Rename or Copy files in Application Server

[Former Member]

Hi all you experts!

I need to create a program that Copy or Rename a file in Application Server. For instance I have file A.ext_00 and I want to copy/rename it to A.ext (with out _00).

Does any of you have done that before? Sample code will be really appreciate it. Thank you in advance.

[Former Member]

you can import the file with OPEN DATA SET and create a new file with other name and them delete the old file.

[Former Member]

http://sap.ittoolbox.com/groups/technical-functional/sap-dev/renaming-a-file-on-application-server-6...

[Former Member]

hi ,

there is not command to rename the file in application server.

but you can read the file..

* Open external file
OPEN DATASET NYFIL FOR INPUT IN TEXT MODE.

* Read file into internal table
  DO.
    READ DATASET NYFIL INTO ITAB.
    APPEND ITAB.
    IF SY-SUBRC <> 0.
      EXIT.
    ENDIF.
  ENDDO.

* Close file
CLOSE DATASET NYFIL.

and keep in internal table..

and delete the application file..

* Delete file from host
    delete dataset hostfile.             

and again insert the application file with new name..

OPEN DATASET p_fname FOR OUTPUT in text mode.

 loop at itab.

   transfer itab.

 endloop.

CLOSE DATASET p_fname.

regards,

Prabhudas

[Former Member]

Thank you guys for your suggestions. Special thanks to J@Y, the links you shared me helped me to find Function Module STRALAN_COPY_FILES.

Here is the code I used to copy files in Application Server. I needed to rename files, since there is not a native way to do it I first created a copy of the file and then deleted the original file using 'DELETE DATASET'.

      CALL FUNCTION 'STRALAN_COPY_FILES'
          EXPORTING
            iv_source_file = l_source_f
            iv_source_directory = l_source_d
            iv_target_file = l_target_f
            iv_target_directory = l_target_d
*           IV_OVERWRITE_MODE = ' '
*           IMPORTING
*           EV_FILE_SIZE =
          EXCEPTIONS
            open_input_file_failed = 1
            open_output_file_failed = 2
            read_block_failed = 3
            write_block_failed = 4
            close_output_file_failed = 5
            invalid_file_size = 6
            invalid_input_file_size = 7
            others = 8.

      DELETE DATASET l_original_file. 

Thank you so much for your help.