to put a file with an amount of possible characters into a system with has a less amount of characters. Thats not working in no way.
What you can do is to build up a multi-code-page system where the codepage is bound to the user or bound to the logon-language. Here you you can read and process textfiles in several codepages - but not a textfile in unicode. You have to convert the unioce textfile into a non-unicode textfile before processing it.
Remember that SAP does not support multi-code-page Systems anymore and multi-code-page systems will result in much more work when converting the system to unicode.
Even non-unicode system will not be maintained by SAP in the near future.
What you encounter here are problems for what unicode was developped. A unicode system can handle non-unicode textfiles, but the other way round will always lead to problems which cant be solved.

Text Tab delimited file-Strcuture-validation

Hi Folks,
1.Is there a way to check whether the file is text tab delimited or not,programatically ?
2.can we check whether the data in the text tab delimited file is in line with the structure of the internal table into which it is going to be uploaded ?
Thanks,
K.Kiran.

hi try this
DO.
READ DATASET p_ufile INTO in_file.
IF sy-subrc <> 0.
EXIT.
ENDIF.
APPEND in_file.
CLEAR in_file.
ENDDO.
CLOSE DATASET p_ufile.
LOOP AT in_file.
SPLIT in_file AT c_tab INTO
wa_citm_b-type
wa_citm_b-vbeln
wa_citm_b-posnr
wa_citm_b-uepos.
wa_citm_b-matnr
lv_menge
wa_citm_b-arktx
wa_citm_b-vbegdat
wa_citm_b-venddat
wa_citm_b-prctr
wa_citm_b-zterm
wa_citm_b-faksp
wa_citm_b-taxm1
wa_citm_b-vlaufz
wa_citm_b-vlauez
wa_citm_b-vlaufk
wa_citm_b-vkuegru
wa_citm_b-bstkd
wa_citm_b-bstdk
wa_citm_b-posex
wa_citm_b-bstkd_e
wa_citm_b-bstdk_e
wa_citm_b-period.
IF NOT wa_citm_b-posnr CA sy-abcde.
APPEND wa_citm_b TO lt_citm_b.
ENDIF.
ENDLOOP.

Download Tab Delimited file from spool!

Hi Experts,
Is there any way to download tab delimited txt file from spool?
Spool is created for Statements and Invoices from Sap Script and Smartform which is in OTF format.
I am able to download this in Text file but I need this file in tab delimited format.

I don't understand what you want to do as it seems impossible : the spool contains miscellaneous data, not compatible with tab delimited files which are used to store 2-dimensional tables (columns, rows).

Re: Tab delimited file(interface prg)

Hi,
I have a problem with tab delimited file.
i am getting one tab delimited file from the user i ahve to import it to the application sever and from the i will give tht prg as input to my prg and i will do some processing and accrodingly i will genrate some file in the format they need till now i dont have any problem
but the records which have errors in the input file it self, for those records i need to generate the error file but while importing it to presentation server from application server that should be again genrate the tab delimited file .. so while genrating error file wht need to be done.. please help me...
am i clear with my explanation
i will reward for all usefull answers....

If you are using a 4.7 or older systems then use this
Declare a constant of HEX
constants c_hextab(1) type x value '09'.
and use this constant in concatenate statement to generate a tab character.
Reward points please.

Split tab delimited file coming from application server.

Hi,
i have received a tab delimited file from the application server.it contains # instead of tab at the application server.
i want to know how to split it.
i tried decalring constant as:
c_tab type x value'09'.
but it gives an error saying only c,n,d and t types are allowed.
please gelp.
Thanks,
Anand.

Hi,
Do like this
*--Local Variables
DATA : l_file TYPE string,
         l_line TYPE string.
*--Clear
CLEAR : l_file.
l_file = p_ipfile.
*--Read the data from application server file.
OPEN DATASET l_file FOR INPUT IN TEXT MODE ENCODING DEFAULT.
IF sy-subrc NE 0.
*--Error in opening file
    MESSAGE i368(00) WITH text-005.
ENDIF.
*--Get all the records from the specified location.
DO.
    READ DATASET l_file INTO l_line.
    IF sy-subrc NE 0.
      EXIT.
    ELSE.
      SPLIT l_line AT cl_abap_char_utilities=>horizontal_tab
                      INTO st_ipfile-vbeln
                           st_ipfile-posnr
                           st_ipfile-edatu
                           st_ipfile-wmeng.
      APPEND st_ipfile TO it_ipfile.
    ENDIF.
ENDDO.
*--Close dataset
CLOSE DATASET l_file.
Regards,
Prashant

Splitting tab delimited file?

how to split a tab delimited file?

Hi,
Do like this
*--Local Variables
DATA : l_file       TYPE string,
         l_line(1000) TYPE c.
*--Clear
CLEAR : l_file.
l_file = p_aifile.
*--Read the data from application server file.
OPEN DATASET l_file FOR INPUT IN TEXT MODE ENCODING DEFAULT.
IF sy-subrc NE c_ok.
    MESSAGE i368(00) WITH text-014.
ENDIF.
*--Get all the records from the specified location.
DO.
    READ DATASET l_file INTO l_line.
    IF sy-subrc NE c_ok.
      EXIT.
    ELSE.
      SPLIT l_line AT cl_abap_char_utilities=>horizontal_tab
                      INTO st_ipfile-anlkl
                           st_ipfile-txt50
                           st_ipfile-txa50
                           st_ipfile-anlhtx
                           st_ipfile-sernr
                           st_ipfile-invnr
                           st_ipfile-aktiv
                           st_ipfile-invzu
                           st_ipfile-kostl
                           st_ipfile-raumn
                           st_ipfile-ord41
                           st_ipfile-gdlgrp
                           st_ipfile-herst
                           st_ipfile-typbz
                           st_ipfile-afabe
                           st_ipfile-afasl
                           st_ipfile-ndjar
                           st_ipfile-ndper
                           st_ipfile-tafabe
                           st_ipfile-tafasl
                           st_ipfile-tndjar
                           st_ipfile-tndper
                           st_ipfile-anbtr01
                           st_ipfile-anbtr02
                           st_ipfile-anbtr03
                           st_ipfile-anbtr04.
      APPEND st_ipfile TO it_ipfile.
    ENDIF.
ENDDO.
*--Close dataset
CLOSE DATASET l_file.
Regards,
Prashant
Edited by: Prashant Patil on Mar 5, 2008 4:11 PM

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