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Printout a PDF document

Former Member — Thu, 23 Nov 2006 21:45:04 GMT

Hi together,

perhaps anybody have an idea: I need to print out pdf documents within SAP. The PDF files are attached to the order document and are stored in the archive.

I know that it give professional solutions to print different document formats. But I think it must give a function module (or different function modules) which can read the PDF from SAP archive and print it on a PostScript Printer.

Any idea? Thank for your help.

Regards Thomas

Re: Printout a PDF document

venkata_ramisetti — Thu, 23 Nov 2006 23:14:32 GMT

Hi Thomas,

Are you mentioning about archived documents for process order (Transaction COEBR)?

Thanks

Ramakrishna

Re: Printout a PDF document

Former Member — Fri, 24 Nov 2006 08:45:33 GMT

Hi Ramakrishna,

I'm not in process orders - I'm working with sales orders. Have you any idea how to print out the attached PDF-Files?

Thanks and regards

Thomas

Re: Printout a PDF document

Former Member — Fri, 24 Nov 2006 08:58:36 GMT

Try to see <a href="http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/25/6fa8fd27837846990a7a6813b06f80/content.htm">here</a>, perhaps it can be helpful.

Max

Re: Printout a PDF document

Former Member — Fri, 24 Nov 2006 08:59:57 GMT

Hi Thomas,

i make an download as PDF and start Acrobat wit /P /H.

Here a code example:

Download the file as C:\TEST.PDF.

DATA: PROGRAM(128) TYPE C.

Path of PDF

CALL FUNCTION 'SO_PROGNAME_GET_WITH_PATH'

EXPORTING

DOCTYPE = 'PDF'

IMPORTING

PATHNAME = PROGRAM

EXCEPTIONS

PATH_NOT_FOUND = 1

PROGRAM_NOT_FOUND = 2

NO_BATCH = 3

X_ERROR = 4

OTHERS = 5.

CALL FUNCTION 'WS_EXECUTE'

EXPORTING

<b> COMMANDLINE = '/p /h C:\TEST.PDF'</b> PROGRAM = PROGRAM

EXCEPTIONS

FRONTEND_ERROR = 1

NO_BATCH = 2

PROG_NOT_FOUND = 3

ILLEGAL_OPTION = 4

GUI_REFUSE_EXECUTE = 5

OTHERS = 6.

Hope it helps.

Regards, Dieter

Re: Printout a PDF document

Former Member — Mon, 27 Nov 2006 10:32:20 GMT

@max: this doesn't work for us because we are not on WAS 6.40

@dieter: we just try it. I think the problem will that it works in background-process (print output with output control). Does it work in background in your application?

Regards Thomas

Re: Printout a PDF document

Former Member — Mon, 27 Nov 2006 12:00:29 GMT

Hi Thomas,

yes, we use it in background for purchase Order,

but not in an background-Job because

the workstations must be ON.

regards, Dieter

Re: Printout a PDF document

Former Member — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 10:01:27 GMT

Hi together,

I solved the problem by myself. After searching on different places I have to recognize that SAP isn't able to print a PDF-File which is attached i.e. on a purchase order.

So we convert the PDF-File with ghostscript to PS (PostScript) and than import it to SAP and create a DIS. All this happen in background - the user have nothing to do.

With the function modules RZL_READ_FILE and RSPO_OUTPUT_POSTSCRIPT we send the stream to the postscript printer. Only one small modification in the function module RSPO_OUTPUT_POSTSCRIPT was necessary to print the job in the background.

Regards Thomas

Re: Printout a PDF document

Former Member — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 14:59:08 GMT

Hi Thomas,

can you give me a clue for printing the pdf document with the function modules RZL_READ_FILE and RSPO_OUTPUT_POSTSCRIPT

Thanks

Axel