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Need to extract only file name from path.........

Former Member

‎12-25-2007 1:34 AM

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Hi All,

I have a parameter.This calls the function

"CALL FUNCTION 'F4_FILENAME' to get the file from C drive.

After selecting the file the path is displayed in the Parameter field.

My problem is I need to extract only file name from the path.Please advice.

Example : Prameter id C:\folder\file.xls

I shd extract only file.xls from the path.Please advice.

2 REPLIES 2

Former Member

‎12-25-2007 1:41 AM

Hi,

Use the below logic:

data: begin of itab,

val type char20,

end of itab.

SPLIT l_f_path AT '\' INTO TABLE itab.

The last record of the internal table holds the file name.

describe table itab lines l_f_lines.

read itab index l_f_lines.

l_f_filaname = itab-val.

Hope this helps u.

Former Member

‎12-25-2007 1:43 AM

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Hi,

Please find this following article is helpful or not.

http://sap.ittoolbox.com/groups/technical-functional/sap-dev/f4-function-for-directory-902891

Thanks

Koffer

Edited by: Koffer Shen on Dec 25, 2007 9:43 AM