SAP TRANSFER_TEXT Function Module for Text Conversion: Read/Write Text From GUI File and Convert

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TRANSFER_TEXT is a standard transfer text SAP function module available within SAP R/3 or S/4 Hana systems, depending on your version and release level. It is used for Text Conversion: Read/Write Text From GUI File and Convert processing and below is the pattern details for this FM, showing its interface including any import and export parameters, exceptions etc. there is also a full "cut and paste" ABAP pattern code example, along with implementation ABAP coding, documentation and contribution comments specific to this or related objects.

See here to view full function module documentation and code listing for transfer text FM, simply by entering the name TRANSFER_TEXT into the relevant SAP transaction such as SE37 or SE38.

Function Group: STXK
Program Name: SAPLSTXK
Main Program: SAPLSTXK
Appliation area: S
Release date: 12-Jan-2001
Mode(Normal, Remote etc): Normal Function Module
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Function TRANSFER_TEXT pattern details

In-order to call this FM within your sap programs, simply using the below ABAP pattern details to trigger the function call...or see the full ABAP code listing at the end of this article. You can simply cut and paste this code into your ABAP progrom as it is, including variable declarations.

CALL FUNCTION 'TRANSFER_TEXT'"Text Conversion: Read/Write Text From GUI File and Convert
  EXPORTING
*  CHFORMAT = 'X' "Style and form changes allowed? ' ' or 'X'
*  HEADER = ' ' "Text Header of Original Text
*  DIRECTION = ' ' "'IMPORT' (<--) or 'EXPORT' (-->)

 IMPORTING
   NEWHEADER =  "Text header of resulting text

TABLES
   TABLE_EXP =  "Table to be exported
   TABLE_IMP =  "Table with import result

EXCEPTIONS
   CANCELLED = 1 

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IMPORTING Parameters details for TRANSFER_TEXT

CHFORMAT - Style and form changes allowed? ' ' or 'X'

Data type: TDBOOL
Default: 'X'
Optional: Yes
Call by Reference: No ( called with pass by value option)

HEADER - Text Header of Original Text

Data type: THEAD
Default: SPACE
Optional: Yes
Call by Reference: No ( called with pass by value option)

DIRECTION - 'IMPORT' (<--) or 'EXPORT' (-->)

Data type: C
Default: SPACE
Optional: Yes
Call by Reference: No ( called with pass by value option)

EXPORTING Parameters details for TRANSFER_TEXT

NEWHEADER - Text header of resulting text

Data type: THEAD
Optional: No
Call by Reference: No ( called with pass by value option)

TABLES Parameters details for TRANSFER_TEXT

TABLE_EXP - Table to be exported

Data type: TLINE
Optional: No
Call by Reference: No ( called with pass by value option)

TABLE_IMP - Table with import result

Data type: TLINE
Optional: No
Call by Reference: No ( called with pass by value option)

EXCEPTIONS details

CANCELLED - Transmission canceled by user

Data type:
Optional: No
Call by Reference: No ( called with pass by value option)

Copy and paste ABAP code example for TRANSFER_TEXT Function Module

The ABAP code below is a full code listing to execute function module POPUP_TO_CONFIRM including all data declarations. The code uses the original data declarations rather than the latest in-line data DECLARATION SYNTAX but I have included an ABAP code snippet at the end to show how declarations would look using the newer method of declaring data variables on the fly. This will allow you to compare and fully understand the new inline method. Please note some of the newer syntax such as the @DATA is not available until a later 4.70 service pack (SP8), which i why i have stuck to the origianl for this example.

ABAP code using 7.40 inline data declarations to call FM TRANSFER_TEXT

The below ABAP code uses the newer in-line data declarations. This allows you to see the coding differences/benefits of the later inline syntax. Please note some of the newer syntax below, such as the @DATA is not available until 4.70 EHP 8.

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