PDF conversion in unicode.

Former Member — Thu, 01 Oct 2015 21:59:53 GMT

I am trying to convert a binary screen to pdf output. The methodology we are using produces the pdf document correctly in a non unicode system. In our unicode system, the same abap code produces errors when the pdf is displayed. Following is a program for producing the error. The problem seems to occur in the function 'SCMS_BINARY_TO_STRING'. When comparing the output of this function between unicode and non unicode, the resulting text data is altered even though the input binary data is identical. We have tried passing various codepage options in the encoding parameter without success. Has anyone seen this problem and what did you do to correct it?

When testing this function use any valid path for an existing PDF file.

FUNCTION-POOL zpdf2. "MESSAGE-ID ..

TYPE-POOLS: abap, icon.

DATA: gt_pdfitab TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF bapiqcmime...

FUNCTION zpdf_test2.

*"----------------------------------------------------------------------

*"*"Local Interface:

*" IMPORTING

*" REFERENCE(IF_FILE) TYPE STRING DEFAULT 'G:\test.pdf'

*"----------------------------------------------------------------------

DATA: lf_size TYPE i,

lf_xstring TYPE xstring.

DATA: lf_string TYPE string,

lt_x TYPE TABLE OF x255,

lt_content TYPE ccrctt_text_tab.

* get a pdf document and convert it to a xstring.

CALL METHOD cl_gui_frontend_services=>gui_upload

EXPORTING

filename = if_file

filetype = 'BIN'

IMPORTING

filelength = lf_size

CHANGING

data_tab = lt_x

EXCEPTIONS

file_open_error = 1

file_read_error = 2

no_batch = 3

gui_refuse_filetransfer = 4

invalid_type = 5

no_authority = 6

unknown_error = 7

bad_data_format = 8

header_not_allowed = 9

separator_not_allowed = 10

header_too_long = 11

unknown_dp_error = 12

access_denied = 13

dp_out_of_memory = 14

disk_full = 15

dp_timeout = 16

not_supported_by_gui = 17

error_no_gui = 18

OTHERS = 19.

CHECK sy-subrc = 0.

CALL FUNCTION 'SCMS_BINARY_TO_XSTRING'

EXPORTING

input_length = lf_size

IMPORTING

buffer = lf_xstring

TABLES

binary_tab = lt_x

EXCEPTIONS

failed = 1

OTHERS = 2.

CHECK sy-subrc = 0.

refresh lt_x.

* now convert the xstring and display the pdf

CALL FUNCTION 'SCMS_XSTRING_TO_BINARY'

EXPORTING

buffer = lf_xstring

append_to_table = 'X'

IMPORTING

output_length = lf_size

TABLES

binary_tab = lt_X.

CHECK sy-subrc = 0.

CALL FUNCTION 'SCMS_BINARY_TO_STRING'

EXPORTING

input_length = lf_size

IMPORTING

text_buffer = lf_string

TABLES

binary_tab = lt_X

EXCEPTIONS

failed = 1

OTHERS = 2.

IF sy-subrc = 0.

* Simple conversion of binary PDF string to itab

CALL FUNCTION 'HR_EFI_CONVERT_STRING_TO_TABLE'

EXPORTING

i_string = lf_string

i_tabline_length = 255

TABLES

et_table = gt_pdfitab.

ENDIF.

CALL SCREEN '0100'.

ENDFUNCTION.

*----------------------------------------------------------------------*

***INCLUDE LZPDF2O01 .

*----------------------------------------------------------------------*

*&---------------------------------------------------------------------*

*& Module STATUS_0100 OUTPUT

*&---------------------------------------------------------------------*

* text

*----------------------------------------------------------------------*

MODULE status_0100 OUTPUT.

SET PF-STATUS 'STANDARD_FULLSCREEN'.

* SET TITLEBAR 'xxx'.

ENDMODULE. " STATUS_0100 OUTPUT

*&---------------------------------------------------------------------*

*& Module DO_PBO OUTPUT

*&---------------------------------------------------------------------*

* text

*----------------------------------------------------------------------*

MODULE do_pbo OUTPUT.

data: lf_url type char255,

lr_html_container TYPE REF TO cl_gui_custom_container,

lr_html_control TYPE REF TO cl_gui_html_viewer.

IF lr_html_container IS INITIAL.

CREATE OBJECT lr_html_container

EXPORTING

container_name = 'O100_CONT'.

CREATE OBJECT lr_html_control

EXPORTING

parent = lr_html_container.

ENDIF.

CALL METHOD lr_html_control->load_data

EXPORTING

type = 'Application'(500)

subtype = 'PDF'

IMPORTING

assigned_url = lf_url

CHANGING

data_table = gt_pdfitab.

CALL METHOD lr_html_control->show_data

EXPORTING

url = lf_url

in_place = 'X'.

ENDMODULE. " DO_PBO OUTPUT

*&---------------------------------------------------------------------*

*& Module USER_COMMAND_0100 INPUT

*&---------------------------------------------------------------------*

* text

*----------------------------------------------------------------------*

MODULE USER_COMMAND_0100 INPUT.

leave to screen 0.

ENDMODULE. " USER_COMMAND_0100 INPUT

Re: PDF conversion in unicode.

Former Member — Mon, 05 Oct 2015 09:28:15 GMT

Hi Mike,

please try method cl_gui_frontend_services=>gui_upload with the codepage from fm NLS_GET_FRONTEND_CP.

Call the fm in SE37 test mode for the desired language and read its documentation too.

Please have a look also at the code end of this fm. Maybe you need a SET LOCALE command also in your custom code.

Regards,

Klaus

Re: PDF conversion in unicode.

ravi_lanjewar — Mon, 05 Oct 2015 19:21:16 GMT

I am still confused, Why are you converting binary to string and string to table.

Just change the declaration of table gt_pdfitab as mention below.

DATA: gt_pdfitab TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF BAPICONTENT255

Pass result table of binary data to method directly without any conversion.

KR. Ravi

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