Reading Excel file from Application Server into ABAP Internal Table

[former_member288936]

Dear Experts,

I'm having trouble reading an Excel file from application server. I tried implementing this solution https://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/display/Snippets/Reading+Excel+file+from+Application+Server+into+ABAP+...

but I'm still facing some issue with the structure of I_DATA1

I'm not sure how schould I be defining it

This is my type definition :

types:begin of i_data,
A type string,
B type string,
C type string,
D type string,

end of i_data.

My Excel file has 4 columns

Please advise me .

Regards,

Houriya

[former_member241258]

hi

use this fm TEXT_CONVERT_XLS_TO_SAP

example:

DATA:LT_RAW TYPE TRUXS_T_TEXT_DATA,
LV_FILE TYPE RLGRAP-FILENAME.

REFRESH:CT_UPLOAD[].


CLEAR LV_FILE.
LV_FILE = PA_FILE.

CALL FUNCTION 'TEXT_CONVERT_XLS_TO_SAP'
EXPORTING
I_FIELD_SEPERATOR = 'X'
I_TAB_RAW_DATA = LT_RAW
I_FILENAME = LV_FILE
TABLES
I_TAB_CONVERTED_DATA = CT_UPLOAD
EXCEPTIONS
CONVERSION_FAILED = 1
OTHERS = 2.

adv: in ur code dont use string.

use char or text with length

[former_member241258]

like below.

TYPES:BEGIN OF TY_UPLOAD,
PERNR TYPE TEXT8,
SPL_ALW TYPE TEXT15,
LEV_WG TYPE TEXT15,
END OF TY_UPLOAD,
TT_UPLOAD TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF TY_UPLOAD.

DATA:GT_UPLOAD TYPE TT_UPLOAD.

[former_member288936]

I've already tried this, it's not working

[former_member241258]

present i am using

it is working

[former_member288936]

Are you reading the file from sever or local PC?

[former_member241258]

local PC (desktop)

[Sandra_Rossi]

Limitations of function module TEXT_CONVERT_XLS_TO_SAP :

• It's only provided in SAP ECC systems, not in other ABAP-based systems (BI, SRM, CRM, etc.)
• It works only in dialog (not in background)
• The fields of the internal table must exactly match the columns in the Excel file (same order, don't omit columns)
• It doesn't work with a file on the application server (only on the desktop)
• ...

[former_member241258]

use dataset coding techinics

open data set

read dataset

close dataset.

using these u can read data from application server

[former_member241258]

EX:

here lv_str is application server file path in AL11.

OPEN DATASET LV_STR FOR INPUT IN BINARY MODE.

DO.

READ DATASET LV_STR INTO LS_STR.

IF SY-SUBRC = 0.

APPEND LS_STR TO LT_STR.

ELSE.
EXIT.

ENDIF.

ENDDO.

CLOSE DATASET LV_STR.

[Jelena]

I'm pretty sure OP already knows this. It's part of the code in the Wiki referenced in the original question.

Sorry but I don't see how generic information about OPEN DATASET (which is available in ABAP Help) could possibly help OP in reading Excel format.

[matt]

So... when you use that type definition, what happens?

[matt]

Your transformation should reflect the name of your internal table and names of its fields.

[former_member288936]

I used the same transformation as described in the link I shared , in fact my real strcuture is very different I'm just trying to re-do the same example but it's not working.

What would you do if you were using the same transformation?

[matt]

I'd debug it and see how the transformation handles my data.

[former_member288936]

Nothing, I_DATA1 is still intial , no data

[former_member288936]

Dear community,

After debugging the program, I came across the things that were missing :

1 - if you plan to reproduce the same example giving by Praveen Singh, in the function module ZEXCEL_TO_ABAP,

* while loading the XML data you need to put 'c_shared_str_xml' variable instead of the variable 'c_sheet_xml'.

*while loading the sheet data you need to put 'c_sheet_xml' variable instead of the variable 'c_shared_str_xml'.

2 - When it comes to the XLST Transformation, it needs to have the same name of the internal table and its fields.

[former_member544763]

Hello Houriya MJADLI,

Could you solve your problem?