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How to convert Internal Table data to PDF without smartforms

former_member809664 — Tue, 14 Jun 2022 11:45:25 GMT

Hello Community,

I got a requirement as downloading the Internal table data in pdf format. How can i achieve it, I mean for downloading files i can use FM gui_dwonload but before that how can i convert my interna table to PDF file. Which function module i can use and how to transform my internal table gt_warehouse data to pdf.

*My Internal table declaration. This table holds my all data

DATA: gt_warehouse TYPE TABLE OF gty_warehouse, " gt_warehouse is my table
gs_warehouse TYPE gty_warehouse. "gs_warehouse is my work area

Re: How to convert Internal Table data to PDF without smartforms

former_member27 — Tue, 14 Jun 2022 11:45:51 GMT

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Re: How to convert Internal Table data to PDF without smartforms

FredericGirod — Tue, 14 Jun 2022 11:48:16 GMT

You need a layout to convert it to pdf.

You could do the layout using WRITE or an ALV. and convert the spool to PDF using same logic as program RSTXPDFT4

Re: How to convert Internal Table data to PDF without smartforms

Sandra_Rossi — Tue, 14 Jun 2022 12:01:05 GMT

In ABAP, there are only 2 converters to PDF, as far as I know:

From ABAP List (WRITE, etc.)
From OTF Format (SAPScript, Smart Form)

It's easy to convert any text into ABAP List or OTF format.

Search forum for more information.

Re: How to convert Internal Table data to PDF without smartforms

RaymondGiuseppi — Tue, 14 Jun 2022 12:19:57 GMT

PDF was intended to share some formatted text or picture, if you only want to transfer data use a data format such as XML, or generate a document (e.g. any spool) and convert it to pdf.

Use any tool from WRITE statements to ALV to generate a spool (many threads/questions already answered in the forum)

Check following FM to convert spool to pdf

CONVERT_ABAPSPOOLJOB_2_PDF
CONVERT_OTFSPOOLJOB_2_PDF

Re: How to convert Internal Table data to PDF without smartforms

abo — Tue, 14 Jun 2022 12:24:57 GMT

There's an external library, too, but I haven't tried it yet: https://github.com/beraadim/zcl_pdf

Re: How to convert Internal Table data to PDF without smartforms

former_member809664 — Thu, 16 Jun 2022 12:59:33 GMT

Hi Community Members, After reading your comments I understood that I should write the file too and convert it spool. Thank you so much all of you