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pdf attachment with SO_DOCUMENT_SEND_API1

Former Member — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 07:40:06 GMT

Hi Guys ,

I have a smartform from which i get the OTF . I convert the OTF to PDF using FM convert_otf.

If i send this file to spool and check it contents .. all is fine and the logo in the smartform appears fine as well .

Now my reqt is to send the PDF as attachment thru mail to user .

In the FM there is a logicwhere 132 long string is converted to 255

LOOP AT pt_payslip_pdf into wa_lines.

TRANSLATE wa_lines USING ' ~'.

CONCATENATE lf_buffer wa_lines INTO lf_buffer.

ENDLOOP.

TRANSLATE lf_buffer USING '~ '.

DO.

wa_attachment = lf_buffer.

APPEND wa_attachment to lt_attachment.

SHIFT lf_buffer LEFT BY 255 PLACES.

IF lf_buffer IS INITIAL.

EXIT.

ENDIF.

ENDDO.

now lt_attachment is sent as one of the parameters to

SO_DOCUMENT_SEND_API1

with wa_packing_list-doc_type = 'RAW'.

This works perfect in 46C . Now in ECC when i open the attachment in my mail .. I get a disfigured logo , sometimes i get 'error END of COLOR'.

If i remove logo everything is fine .. the contents of pdf is fine in attachment .

Could anyone help me in this regard as to what needs to be done to get logo and contents perfect as an attachment .

Thanks

Neelima

Re: pdf attachment with SO_DOCUMENT_SEND_API1

Former Member — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 08:13:54 GMT

Hi ,

If you have ECC installed ,

I think that the fastest way to solve your problem would be to replace the sending method

to the BCS interface introduced in ECC .

Just have a look at program BCS_EXAMPLE_6 .

You can copy the lines at the bottom .

I hope that it'll work for you because the ols function is a mess .

Best Regards .

Re: pdf attachment with SO_DOCUMENT_SEND_API1

Former Member — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 10:04:13 GMT

thanks for replying Avi .

the pdf format that i get from convert_otf is of tyope tline .

when i try to use int he BCS code it expects an xstring .. any idea how to go about with this converstion ?

i am having problem to convert the pdf to compatible type for bcs asper example6.

thanks

Re: pdf attachment with SO_DOCUMENT_SEND_API1

Former Member — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 13:58:29 GMT

Hi ,

I used the example code in ECC for forms that I created in Adobe forms(as the example does)

So I don't really know but I found a couple of functions like

SX_OBJECT_CONVERT_OTF_RAW

SX_OBJECT_CONVERT_OTF_PDF

SX_OBJECT_CONVERT*

The input data is very complex so I cannot test it , you should try them out .

maybe their output structures will be compatible with the one from the BCS .

Best regards .

Re: pdf attachment with SO_DOCUMENT_SEND_API1

Former Member — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 12:53:01 GMT

Thanks for ur help ..

I tried using this logic ..If i remove the logo fromt he PDF then the mail goes fine .. if i get the logo back .. i get the issue .

This problem in ECC for logos is only when a logo is large .. small logos go thru ..

looks like there is some conversion issue when logo is converted into binary ..

Even debug cannot resolve whats missing in a binary file ( as its difficult to analyse a bin file )

Not sure if any body has faced this issue earlier

Re: pdf attachment with SO_DOCUMENT_SEND_API1

Former Member — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 07:38:33 GMT

Thanks for ur help .. my problem is now resolved

using so_new_document_send_api