OPEN DATASET for CSV files

[Former Member]

Hi all!

I'm using OPEN DATASET to read CSV files (created using Excel 2007), that contain multiple lines, the problem is when I use READ DATASET it transfers the hole content of the CSV file into the variable instead of transfering line by line.

The source code is the following:

data: lv_lines type string.

open dataset x_file for input
  in text mode
  encoding default.
if sy-subrc eq 0.
  do.
    clear lv_lines.
    read dataset x_file into lv_lines.
    if sy-subrc eq 0.
      append lv_lines to y_outtab.
    else.
      exit.
    endif.
  enddo.
else.
  message e001(ztim_fi)
    with x_file
    raising general_fault.
endif.

close dataset x_file.

Can anyone help me with this?

Kind regards,

Mário Espinheira

[Former Member]

Hello,

I hope y outtab is the internal table you are using.

If not append to an internal table.

Try this

data: lv_lines type string.

open dataset x_file for input

in text mode

encoding default.

if sy-subrc eq 0.

do.

clear lv_lines.

read dataset x_file into lv_lines.

if sy-subrc eq 0.

append lv_lines to t_outtab. // t_outtab is internal table

else.

exit.

endif.

enddo.

else.

message e001(ztim_fi)

with x_file

raising general_fault.

endif.

close dataset x_file.

Hope this helps.

Regards,

pallavi

[Former Member]

Hi

It depends on how that file was created, u make sure the sign of end of record is set at the end of every line

Max

[Former Member]

That's what I think, because if I create the file using Notepad it works fine. When I use the Excel generated files it doesn't work.

By the way, Y_OUTTAB is an Internal Table of type String.

Regards,

Mário Espinheira

[Sandra_Rossi]

Determine what is the end of line character, and you may indicate it in the OPEN DATASET statement (check [abap doc for open dataset end of line character|http://help.sap.com/abapdocu_70/en/ABAPOPEN_DATASET_LINEFEED.htm])

[Former Member]

Hello!

I've already tried all four possibilities and none of them worked.

Regards,

Mário Espinheira

[Former Member]

Hi Mario,

use this link

Hope this will help you to solve your problem.

Regards,

Vijay

[Sandra_Rossi]

could you tell us what end of line character it is? did you determine it?

[Former Member]

Hi!

In debug, when I see the content of LV_LINES (that has all the data in the file) the Linefeed is #.

Regards,

Mário Espinheira

[Sandra_Rossi]

1. is usually the replacement character when the character cannot be displayed. Could you switch to hexadecimal view and tell us the code?