The function module "DATE_COMPUTE_DAY" will return the day by 1...7 when you input date. If the date have day:

• Monday : System will return value = 1
• Tuesday : System will return value = 2
• Wednesday : System will return value = 3
• Thursday : System will return value = 4
• Friday : System will return value = 5
• Saturday : System will return value = 6
• Sunday : System will return value = 7

Example

    CALL FUNCTION ’DATE_COMPUTE_DAY’
      EXPORTING
        date          = l_date1
      IMPORTING
        DAY           = l_day.   "Return Value  

When you want to upload PC file to internal table in ABAP/4, you can apply function module "WS_UPLOAD".

Example

  call function ’WS_UPLOAD’
       exporting
            filename                = lv_name
            filetype                = lv_type
       tables
            data_tab                = li_tab
       exceptions
            file_open_error         = 1
            file_read_error         = 2
            no_batch                = 3
            gui_refuse_filetransfer = 4
            others                  = 5.
  

When you want to download internal table to PC file in ABAP/4, you can apply function module "WS_DOWNLOAD".

Example

  CALL FUNCTION ’WS_DOWNLOAD’
       EXPORTING
            FILENAME                = LV_TEXT   "PC File Name and Location
            FILETYPE                = ’DAT’
       TABLES
            DATA_TAB                = I_MESG    "Internal Table
       EXCEPTIONS
            FILE_OPEN_ERROR         = 1
            FILE_WRITE_ERROR        = 2
            INVALID_FILESIZE        = 3
            INVALID_TYPE            = 4
            NO_BATCH                = 5
            UNKNOWN_ERROR           = 6
            INVALID_TABLE_WIDTH     = 7
            GUI_REFUSE_FILETRANSFER = 8
            CUSTOMER_ERROR          = 9
            OTHERS                  = 10.  

When you want to get name of day by using date in ABAP/4, you can apply function module "DATE_TO_DAY".

Example

*&---------------------------------------------------------------------*
*&      Form  get_name_of_day
*&---------------------------------------------------------------------*
FORM get_name_of_day USING    PAR_DATUM
                     CHANGING PAR_DAY_NAME.
  clear par_day_name.
  CALL FUNCTION ’DATE_TO_DAY’
    EXPORTING
      DATE          = par_datum
    IMPORTING
      WEEKDAY       = par_day_name
            .  

When you want to retrieve the data that record in long text on selected document for show in ABAP report, you can apply function module "READ_TEXT".

Example

        DATA: I_LINE   LIKE TLINE  OCCURS 0 WITH HEADER LINE.
        CALL FUNCTION ’READ_TEXT’
             EXPORTING
                  ID                      = ’Z002’
                  LANGUAGE                = SY-LANGU
                  NAME                    = LV_NAME
                  OBJECT                  = ’VBBK’
             TABLES
                  LINES                   = I_LINE    "Long text
             EXCEPTIONS
                  ID                      = 1
                  LANGUAGE                = 2
                  NAME                    = 3
                  NOT_FOUND               = 4
                  OBJECT                  = 5
                  REFERENCE_CHECK         = 6
                  WRONG_ACCESS_TO_ARCHIVE = 7
                  OTHERS                  = 8.  

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