FM to get file path (windows)

[Former Member]

Hi abapers!

Greetings from Brazil!

Please I need your wisdom, I am having a big problem to find a function to take the file address(folder) in a browse. But I need to select the folder not the file like happens in WS_FILENAME_GET function for example. Do you guys have any idea??

Thanks for your help.

[Former Member]

Does'nt it return the absolute file name with the directory. In anycase, you can use CL_GUI_FRONTEND_SERVICES=>DIRECTORY_BROWSE

Albert

[Former Member]

Hi,

Here is the example code

SELECTION-SCREEN: BEGIN OF BLOCK b2 WITH FRAME.
PARAMETERS : p_file LIKE rlgrap-filename OBLIGATORY.
SELECTION-SCREEN: END OF BLOCK b2.

*Select the file from the Local system
AT SELECTION-SCREEN ON VALUE-REQUEST FOR p_file.
  DATA: directory TYPE string,
        filetable TYPE filetable,
        line      TYPE LINE OF filetable,
        rc        TYPE i.
  CALL METHOD cl_gui_frontend_services=>get_temp_directory
    CHANGING
      temp_dir = directory.
  CALL METHOD cl_gui_frontend_services=>file_open_dialog
    EXPORTING
      window_title      = 'SELECT THE FILE'
      initial_directory = directory
      file_filter       = '*.XLS'
      multiselection    = ' '
    CHANGING
      file_table        = filetable
      rc                = rc.
  IF rc = 1.
    READ TABLE filetable INDEX 1 INTO line.
    p_file = line-filename.
  ENDIF.

Regards,

Satish