Converting PDF file to spool

[Former Member]

Hi SAP Experts,

Is there a way I can convert a PDF file into a spool?

I need to do this to allow our DAZEL counterpart to re-direct the printjob into a specified printer.

Regards,

Ranilo

[Former Member]

Hi,

Normally data in particular format will be sent to spool. PDF format is not supported to be sent to spool...PDF format is used when u need to send a email to people etc..

Regards

Kiran Sure

[Former Member]

Thanks Kiran,

The PDF file i was referring to is an attachment file which i need to convert to a spool file. Our DAZEL team says that if I can convert the PDF file to a spool file then they will be able to extract it and eventually direct it to a specified printer.

Regards,

Ranilo

[Former Member]

Check this ...

if Printer can read the binary data then it will print the PDF file.

REPORT  ZTEST_PDF_TO_ITAB.

data: it_lines type standard table of tline.
DATA: print_parameters TYPE pri_params,
      valid_flag       TYPE c LENGTH 1.

START-OF-SELECTION.

  CALL FUNCTION 'GET_PRINT_PARAMETERS'
    IMPORTING
      out_parameters       = print_parameters
      valid                = valid_flag
    EXCEPTIONS
      invalid_print_params = 2
      OTHERS               = 4.

CALL FUNCTION 'GUI_UPLOAD'
  EXPORTING
    filename                      = 'C:\pdf.pdf'
    FILETYPE                      = 'BIN'
  TABLES
    data_tab                      = it_lines
 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
          .
          data: wa_lines type tline.
new-page print on PARAMETERS print_parameters no dialog.
loop at it_lines into wa_lines.

write wa_lines.

endloop.

new-page print off.

have one pdf file in you c:\

[Former Member]

hI,

1.You r converting OTF into PDF.This PDF can be sent through mail as attachment.This PDF can be print.

2.But,You cann't convert PDF to Spool.If they need then first create spool and then convert into pdf.

3.that is possible externally by RSTXPDFT4 or RSTXPDF4.

Regards,

SHIVA(reward if helpful).

[Former Member]

hi check this example....

REPORT zspooltopdf.

PARAMETER: p_email1 LIKE somlreci1-receiver,

p_sender LIKE somlreci1-receiver,

p_delspl AS CHECKBOX.

*DATA DECLARATION

DATA: gd_recsize TYPE i.

• Spool IDs

TYPES: BEGIN OF t_tbtcp.

INCLUDE STRUCTURE tbtcp.

TYPES: END OF t_tbtcp.

DATA: it_tbtcp TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF t_tbtcp INITIAL SIZE 0,

wa_tbtcp TYPE t_tbtcp.

• Job Runtime Parameters

DATA: gd_eventid LIKE tbtcm-eventid,

gd_eventparm LIKE tbtcm-eventparm,

gd_external_program_active LIKE tbtcm-xpgactive,

gd_jobcount LIKE tbtcm-jobcount,

gd_jobname LIKE tbtcm-jobname,

gd_stepcount LIKE tbtcm-stepcount,

gd_error TYPE sy-subrc,

gd_reciever TYPE sy-subrc.

DATA: w_recsize TYPE i.

DATA: gd_subject LIKE sodocchgi1-obj_descr,

it_mess_bod LIKE solisti1 OCCURS 0 WITH HEADER LINE,

it_mess_att LIKE solisti1 OCCURS 0 WITH HEADER LINE,

gd_sender_type LIKE soextreci1-adr_typ,

gd_attachment_desc TYPE so_obj_nam,

gd_attachment_name TYPE so_obj_des.

• Spool to PDF conversions

DATA: gd_spool_nr LIKE tsp01-rqident,

gd_destination LIKE rlgrap-filename,

gd_bytecount LIKE tst01-dsize,

gd_buffer TYPE string.

• Binary store for PDF

DATA: BEGIN OF it_pdf_output OCCURS 0.

INCLUDE STRUCTURE tline.

DATA: END OF it_pdf_output.

CONSTANTS: c_dev LIKE sy-sysid VALUE 'DEV',

c_no(1) TYPE c VALUE ' ',

c_device(4) TYPE c VALUE 'LOCL'.

************************************************************************

*START-OF-SELECTION.

START-OF-SELECTION.

• Write statement to represent report output. Spool request is created

• if write statement is executed in background. This could also be an

• ALV grid which would be converted to PDF without any extra effort

WRITE 'Hello World'.

new-page.

commit work.

new-page print off.

IF sy-batch EQ 'X'.

PERFORM get_job_details.

PERFORM obtain_spool_id.

************************************

• Alternative way could be to submit another program and store spool

• id into memory, will be stored in sy-spono.

*submit ZSPOOLTOPDF2

• to sap-spool

• spool parameters %_print

• archive parameters %_print

• without spool dynpro

• and return.

************************************

• Get spool id from program called above

• IMPORT w_spool_nr FROM MEMORY ID 'SPOOLTOPDF'.

PERFORM convert_spool_to_pdf.

PERFORM process_email.

if p_delspl EQ 'X'.

PERFORM delete_spool.

endif.

IF sy-sysid = c_dev.

wait up to 5 seconds.

SUBMIT rsconn01 WITH mode = 'INT'

WITH output = 'X'

AND RETURN.

ENDIF.

ELSE.

SKIP.

WRITE:/ 'Program must be executed in background in-order for spool',

'request to be created.'.

ENDIF.

----

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• FORM obtain_spool_id *

----

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FORM obtain_spool_id.

CHECK NOT ( gd_jobname IS INITIAL ).

CHECK NOT ( gd_jobcount IS INITIAL ).

SELECT * FROM tbtcp

INTO TABLE it_tbtcp

WHERE jobname = gd_jobname

AND jobcount = gd_jobcount

AND stepcount = gd_stepcount

AND listident <> '0000000000'

ORDER BY jobname

jobcount

stepcount.

READ TABLE it_tbtcp INTO wa_tbtcp INDEX 1.

IF sy-subrc = 0.

message s004(zdd) with gd_spool_nr.

gd_spool_nr = wa_tbtcp-listident.

MESSAGE s004(zdd) WITH gd_spool_nr.

ELSE.

MESSAGE s005(zdd).

ENDIF.

ENDFORM.

----

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• FORM get_job_details *

----

---

FORM get_job_details.

• Get current job details

CALL FUNCTION 'GET_JOB_RUNTIME_INFO'

IMPORTING

eventid = gd_eventid

eventparm = gd_eventparm

external_program_active = gd_external_program_active

jobcount = gd_jobcount

jobname = gd_jobname

stepcount = gd_stepcount

EXCEPTIONS

no_runtime_info = 1

OTHERS = 2.

ENDFORM.

----

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• FORM convert_spool_to_pdf *

----

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FORM convert_spool_to_pdf.

CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERT_ABAPSPOOLJOB_2_PDF'

EXPORTING

src_spoolid = gd_spool_nr

no_dialog = c_no

dst_device = c_device

IMPORTING

pdf_bytecount = gd_bytecount

TABLES

pdf = it_pdf_output

EXCEPTIONS

err_no_abap_spooljob = 1

err_no_spooljob = 2

err_no_permission = 3

err_conv_not_possible = 4

err_bad_destdevice = 5

user_cancelled = 6

err_spoolerror = 7

err_temseerror = 8

err_btcjob_open_failed = 9

err_btcjob_submit_failed = 10

err_btcjob_close_failed = 11

OTHERS = 12.

CHECK sy-subrc = 0.

• Transfer the 132-long strings to 255-long strings

LOOP AT it_pdf_output.

TRANSLATE it_pdf_output USING ' ~'.

CONCATENATE gd_buffer it_pdf_output INTO gd_buffer.

ENDLOOP.

TRANSLATE gd_buffer USING '~ '.

DO.

it_mess_att = gd_buffer.

APPEND it_mess_att.

SHIFT gd_buffer LEFT BY 255 PLACES.

IF gd_buffer IS INITIAL.

EXIT.

ENDIF.

ENDDO.

ENDFORM.

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• FORM process_email *

----

---

FORM process_email.

DESCRIBE TABLE it_mess_att LINES gd_recsize.

CHECK gd_recsize > 0.

PERFORM send_email USING p_email1.

• perform send_email using p_email2.

ENDFORM.

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• FORM send_email *

----

---

• --> p_email *

----

---

FORM send_email USING p_email.

CHECK NOT ( p_email IS INITIAL ).

REFRESH it_mess_bod.

• Default subject matter

gd_subject = 'Subject'.

gd_attachment_desc = 'Attachname'.

• CONCATENATE 'attach_name' ' ' INTO gd_attachment_name.

it_mess_bod = 'Message Body text, line 1'.

APPEND it_mess_bod.

it_mess_bod = 'Message Body text, line 2...'.

APPEND it_mess_bod.

• If no sender specified - default blank

IF p_sender EQ space.

gd_sender_type = space.

ELSE.

gd_sender_type = 'INT'.

ENDIF.

• Send file by email as .xls speadsheet

PERFORM send_file_as_email_attachment

tables it_mess_bod

it_mess_att

using p_email

'Example .xls documnet attachment'

'PDF'

gd_attachment_name

gd_attachment_desc

p_sender

gd_sender_type

changing gd_error

gd_reciever.

ENDFORM.

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• FORM delete_spool *

----

---

FORM delete_spool.

DATA: ld_spool_nr TYPE tsp01_sp0r-rqid_char.

ld_spool_nr = gd_spool_nr.

CHECK p_delspl <> c_no.

CALL FUNCTION 'RSPO_R_RDELETE_SPOOLREQ'

EXPORTING

spoolid = ld_spool_nr.

ENDFORM.

&----

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*& Form SEND_FILE_AS_EMAIL_ATTACHMENT

&----

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• Send email

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FORM send_file_as_email_attachment tables it_message

it_attach

using p_email

p_mtitle

p_format

p_filename

p_attdescription

p_sender_address

p_sender_addres_type

changing p_error

p_reciever.

DATA: ld_error TYPE sy-subrc,

ld_reciever TYPE sy-subrc,

ld_mtitle LIKE sodocchgi1-obj_descr,

ld_email LIKE somlreci1-receiver,

ld_format TYPE so_obj_tp ,

ld_attdescription TYPE so_obj_nam ,

ld_attfilename TYPE so_obj_des ,

ld_sender_address LIKE soextreci1-receiver,

ld_sender_address_type LIKE soextreci1-adr_typ,

ld_receiver LIKE sy-subrc.

data: t_packing_list like sopcklsti1 occurs 0 with header line,

t_contents like solisti1 occurs 0 with header line,

t_receivers like somlreci1 occurs 0 with header line,

t_attachment like solisti1 occurs 0 with header line,

t_object_header like solisti1 occurs 0 with header line,

w_cnt type i,

w_sent_all(1) type c,

w_doc_data like sodocchgi1.

ld_email = p_email.

ld_mtitle = p_mtitle.

ld_format = p_format.

ld_attdescription = p_attdescription.

ld_attfilename = p_filename.

ld_sender_address = p_sender_address.

ld_sender_address_type = p_sender_addres_type.

• Fill the document data.

w_doc_data-doc_size = 1.

• Populate the subject/generic message attributes

w_doc_data-obj_langu = sy-langu.

w_doc_data-obj_name = 'SAPRPT'.

w_doc_data-obj_descr = ld_mtitle .

w_doc_data-sensitivty = 'F'.

• Fill the document data and get size of attachment

CLEAR w_doc_data.

READ TABLE it_attach INDEX w_cnt.

w_doc_data-doc_size =

( w_cnt - 1 ) * 255 + STRLEN( it_attach ).

w_doc_data-obj_langu = sy-langu.

w_doc_data-obj_name = 'SAPRPT'.

w_doc_data-obj_descr = ld_mtitle.

w_doc_data-sensitivty = 'F'.

CLEAR t_attachment.

REFRESH t_attachment.

t_attachment[] = it_attach[].

• Describe the body of the message

CLEAR t_packing_list.

REFRESH t_packing_list.

t_packing_list-transf_bin = space.

t_packing_list-head_start = 1.

t_packing_list-head_num = 0.

t_packing_list-body_start = 1.

DESCRIBE TABLE it_message LINES t_packing_list-body_num.

t_packing_list-doc_type = 'RAW'.

APPEND t_packing_list.

• Create attachment notification

t_packing_list-transf_bin = 'X'.

t_packing_list-head_start = 1.

t_packing_list-head_num = 1.

t_packing_list-body_start = 1.

DESCRIBE TABLE t_attachment LINES t_packing_list-body_num.

t_packing_list-doc_type = ld_format.

t_packing_list-obj_descr = ld_attdescription.

t_packing_list-obj_name = ld_attfilename.

t_packing_list-doc_size = t_packing_list-body_num * 255.

APPEND t_packing_list.

• Add the recipients email address

CLEAR t_receivers.

REFRESH t_receivers.

t_receivers-receiver = ld_email.

t_receivers-rec_type = 'U'.

t_receivers-com_type = 'INT'.

t_receivers-notif_del = 'X'.

t_receivers-notif_ndel = 'X'.

APPEND t_receivers.

CALL FUNCTION 'SO_DOCUMENT_SEND_API1'

EXPORTING

document_data = w_doc_data

put_in_outbox = 'X'

sender_address = ld_sender_address

sender_address_type = ld_sender_address_type

commit_work = 'X'

IMPORTING

sent_to_all = w_sent_all

TABLES

packing_list = t_packing_list

contents_bin = t_attachment

contents_txt = it_message

receivers = t_receivers

EXCEPTIONS

too_many_receivers = 1

document_not_sent = 2

document_type_not_exist = 3

operation_no_authorization = 4

parameter_error = 5

x_error = 6

enqueue_error = 7

OTHERS = 8.

• Populate zerror return code

ld_error = sy-subrc.

• Populate zreceiver return code

LOOP AT t_receivers.

ld_receiver = t_receivers-retrn_code.

ENDLOOP.

ENDFORM.

regrads,

venkat.

[Former Member]

Hi Venkat,

Thanks for the reply, but what I am looking for is how to convert a PDF file into a spool.

Regards,

Ranilo

[Sandra_Rossi]

Hi Ranilo,

did you find anything?

I investigated a little bit, and here is what I found in sap nw2004s (v7):

1) spools may have 4 formats: list, sapscript, smartform, pdf

2) it seems (but maybe I am wrong) that pdf spool may only be generated via forms designed via SFP transaction (pdf-based forms or interactive forms) and called by abap programs. It means that a pdf file generated by other means CANNOT be stored in a spool!

3) a pdf spool may contain several pdf (each is called a part of the pdf spool)

4) when a pdf-based / interactive form is generated via an abap program, it creates 3 files in global directory (DIR_GLOBAL profile parameter, cf transaction RZ11): .pcl, .cfg and .xfd. They are prefixed SPOOL0000000017_00001, where 0000000017 is the spool number, and 00001 is the part number.

5) the most important for you : when you use SP01 transaction, you see the PDF spools and you can display them (when you display one spool, you first see the parts, and must select one which contains one pdf). SAP reads the files of the corresponding pdf/part.

5-a) First it looks for a .pda file. What is a .pda file, I didn't mention it yet! pda stands for pdf archive. SAP considers it exactly like a pdf binary file. I don't know in what situations SAP generates it, but you can create it yourself! (I did it, and then, SP01 displays this file). But how to create this kind of spool from zero in TSP01 table of spools (and maybe other tables)? You can look at RSPO0023 report as an example. It doesn't work directly with a pdf file, but you may adapt it to work.

5-b) Second it looks for a .coa file? (certificate of analysis?)

5-c) Otherwise, it reads the .cfg file where the corresponding SFP form version is stored (like a form url), reads the .xfd file as is, then it calls ADS services with the form url and XFD data, which generates the pdf binary.

Now, the last question is: is DAZEL able to read this kind of spool?

sandra

[Former Member]

CONVERT_ABAPSPOOLJOB_2_PDF

CONVERT_OTFSPOOLJOB_2_PDF

[Sandra_Rossi]

Janagar, please take time to read and understand the question!!!