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Presentation Server Files

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Objectives
The participants will be able to:
Describe how local files are processed in an Inbound SAP Interface.
Write an ABAP program that processes a file located on the Presentation Server.

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Overview
In this chapter, we will
learn how to process
files on a presentation
server

Database
Server

Application
Servers

Presentation
Servers

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Use of an Internal Table

Internal Table
To create a local file, you must
transfer the contents of an
internal table.

Internal Table
To read a local file, you must read
the contents into an internal table.

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Create Local File

GUI_DOWNLOAD function module

CALL FUNCTION GUI_DOWNLOAD
EXPORTING
FILENAME
FILETYPE

= <Name of the file>

= <File Type (ASC or BIN)>

APPEND = <Create new or extend>

WRITE_FIELD_SEPARATOR = <separator>
IMPORTING
FILELENGTH= <Number of bytes transferred>
TABLES
DATA_TAB

= <internal table to transfer>

EXCEPTIONS. . . .

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Read Local File

GUI_UPLOAD function module

CALL FUNCTION GUI_UPLOAD

EXPORTING
FILENAME = <Name of the file>
FILETYPE

= <File Type (ASC or BIN)>

HAS_FIELD_SEPARATOR<Separator>
IMPORTING
FILELENGTH = <File length>
TABLES
DATA_TAB

= <Transfer table for file data>

EXCEPTIONS. . . .

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Demonstration
Writing an ABAP program that processes a file located on the Presentation
Server.

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Practice
Writing an ABAP program that processes a file located on the Presentation
Server.

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Summary
To create a local file you must transfer the contents of an internal table.
To read a local file you must read the contents into an internal table.
You can use the function module GUI_DOWNLOAD to create a local file.

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Questions
What is the function module used to upload file to presentation server?

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