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*& Chapter 26: Transferring data to a file

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REPORT CHAP2601.
* Data declarations for later use
PARAMETERS FILENAME(128) DEFAULT '/usr/tmp/testfile.dat'
LOWER CASE.
TABLES CUSTOMERS.
DATA MSG_TEXT(50).
* Get data for file transfer
DATA ALL_CUSTOMERS LIKE CUSTOMERS OCCURS 100
WITH HEADER LINE.
SELECT * FROM CUSTOMERS INTO TABLE ALL_CUSTOMERS.
SORT ALL_CUSTOMERS BY CITY.
LOOP AT ALL_CUSTOMERS.
WRITE: / ALL_CUSTOMERS-CITY,
ALL_CUSTOMERS-NAME.
ENDLOOP.
* Opening the File
OPEN DATASET FILENAME FOR OUTPUT IN TEXT MODE
MESSAGE MSG_TEXT.
IF SY-SUBRC NE 0.
WRITE: 'File cannot be opened. Reason:', MSG_TEXT.
EXIT.
ENDIF.
* Transferring Data
LOOP AT ALL_CUSTOMERS.
TRANSFER ALL_CUSTOMERS-NAME TO FILENAME.
ENDLOOP.
* Closing the File
CLOSE DATASET FILENAME.
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*& Chapter 26: Reading data from a file
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REPORT CHAP2602.
* Data declarations for later use
TABLES CUSTOMERS.
PARAMETERS FILENAME(128) DEFAULT '/usr/tmp/testfile.dat'
LOWER CASE.
DATA: MSG_TEXT(50),
ALL_CUSTOMER_NAMES LIKE CUSTOMERS-NAME OCCURS 100
WITH HEADER LINE.
* Opening the File
OPEN DATASET FILENAME FOR INPUT IN TEXT MODE
MESSAGE MSG_TEXT.
IF SY-SUBRC NE 0.
WRITE: 'File cannot be opened. Reason:', MSG_TEXT.
EXIT.
ENDIF.
* Reading Data
DO.
READ DATASET FILENAME INTO ALL_CUSTOMER_NAMES.
IF SY-SUBRC NE 0.
EXIT.
ENDIF.
APPEND ALL_CUSTOMER_NAMES.
ENDDO.
* Closing the file
CLOSE DATASET FILENAME.
* Display the result
LOOP AT ALL_CUSTOMER_NAMES.
WRITE / ALL_CUSTOMER_NAMES.
ENDLOOP.