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Convert TIF Binary data to PDF Binary data

Former Member — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 02:34:15 GMT

Hi All,

I have uploaded TIF file into table in system in Binary format.

I need to create a spool from this Binary data, the spool should open in TIF format or PDF format.

Can you help me in doing this.

As I knw how to convert PDF to Spool, it would be even helpful, if you tell me how to convert TIF binary data into PDF binay data.

Thanks in advance.

Abhay

Re: Convert TIF Binary data to PDF Binary data

Sandra_Rossi — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 20:10:17 GMT

TIFF has to be uploaded using SE78, then you may embed it in sapscript (or smart form) and print the form -> a spool is generated in OTF format that you may convert easily to PDF (as you know)

Re: Convert TIF Binary data to PDF Binary data

Former Member — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 22:16:09 GMT

Hi Sandra,

Thanks for the reply.

But my process, is that the tif file will be attached as attachment to transaction.

I need to read the transaction (which I am geting it) and create a spool.

Can you help me in this?

Thanks,

Abhay

Re: Convert TIF Binary data to PDF Binary data

OttoGold — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 12:11:00 GMT

Then you should ask how to load the file. The file is probably stored in GOS? CS? DMS? Ask somebody who can tell you how your source picture is stored and then you will understand how to load it. Otto

Re: Convert TIF Binary data to PDF Binary data

Sandra_Rossi — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 13:17:24 GMT

As Otto said, you have to get the TIF file (from GOS or whatever).

Then you write the file to presentation server (if run in dialog) or application server (if run in background) and upload it via RSTXLDMC program to SE78 (the image will be stored as an ITF text with HEX...ENDHEX statements). Then you print the image using , and print this ITF text using READ_TEXT and PRINT_TEXT (or you may include it in any sapscript or smart form). Note that this works only with TIF files which must have compression "none" or "packbits".

Re: Convert TIF Binary data to PDF Binary data

Former Member — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 14:29:33 GMT

Hi Sandra,

My requirement is as given below:

1. Tif file is attached as document for transaction CRMD_ORDER in CRM.

2. Read the tif file (I am doing this using standard functionality.)

3. When I read this data, I am getting the data in Binay Format.

4. Now I need to create a spool for this Binary format (Tif) without printing it.

Could you please help me in this.

Thanks.

Abhay

Re: Convert TIF Binary data to PDF Binary data

OttoGold — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 14:37:14 GMT

Maybe Sandra can help you with the other options, I can tell you about the Adobe form:

- create a form (two clicks away)

- place the image field on the form

- create a printing program (95% can be copied from any demo program for Adobe form)

- pass your image data into the form (you need XSTRING data here)

- get your PDF file with the image

It would take me like 5 minutes including loggin into the system to create such thing. The only concern I have is whether you have ADS installed or not. If not, you would have to find a basis guy to install it for you.

Regards Otto

Re: Convert TIF Binary data to PDF Binary data

OttoGold — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 14:39:26 GMT

By the way... I wonder why did you post 39 posts and have never got a single SDN point. That means you are a lurker right? We don´t like these guys around. Maybe you would consider helping some people in return? Otto

Re: Convert TIF Binary data to PDF Binary data

Sandra_Rossi — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 14:43:41 GMT

do as I said, what other information do you need?

Re: Convert TIF Binary data to PDF Binary data

Former Member — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 15:20:15 GMT

Hi Otto,

TO reply to you question. I have forgotten the password for my SDN ID which I normally use.

So I am using this ID, thats the reason you see no points in my name.

Re: Convert TIF Binary data to PDF Binary data

Former Member — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 15:23:37 GMT

Hi Otto,

I am done with converting PDF file to spool. There is standard program RSPO0023 which I had to modify for my requirement.

Now, I am workin on TIF file. Coz the client wants both TIF and PDF files to be converted to a spool, as both these files will be attached to order.

Re: Convert TIF Binary data to PDF Binary data

Sandra_Rossi — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 16:24:53 GMT

you won't be able to put a binary PDF into spool.

BTW why do you want to generate a spool but not print it?

Re: Convert TIF Binary data to PDF Binary data

Former Member — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 17:37:32 GMT

The requirement is to create spool for all the attachments (PDF/TIF).

Then a batch report will pick all the spools and send it to printing at 1 time in night.

So I have to create a spool for PDF and TIF attached to order. I am able to create spool for PDF, but unable to find the logic to create spool for TIF.

Could you please help me in doing this.

Re: Convert TIF Binary data to PDF Binary data

Sandra_Rossi — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 19:03:10 GMT

If you don't tell me what is your problem with TIFF now, I can't help more.

About PDF, are you sure it works? (if they don't originate from Interactive Forms by Adobe (which generates an accompanying PS or PCL file that is the one that can be printed), you can't do it without external software; even with a printer that is able to print PDFs natively (that's rare), I couldn't succeed in generating a spool with non-corrupted data (I had some corrupted bytes every 720 bytes))

Re: Convert TIF Binary data to PDF Binary data

Former Member — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 20:14:36 GMT

Hi,

My Problem with TIF is as given::

1. I am getting the attachment data for TIF in BINARY FORMAT (Length 1022).

2. I need to create spool for this Binary format.

Yes PDF to spool is working fine.

Re: Convert TIF Binary data to PDF Binary data

Sandra_Rossi — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 21:01:30 GMT

> 2. I need to create spool for this Binary format.

Maybe you missed my answer above. Here it is once again. Based on that, could you tell me what you don't understand.

>> Then you write the file to presentation server (if run in dialog) or application server (if run in background) and upload it via RSTXLDMC program to SE78 (the image will be stored as an ITF text with HEX...ENDHEX statements). Then you print this ITF text (which represents an image in fact) using READ_TEXT and PRINT_TEXT (or you may include it in any sapscript or smart form).

> Yes PDF to spool is working fine.

Bravo! You can imagine how much I am interested to know how you did it!

Re: Convert TIF Binary data to PDF Binary data

Former Member — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 21:22:51 GMT

for PDF to spool, there is standard report RSPO0023, I copied this program and added the code to fetch the PDF file attached to the Order (transaction CRMD_ORDER).

But the mail issue I am facing is converting TIF to spool.

the TIF file comes from a transaction, so I cannot use any other report to print it..I will have to code it in the same program when I am fetchin the data.

I hope you get my question

Edited by: abhay chauhan on Mar 31, 2010 11:23 PM

Re: Convert TIF Binary data to PDF Binary data

Sandra_Rossi — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 21:37:07 GMT

> the TIF file comes from a transaction, so I cannot use any other report to print it..I will have to code it in the same program when I am fetchin the data.

And so, what is the problem with my proposition? I describe it in details, I guess you didn't understand it:

1) let's say your program runs in background

2) it reads the TIFF attachment and store it in a table of 1022 bytes

3) save it to a dataset (file on application server)

4) submit RSTXLDMC with parameters: that dataset name and any image name

5) call function READ_TEXT to read this image (id = BCOL (or BMON if TIFF was monochrome), and object = GRAPHICS)

6) print this image (to a spool) using PRINT_TEXT

That's all

Re: Convert TIF Binary data to PDF Binary data

Sandra_Rossi — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 21:40:54 GMT

BTW thanks for the info of RSPO0023. I agree it works in preview, but did you succeed in printing it? I don't understand how it could work except if you have a printer which accepts PDF format. Usually, printers accept only PCL or PS languages (+ proprinter and other minor languages), but SAP is not able to convert PDF to PCL or PS, as far as I know.

Re: Convert TIF Binary data to PDF Binary data

Former Member — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 22:35:52 GMT

For program RSPO0023, it will generate the application server in pcl or ps.

bt the function module ADS* will attach it to the spool.