SXPG_CALL_SYSTEM- Damage at OS Level any other alternate

[Former Member]

Hi Team,

I have requirement to archive files to encrypt the file I am using FM-SXPG_CALL_SYSTEM but I came to know that if we use it there will be a lot of damage at OS Level.Is there any other cleaner way to do the same.

Please help me.

Thanks and Regards,

Shakeer Hussain

[naveenvishal]

Hi Shakeer,

You better use FM 'SXPG_COMMAND_EXECUTE' instead of SXPG_CALL_SYSTEM.

Pl refer to following discussion for a reference:

http://scn.sap.com/thread/1779974

Hope this helps.

Regards,

Naveen

[SuhaSaha]

You better use FM 'SXPG_COMMAND_EXECUTE' instead of SXPG_CALL_SYSTEM.

I remember Sandra Rossi highlighting a few of them but don't think any of the differences stated that the latter would damage the OS while the former wouldn't. If you run a malicious system command both the FMs will give you the same end result.

@OP:

I came to know that if we use it there will be a lot of damage at OS Level.

Where do you get such information from? I have used external OS commands(non-malicious ones, of course) and none of them have given me any problem.

- Suhas