internal table to xml-file using simple transformation

[Former Member]

Hi there!

I need to save an internal table as xml-file on desktop.

I tried to do this by using call transformation. I wrote the transformation as following below.

But unfortunately, when I test my programm, I get a runtime error and the error message:

"The goal was to access the variable "ROOT".However,this access was not possible."

Exception was triggered in line:

Hope to hear/read from you soon!

Johann

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Johann Just

[Former Member]

Hi,

Go through the links,

Regards,

Azaz Ali.

[Former Member]

Hi Azaz!

thanks for answering so quickly, unfortunately the threads you referred to are not really helping, because i do not have any problems with saving the xml-file, but the transformation which is called by CALL TRANSACTION is not working(see code of transformation above).

Can you explain to me why?

I insert the program which should use the ST here for better understanding....

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*& Report Z_CONVERT_TO_XML

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REPORT z_convert_to_xml.

DATA: xml_out TYPE string .

DATA : wa_itab TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF zuploadtxt

WITH HEADER LINE.

DATA: l_xml_table TYPE TABLE OF zuploadtxt.

CALL FUNCTION 'GUI_UPLOAD'

EXPORTING

filename = 'C:\MELD_ZRST.txt'

filetype = 'ASC'

has_field_separator = 'X'

replacement = '#'

TABLES

data_tab = wa_itab

EXCEPTIONS

file_open_error = 1

file_read_error = 2

no_batch = 3

gui_refuse_filetransfer = 4

invalid_type = 5

no_authority = 6

unknown_error = 7

bad_data_format = 8

header_not_allowed = 9

separator_not_allowed = 10

header_too_long = 11

unknown_dp_error = 12

access_denied = 13

dp_out_of_memory = 14

disk_full = 15

dp_timeout = 16

OTHERS = 17.

IF sy-subrc <> 0.

MESSAGE ID sy-msgid TYPE sy-msgty NUMBER sy-msgno

WITH sy-msgv1 sy-msgv2 sy-msgv3 sy-msgv4.

ENDIF.

CALL TRANSFORMATION zz_joerns

SOURCE root = wa_itab

RESULT XML xml_out.

APPEND xml_out TO l_xml_table.

CALL METHOD cl_gui_frontend_services=>gui_download

EXPORTING

filename = 'c:\temp\XMLTRY.xml'

filetype = 'BIN'

CHANGING

data_tab = l_xml_table.

IF sy-subrc <> 0.

MESSAGE ID sy-msgid TYPE sy-msgty NUMBER sy-msgno

WITH sy-msgv1 sy-msgv2 sy-msgv3 sy-msgv4.

ENDIF.

[Former Member]

Hi Johann,

Use the function module <b>SAP_CONVERT_TO_XLS_FORMAT</b> to download the internal table to an excel file

Look at this example:

PARAMETERS: p_file LIKE rlgrap-filename DEFAULT 'c:\tmp\test.xls'.

DATA: t100_Lines TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF t001 WITH DEFAULT KEY.

SELECT * FROM t001 INTO TABLE t100_Lines.

CALL FUNCTION 'SAP_CONVERT_TO_XLS_FORMAT'

EXPORTING

i_filename = p_file

TABLES

i_tab_sap_data = t100_Lines.

Reward Points.

[Former Member]

Hi!

I donot have a problem saving the internal table as a xml-file, can be done easily using the CL_XML_DOCUMENT class. But I want to learn more about simple transformations...

Anyhow, thanks

[athavanraja]

check out this excellent weblog series on ST

/people/tobias.trapp/blog/2005/05/04/xml-processing-in-abap-part-1

/people/tobias.trapp/blog/2005/05/17/xml-processing-in-abap-part-2

/people/tobias.trapp/blog/2005/05/20/xml-processing-in-abap-part-3

/people/tobias.trapp/blog/2005/05/27/xml-processing-in-abap-part-4

/people/tobias.trapp/blog/2005/06/15/xml-processing-in-abap--part-5

/people/tobias.trapp/blog/2005/12/08/xml-processing-in-abap--part-6

Raja

[Former Member]

did it myself