TRANSFER is a keyword used in SAP ABAP programming.This tutorial covers its introduction & syntax details.
TRANSFER
Basic form
TRANSFER f TO dsn.
Addition
… LENGTH len
Effect
Transfers the field f (usually a field string) to the sequential file specified in dsn (this may be a literal or a field).
Binary mode (addition IN BINARY MODE of the OPEN DATASET statement):
Write to the file in the length of field f .
Text mode (addition IN TEXT MODE of the OPEN DATASET statement):
Write a line.
If
the specified file is not open, TRANSFER attempts to open the file dsn
FOR OUTPUT ( IN BINARY MODE or using the further specifications of the
last OPEN command for this file). If this fails, a runtime error occurs.
Example
DATA REC(80).
TRANSFER REC TO ‘/usr/test’.
Notes
You can read sequential datasets with READ DATASET .
The
structure of file names depends very much on the operating system you
are using. You can access portable programs with the function module
GET_FILE_NAME . This returns the relevant physical name for a given
logical file name.
Addition
… LENGTH len
Effect
Transfers the length of the record to be output in the length len .