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PDF Viewer

Former Member — Sat, 12 Nov 2005 09:44:51 GMT

Hi,

Is there any way to use the PDF Document viewer inside SAP. Which can replace sapscript or smart forms??

Re: PDF Viewer

furlan — Sat, 12 Nov 2005 10:27:15 GMT

Bala,

There is no way to generate PDF inside SAP. What I know is gereate PDF from spool. So to generate spool you stil need sapscrip, smart forms, simple report or ALV.

Regards!

Furlan

Re: PDF Viewer

athavanraja — Sat, 12 Nov 2005 10:31:24 GMT

Is there any way to use the PDF Document viewer inside SAP

do you mean a viewer to view PDF forms within SAPGUI?

if yes , yes this can be done.

check out the class

cl_gui_pdfviewer

and the demo program

SAP_PDF_VIEWER_DEMO

you could also simply use the HTML viewer control to view the PDF documents.

Regards

Raja

Message was edited by: Durairaj Athavan Raja

Re: PDF Viewer

Former Member — Sat, 12 Nov 2005 11:27:03 GMT

Hi Bala,

You can open Sap Script in PDF viewr directly.Follow the below steps to do it.

1) First you call function module open_form

*-Setting print parameters

dt_options-tdimmed = 'X'.

dt_options-tddest = 'DEST'.

dt_options-tdnewid = 'X'.

dt_options-tdnoprev = 'X'.

dt_options-tdpreview = ' '.

dt_options-tdcopies = 1.

dt_options-tdprogram = sy-repid.

CALL FUNCTION 'OPEN_FORM'

EXPORTING

application = 'TX'
ARCHIVE_INDEX =
ARCHIVE_PARAMS =

device = 'PRINTER'

dialog = ' '

form = 'FI_APP_COMM'

language = sy-langu

options = dt_options

MAIL_SENDER =
MAIL_RECIPIENT =
MAIL_APPL_OBJECT =
RAW_DATA_INTERFACE = '*'

IMPORTING

LANGUAGE =
NEW_ARCHIVE_PARAMS =

result = dt_itcpp

EXCEPTIONS

canceled = 1

device = 2

form = 3

options = 4

unclosed = 5

mail_options = 6

archive_error = 7

invalid_fax_number = 8

more_params_needed_in_batch = 9

OTHERS = 10.

IF sy-subrc <> 0.

MESSAGE ID SY-MSGID TYPE SY-MSGTY NUMBER SY-MSGNO
WITH SY-MSGV1 SY-MSGV2 SY-MSGV3 SY-MSGV4.

ENDIF.

2) After that call write form depending on your requirement.

3)Then call Close form passing dt_itcpp

*--Close form

CALL FUNCTION 'CLOSE_FORM'

IMPORTING

result = dt_itcpp

RDI_RESULT =
TABLES
OTFDATA =

EXCEPTIONS

unopened = 1

bad_pageformat_for_print = 2

send_error = 3

OTHERS = 4

IF sy-subrc <> 0.

MESSAGE ID SY-MSGID TYPE SY-MSGTY NUMBER SY-MSGNO
WITH SY-MSGV1 SY-MSGV2 SY-MSGV3 SY-MSGV4.

ENDIF.

4)*--Convert Script spool to PDF

DATA:dl_sppolid LIKE tsp01-rqident.

dl_sppolid = dt_itcpp-tdspoolid.

5) Call function module

CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERT_OTFSPOOLJOB_2_PDF'

EXPORTING

src_spoolid = dl_sppolid

no_dialog = 'X'

IMPORTING

pdf_bytecount = numbytes

TABLES

pdf = dg_pdf_script

EXCEPTIONS

err_no_otf_spooljob = 1

err_no_spooljob = 2

err_no_permission = 3

err_conv_not_possible = 4

err_bad_dstdevice = 5

user_cancelled = 6

err_spoolerror = 7

err_temseerror = 8

err_btcjob_open_failed = 9

err_btcjob_submit_failed = 10

err_btcjob_close_failed = 11

OTHERS = 12.

IF sy-subrc <> 0.

MESSAGE ID SY-MSGID TYPE SY-MSGTY NUMBER SY-MSGNO
WITH SY-MSGV1 SY-MSGV2 SY-MSGV3 SY-MSGV4.

ENDIF.

This will open scrpt in PDF viewer.Hope this will help you.

Thanks & REgards,

Siri.

Message was edited by: Srilatha T

Re: PDF Viewer

suresh_datti — Mon, 28 Nov 2005 14:52:09 GMT

Hi Bala,

PL use the function module 'HR_IT_DISPLAY_WITH_PDF'.

Regards,

Suresh Datti

Re: PDF Viewer

markus_meisl — Wed, 30 Nov 2005 07:49:39 GMT

Hi Bala,

there is one other new way to generate PDFs in SAP.

SAP NetWeaver '04 contains a forms solution called Interactive Forms, which can also be used for print forms and is based on Adobe technology. Read more about it at http://sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/adobeforms.

Regards,

Markus Meisl

SAP NetWeaver Product Management

Re: PDF Viewer

Former Member — Fri, 18 May 2007 21:57:05 GMT

> Is there any way to use the PDF Document viewer

> inside SAP

> do you mean a viewer to view PDF forms within

> SAPGUI?

> if yes , yes this can be done.

> check out the class

> cl_gui_pdfviewer

> and the demo program

> SAP_PDF_VIEWER_DEMO

> you could also simply use the HTML viewer control to

> view the PDF documents.

> Regards

> Raja

> Message was edited by: Durairaj Athavan Raja

Thanks so much, I was having trouble opening a PDF from a custom container within a dynpro screen using SAPGUI, and the method OPEN DOCUMENT in class cl_gui_pdfviewer worked great. Thanks again!

Rebecca Levings

FL Dept of Revenue