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GR_XMESS SAP ABAP Report - Demonstration of Query, Download, and Execute







GR_XMESS is a standard Executable ABAP Report available within your SAP system (depending on your version and release level). Below is the basic information available for this SAP report including which OBJECTS it interacts with such as TABLES, FUNCTION MODULES, INCLUDES ETC. Also check out the submitted Comments related to this SAP report or see any standard documentation available.

If you would like to execute this report or see the full code listing simply enter GR_XMESS into the relevant SAP transactions such as SE38 or SE80


ABAP code to call this SAP report using the submit statement

This report can be called from another progam/report simply by using the ABAP SUBMIT statement, see below for example ABAP code snipts of how to do this.






SUBMIT GR_XMESS. "Basic submit
SUBMIT GR_XMESS AND RETURN. "Return to original report after report execution complete
SUBMIT GR_XMESS VIA SELECTION-SCREEN. "Display selection screen of submitted report to user
    See more syntax options for the ABAP SUBMIT statement


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Title: Demonstration of Query, Download, and Execute
Text Symbol: 001 = Front-end software must be Windows, Unix or OS/2


INCLUDES used within this REPORT GR_XMESS

No INCLUDES are used within this REPORT code!


TABLES used within REPORT and the associated SELECT statement:





No SAP DATABASE tables are accessed within this REPORT code!


Function Modules used within report and the associated call statement:

WS_QUERY CALL FUNCTION 'WS_QUERY' EXPORTING QUERY = 'WS' IMPORTING RETURN = WINSYS.

WS_DOWNLOAD CALL FUNCTION 'WS_DOWNLOAD' EXPORTING FILENAME = 'mess.dat'

WS_EXECUTE CALL FUNCTION 'WS_EXECUTE' EXPORTING INFORM = 'X' PROGRAM = '/usr/local/bin/xmessage' COMMANDLINE = '-file mess.dat'.

WS_DOWNLOAD CALL FUNCTION 'WS_DOWNLOAD' EXPORTING FILENAME = 'C:\MESS.DAT'

WS_EXECUTE CALL FUNCTION 'WS_EXECUTE' EXPORTING INFORM = 'X' PROGRAM = 'E' COMMANDLINE = 'C:\MESS.DAT'.

WS_DOWNLOAD CALL FUNCTION 'WS_DOWNLOAD' EXPORTING FILENAME = 'C:\MESS.DAT'

WS_EXECUTE CALL FUNCTION 'WS_EXECUTE' EXPORTING INFORM = 'X' PROGRAM = 'NOTEPAD' COMMANDLINE = 'C:\MESS.DAT'.

WS_QUERY CALL FUNCTION 'WS_QUERY' EXPORTING QUERY = 'CD' IMPORTING RETURN = CD.

WS_DOWNLOAD CALL FUNCTION 'WS_DOWNLOAD' EXPORTING FILENAME = PATH FILETYPE = 'ASC' TABLES DATA_TAB = MTAB.

WS_EXECUTE CALL FUNCTION 'WS_EXECUTE' EXPORTING PROGRAM = 'ttxt' COMMANDLINE = PATH OSMAC_CREATOR = 'X' OSMAC_SCRIPT = 'X'.



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The contribute/comments section below therefore offer's an opportunity for anyone to add additional information. This can be anything from useful hints, tips and screen shots to relevant SAP notes or anything else you feel is relevant to this report.

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