Downloading file from Application Sever

Hi Gurus,

I have a requirement in which I have to execute my program once in every 15 minutes which will check if there are any files present in application server. Is so I have to retreive the files to SAP from Application server.

Now I have couple of issues in doing so.

1. How to find the number of files present in that directory?

2. How to retreive more than 1 file at a time from the directory.

Its bit urgent.

Cheers,

Naveen

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