how to call exe and get returned values ?

[Former Member]

I wanna call pc exe from abap, after calling can i get results from exe ?

[Former Member]

Go SM69, click create. Enter a command name 'ZZMYEXE', enter the path and the exe file name in operating system command field. You can call this exe from ABAP using SXPG_COMMAND_EXECUTE.

Please note that the exe has to exist on the server not on your PC or at least your PC (with fixed network address) should be accessable from server.

[Former Member]

Hi,

check this:

http://www.saptechies.com/ws_execute-to-called-external-program/

Use GUI_RUN instead of WS_EXECUTE.

Regards,

Subramanian

[venkat_o]

Hi, Try this way.

REPORT ZTEST_NOTEPAD.
CALL METHOD CL_GUI_FRONTEND_SERVICES=>EXECUTE
  EXPORTING
    APPLICATION            = 'C:\Program Files\Easy GIF Animator\gifan.exe'
  EXCEPTIONS
    CNTL_ERROR             = 1
    ERROR_NO_GUI           = 2
    BAD_PARAMETER          = 3
    FILE_NOT_FOUND         = 4
    PATH_NOT_FOUND         = 5
    FILE_EXTENSION_UNKNOWN = 6
    ERROR_EXECUTE_FAILED   = 7
    SYNCHRONOUS_FAILED     = 8
    NOT_SUPPORTED_BY_GUI   = 9
    OTHERS                 = 10.
IF SY-SUBRC <> 0.
  MESSAGE ID SY-MSGID TYPE SY-MSGTY NUMBER SY-MSGNO
             WITH SY-MSGV1 SY-MSGV2 SY-MSGV3 SY-MSGV4.
ENDIF.

Thanks Venkat.O

[Former Member]

thanks your responses . but i dont want operating system messages. I wanna see that for example ..

i am calling dos command dir ..

result lists all of content of directory ..

like this .. i wanna execute a pc exe and i wanna take result from exe .. can u help me ?

[Former Member]

Hi,

for dos DIR you can use:

  DATA: COUNT TYPE I.
*
  DATA: WA_TAB_FILE   TYPE          FILE_INFO,
        TAB_FILE      TYPE TABLE OF FILE_INFO.
*
  CALL METHOD CL_GUI_FRONTEND_SERVICES=>DIRECTORY_LIST_FILES
    EXPORTING
      DIRECTORY  = 'C:\'
      FILTER     = '*'
    CHANGING
      FILE_TABLE = TAB_FILE
      COUNT      = COUNT.
*
  write: / 'count of files:', count.
*
  LOOP AT TAB_FILE INTO WA_TAB_FILE.
*
    WRITE: / WA_TAB_FILE-FILENAME(40),
             WA_TAB_FILE-FILELENGTH,
             WA_TAB_FILE-CREATEDATE,
             WA_TAB_FILE-ISDIR.
*
  ENDLOOP.

in CL_GUI_FRONTEND_SERVICES=>DIRECTORY_LIST_FILES there are more posibilities.

If you have another EXE on PC. Put the output of EXE in an FILE and read thie file via CL_GUI_FRONTEND_SERVICES.

Regards, Dieter