How to find out which driver files belong to a certain hardware device like a printer?

Question

ABAP Databases, oracle, MaxDB et al., are mostly RDBMS. Right now, I have a JSON structure that cannot be normalised and hence I want to store it as is. So, I want a MongoDB like Object store in ABAP.

What's the best way to achieve this? Is data cluster an option? Perhaps the only option?

Solution 1

you can see all file associated with Specific Driver in Driver File Details

• Open Device Manager window ( Go to RUN menu and type "devmgmt.msc")

• rigght Click on particular Device that you want and select Properties
  

• in Properties window Click on Driver Details button
  

  • in Driver Details Window You can see What files are associated with this Device Driver
    

Good Luck!

Solution 2

In my case the drivers for one of my network printers were located in system32\spool.

To find out, I opened the printer porperties in DeviceManager/PrintQueues/[14]

Comments

[vwegert]

It is one option. A simple LOB field would be another. You are certain you don't need database support when accessing the contents?

[lonelymo]

You are certain you don't need database support when accessing the contents? That's certainly necessary. CRUD operations should be possible on this JSON.

[lonelymo]

@vwegert: how about creating a DDIC table MANDT type MANDT JSON-IDENTIFYING-KEY1 type CHAR10 JSON-IDENTIFYING-KEY2 type CHAR10 JSON_STRING type STRING/XSTRING This way I can store the JSON in a normal DDIC table.

[Jagger]

What is your underlying database? If it supports json type natively then you can consider using ADBC.

[Suncatcher]

If CRUD operations are certainly necessary, then you should edit the question. As is and CRUD are contradictory statements. Though, dunno, what CRUD ops can you apply to JSON.

[lonelymo]

I cannot convert JSON to ABAP and vice versa. JSON object has to be stored as is.

[szako]

Data in cluster tables are stored as raw, if you must edit the JSON, you have to convert it to an editable format, that's why I wrote a technical approach.

[Suncatcher]

RAW format perfectly fits for as is, dunno why this answer was downvoted.