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smart forms PDF

Former Member — Mon, 03 Jul 2006 10:19:20 GMT

Hi experts,

Iam trying to get the smartform into PDF.Iam working on VF02~~>billing doc~~>Issue output to...

Instead of going to spool request & RSTXPDFT4 program, i want to generate PDF in the output Message type itself.

So iam trying to modify SAP standard program RLB_INVOICE. Here iam confused that where to insert PDF function module and where have to make changes....to get report into PDF form??

Any suggestions pls...

thanks

kaki

Re: smart forms PDF

Former Member — Mon, 03 Jul 2006 10:25:03 GMT

There will be a parameter called GET_OTF which you need to set to X in the output_options / control_parameters. Once this is set, the output will be retruned in the ORFTABLE of the job_outputinfo parameter.

All this will happen when the smart form function is executed. Now take the OTFTABLE data and use the function CONVERT_OTF_2_PDF which will give the smart form in the PDF format.

Regards,

Ravi

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Re: smart forms PDF

Former Member — Mon, 03 Jul 2006 10:41:11 GMT

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Re: smart forms PDF

Former Member — Mon, 03 Jul 2006 10:43:15 GMT

Insert a code like this after calling the smartforms:

CALL FUNCTION <SMARTFORM>

EXPORTING

...................................

IMPORTING

job_output_info = job_output_info

....................................

TABLES

....................................

EXCEPTIONS

formatting_error = 1

internal_error = 2

send_error = 3

user_canceled = 4

OTHERS = 5.

IF sy-subrc = 0.

Convert to pdf forms

CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERT_OTF_2_PDF'

IMPORTING

bin_filesize = filesize

TABLES

otf = job_output_info-otfdata

doctab_archive = doctab_archive

lines = t_pdf

EXCEPTIONS

err_conv_not_possible = 1

err_otf_mc_noendmarker = 2

OTHERS = 3.

IF sy-subrc <> 0.

MESSAGE ID sy-msgid TYPE sy-msgty NUMBER sy-msgno

WITH sy-msgv1 sy-msgv2 sy-msgv3 sy-msgv4.

ENDIF.

download file

CALL METHOD cl_gui_frontend_services=>gui_download

EXPORTING

bin_filesize = filesize

filename = filename

filetype = 'BIN'

CHANGING

data_tab = t_pdf

EXCEPTIONS

file_write_error = 1

no_batch = 2

gui_refuse_filetransfer = 3

invalid_type = 4

no_authority = 5

unknown_error = 6

header_not_allowed = 7

separator_not_allowed = 8

filesize_not_allowed = 9

header_too_long = 10

dp_error_create = 11

dp_error_send = 12

dp_error_write = 13

unknown_dp_error = 14

access_denied = 15

dp_out_of_memory = 16

disk_full = 17

dp_timeout = 18

file_not_found = 19

dataprovider_exception = 20

control_flush_error = 21

OTHERS = 22.

IF sy-subrc <> 0.

MESSAGE ID sy-msgid TYPE sy-msgty NUMBER sy-msgno

WITH sy-msgv1 sy-msgv2 sy-msgv3 sy-msgv4.

ELSE.

Open file

CALL FUNCTION 'WS_EXECUTE'

EXPORTING

commandline = filename

program = 'AcroRd32.exe'

EXCEPTIONS

frontend_error = 1

no_batch = 2

prog_not_found = 3

illegal_option = 4

gui_refuse_execute = 5

OTHERS = 6.

IF sy-subrc <> 0.

MESSAGE ID sy-msgid TYPE sy-msgty NUMBER sy-msgno

WITH sy-msgv1 sy-msgv2 sy-msgv3 sy-msgv4.

ENDIF.

endif.

You can also insert a module to opena dialog to choose the filename.

Max

Re: smart forms PDF

Former Member — Tue, 04 Jul 2006 02:17:42 GMT

Hi Ravikumar Allampallam ,Ravi Kanth Talagana ,max bianchi ..

Thanks for all the replies..

I got it.

Points alloted..

cheers

kaki