ABAP OPEN DATASET SHORTREF Statement syntax, information and example SAP source code

OPEN DATASET

ABAP_LONG_REF


What does it do? Opens the file specified in dset on the application server .

ABAP_ADDITIONS
FOR { INPUT | OUTPUT | APPENDING | UPDATE }
Opens the file for reading, writing, appending, or changing.

IN [LEGACY] { BINARY | TEXT } MODE

Opens the file in normal binary or text mode, or in legacy binary or text mode.

ENCODING {DEFAULT|UTF-8|NON-UNICODE}

Determines in which character representation the content of the file is handled:

DEFAULT -
UTF -8 in Unicode systems ; no conversion in non-Unicode systems.

UTF-8 -
UTF -8 .

NON-UNICODE - Code page in accordance with the non-Unicode
text environment in Unicode systems; no conversion in non-Unicode systems.

WITH {NATIVE|SMART|UNIX|WINDOWS} LINEFEED
Determines the end-of-line selection for text files.

SKIPPING|WITH BYTE-ORDER MARK
Controls handling of byte order mark in UTF-8 text files.

{BIG|LITTLE} ENDIAN
Determines in which byte order numerical data objects in the file are handled.

CODE PAGE cp
Specifies that character-like data objects in the file are handled in accordance with the code page specified in cp .

AT POSITION pos
Sets the file pointer to the position specified in pos .

TYPE attr
Either sets operating-system-specific parameters for the file or controls the end-of-line selection for a text file.

FILTER opcom
Transfers a statement to the operating system.

MESSAGE msg
If an error occurs, this returns the corresponding operating system message in msg .

IGNORING CONVERSION ERRORS

Suppresses an exception if a conversion error occurs.

REPLACEMENT CHARACTER rc

Specifies in rc a replacement character for non-convertible characters. If nothing is specified, "#" is used.