open dataset: FILTER how add a windows file access user and pw??

[Former Member]

Hello!

is it possible to access a windows network share with

open dataset <fileshare>

and pass the login Data with the FILTER attribute

Has someone tried this already??

can you show me how this work?

FILTER <windowsuser> <passwort> ?!??!

[alejandro_bindi]

I don't think so, the FILTER addition is for working with OS pipes, not for sending authentication data.

Besides, the OPEN DATASET command is for accessing files, not directories.

Regards

[Former Member]

i want to access a file on a network share...

but the problem i have is the accessibility due to windows rights management. And i don't know which windows user needs the read/write access.

Thats why i try to find a user with the necessary rights and pass them (if possible) to the open dataset command.

[Clemenss]

Hi Thomas,

the file access will be done by SAP server, so the user is SAPADM (I think). This is a question you may discuss with your BASIS people. A hint may be that the same rights are needed as for releasing transport requests (because then transport data are written to a file).

The pipe idea is OK but you can't fool the operating system about the user...

Regards,

Clemens