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Read PDF file into xstring variable

Former Member — Thu, 16 Apr 2015 14:47:39 GMT

Hi all,

i would like to read a PDF file on application server and put binary data into a xstring variable.

Ok to read the file with OPEN DATASET instruction, but after how can i concatenate the data into the xstring variable ?

The goal of the following code is to fill the variable lv_xstring with binary data of the PDF file :


DATA: lw_fname   TYPE string VALUE '\\MANSFGRA02\IN\972835_5.PDF',
       lv_length  TYPE i VALUE 100,
       wa_bin     TYPE solix,
       lv_xstring TYPE xstring.

 FIELD-SYMBOLS <hex_container> TYPE x.

 OPEN DATASET lw_fname FOR INPUT IN BINARY MODE.

 DO.

   ASSIGN wa_bin TO <hex_container> CASTING.

   READ DATASET lw_fname INTO <hex_container> LENGTH lv_length.

   IF sy-subrc EQ 0.

 * TO DO - PLEASE HELP

   ELSE.
     EXIT.
   ENDIF.

 ENDDO.

Thanks for your help.

Re: Read PDF file into xstring variable

rosenberg_eitan — Thu, 16 Apr 2015 15:31:57 GMT

Hi,

Some code:

PARAMETERS: p_file_s TYPE localfile .

DATA: big_string TYPE xstring .

DATA: mess TYPE string .

OPEN DATASET p_file_s FOR INPUT IN BINARY MODE MESSAGE mess .

READ DATASET p_file_s INTO big_string .

CLOSE DATASET p_file_s .

big_string can be very big.....

Regards .

Re: Read PDF file into xstring variable

Former Member — Thu, 16 Apr 2015 15:43:06 GMT

Oh my God, i'm so stupid...

Thanks for that

Re: Read PDF file into xstring variable

rosenberg_eitan — Thu, 16 Apr 2015 15:57:12 GMT

Hi,

No you are not....

I am older.....

Regards.