Converting Smartform in PDF - Background

[Former Member]

I want convert a Smartform, that contains pictures, to a PDF-File in the background (therefore I couldn’t use WS_DOWNLOAD). I need the result of the PDF-File in an internal table as ASCII-TEXT.

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For the conversation of the OTF-Format in PDF I used the standard function "CONVERT_OTF".

The result of the function I saved to the applicatian server with the commands:

file = '/usr/transfer/tmp/test'.

OPEN DATASET file FOR OUTPUT in binary mode.

IF sy-subrc <> 0.

RAISING error_open_file.

ENDIF.

close file.

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For getting the file as a text file I opened it in the text mode like:

DATA wa_s TYPE solisti1-line.

OPEN DATASET file FOR INPUT IN text MODE encoding default.

IF sy-subrc <> 0.

RAISING error_open_file.

ENDIF.

DO.

READ DATASET file INTO wa_s.

IF sy-subrc NE 0.

EXIT.

ENDIF.

MOVE wa_s TO out_pdf-line.

APPEND out_pdf.

ENDDO.

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For testing the conversation I saved the content of the internal table "OUT_PDF" to the Windows Workstation as FILETYPE "ASC". But when i try to open the file I got an error like this: "XOBJECT "00007" was not found". The PDF-File shows only the text of the Smartform but the pictures are missing.

CALL METHOD cl_gui_frontend_services=>gui_download

EXPORTING

filename = 'C:\test.pdf'

filetype = 'ASC'

CHANGING

data_tab = out_pdf.

Thanks in advance for any help.

MP

[Former Member]

You can't use download in background because you're on desktop and you can't be on your desktop in background.

I advise you to search for sample of code by searching PDF and OTF. There are many example for this problem.

Christophe