PCFILE SAP (Components of a PC file name as structure) Structure details
Description: Components of a PC file name as structure
Structure field list including key, data, relationships and ABAP select examples
PCFILE is a standard SAP Structure so does not store data like a database table does. It can be used to define the fields of other actual tables or to process "Components of a PC file name as structure" Information within sap ABAP programs.
This is done by declaring abap internal tables, work areas or database tables based on this Structure. These can then be used to store and process the required data appropriately.
i.e. DATA: wa_PCFILE TYPE PCFILE.
The PCFILE table consists of various fields, each holding specific information or linking keys about Components of a PC file name as structure data available in SAP. These include PATH (PC path name), FNAME_E (PC file name with extension), FNAME (PC file name without extension), FEXT (Extension of a PC file name).. See below for full list along with technical details, documentation, text table, check tables, foreign key relationships, conversion routines, relevant tcodes and example ABAP select code etc. .
Delivery Class:Display/Maintenance via tcode SM30: Display/Maintenance Allowed but with Restrictions
SAP enhancement categories: Can be enhanced (character-type)
SAP PCFILE structure fields - Full list of fields found in SAP data dictionary
| Field | Description | Data Element | Data Type | length (Dec) | Check table | Conversion Routine | Domain Name | MemoryID | SHLP |
| DRIVE | Specification of PC disc drive (without colon) | PC_DRIVE | CHAR | 1 | PC_DRIVE | PCD | |||
| PATH | PC path name | PC_PATH | CHAR | 66 | PC_PATH | PCP | |||
| FNAME_E | PC file name with extension | PC_FNAME_E | CHAR | 12 | PC_FNAME_E | PCF | |||
| FNAME | PC file name without extension | PC_FNAME | CHAR | 8 | PC_FNAME | PCN | |||
| FEXT | Extension of a PC file name | PC_FEXT | CHAR | 3 | PC_FEXT | PCE | |||
| PATH_S | PC path name in short form for popups | PC_PATH_S | CHAR | 50 | PC_PATH_S | PCP |
| Key field | Non-key field |
How do I retrieve data from SAP structure PCFILE using ABAP code?
As PCFILE is a database structure and not a table it does not store any data in the SAP data dictionary. The ABAP SELECT statement is therefore not appropriate and can not be performed on PCFILE as there is no data to select.How to access SAP table PCFILE
Within an ECC or HANA version of SAP you can also view further information about PCFILE and the data within it using relevant transactions such asSE11 (ABAP Dictionary Maintenance)
SM30 (Maintain Table Data)
SE80 (Object Navigator)
SE16 (Data Browser).
Search for further information about these or an SAP related objects