Upload tab delimited file

Question

ho do i upload a file that is tab delimited, if the file is comma separated we items "split at ',' . how do i split tab separated items

Answer 1

HI Willard
  As you know, handling of files w.r.t presentation server and application server differs.
<b>Presentation Server</b>: We can use FM: <b>GUI_UPLOAD</b> for the same.
<b>Application Server</b>:
1. Declare a variable of long text.
Eg: data: l_data(1024) type c.
2. Declate a variable which identifies tab character;
data: <b>l_tab(1) type c value cl_abap_char_utilities=>horizontal_tab</b>.
3. While reading the dataset, read into l_data.
4. Split l_data at l_tab into work area fields.
Eg:
data: l_text(1024) type c,
        l_tab(1) type c value cl_abap_char_utilites=>horizontal_tab.
open dataset fname for input in text mode encoding default.
if sy-subrc ne 0.
   write:/ 'Error Opening File'.
else.
   do.
      read dataset fname into l_text.
      if sy-subrc ne 0.
         exit.
      else.
         split l_text at l_tab into wa-fld1 wa-fld2 ....
         append wa to itab.
      endif.
   enddo.
   close dataset fname.
endif.
Hope the above info gives you some idea.
Kind Regards
Eswar