SFTP using SAP Function Modules

Question

Hi Friends,
We are working on SAP 4.7 system, and have a requirement to SFTP some files from our server to an external server.
We are sending files to many other servers using function module FTP_CONNECT. This FM works where Port 23 is active. But for the new server it has only SSH (22) and HTTPS (443) ports available, so the FTP_CONNECT FM fails. We have tried sending the files from Putty using statement SFTP <ID>@<IP> and it worked.
Does any one know how we can do SFTP from SAP reports? Please note that as per the SAP help I have already tried using FM FTP_CONNECT with HOST_NAME as '<IP> space 22'. But it didnt work.
Waiting for your valuable updates.
Regards,
Rahul

Answer 1

Hi,
try and optimize this example:
*& Report  ZTESTFTPSAP                                                 *
REPORT  ZTESTFTPSAP                             .
data: unixcom like   rlgrap-filename.   " ...SAP Interface file
data: begin of tabl occurs 500,
        line(400),
      end of tabl.
data: lines type i.
data: begin of tlines occurs 0,
        line(90),
      end of tlines.
data: ffile(50) type c.
start-of-selection.
  refresh tabl.
  refresh tlines.
  append 'open ftp.yourserver.com:22' to tlines.
  append 'user=anonymous' to tlines.
  append 'pwd=pass' to tlines.
  append 'cd pub' to tlines.
  append 'close' to tlines.
  append 'bye' to tlines.
  ffile = 'c:\temp\ftp.txt'.
    OPEN DATASET ffile FOR OUTPUT IN TEXT MODE ENCODING NON-UNICODE.
    loop at tlines.
      transfer tlines to ffile.
    endloop.
  CLOSE DATASET ffile.
  unixcom = 'ftp -s:c:\temp\ftp.txt'.
  call 'SYSTEM' id 'COMMAND' field unixcom
                id 'TAB'     field tabl[].
  describe table tabl lines lines.
  loop at tabl.
    write:/01 tabl-line.
  endloop.
  skip 2.
  if lines = 0.
    write:/ 'NO Occurances were found'.
  else.
    write:/ 'Command was successfully executed' color col_total.
    write:/ 'Number of entries in Search' color col_total,
             lines color 6.
  endif.