Interview questions for file handling in ABAP.

 1.What is file handling in ABAP.

* It is used to transfer the data from non-sap to sap and sap to sap.


2. What is Dataset and how you use it?

*The sequential files (on application server) are called datasets. 

* They are used for file handling in SAP.

* ABAP/4 provides three statements for handling files -

- The OPEN DATASET statement opens a file.

- The CLOSE DATASET statement closes a file.

- The DELETE DATASET statement deletes a file.

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