Solved: Error opening smartform PDF attachement

Former Member · ‎2013 May 03

I get the below error message when trying to open the PDF smartform attachment I've created (both in SOST and in personal e-mail inbox).

'Adobe could not open 'filename' because it is either not a supported file type or because the file has been damaged (for example, it was sent as an email attachement and wasn't correctly decoded).'

I can see the PDF logo so it's definitely a PDF attachement, so the issue must be the latter.

I seem to have done the necessasry conversions and when I do a preview the data is all there on the PDF and opens using FM 'SSFCOMP_PDF_PREVIEW' which makes it even more strange.

Code below if it helps. I've also reviewed other posts and can't see anything I'm missing in the creation. I have Adobe 7 so that should be sufficient. Any help would be great. Thanks

    DATA : i_otfdata TYPE tsfotf,          " Smart Forms: Table OTF
          i_tline TYPE TABLE OF tline WITH HEADER LINE,
          i_receivers TYPE TABLE OF somlreci1 WITH HEADER LINE,
          i_record LIKE solisti1 OCCURS 0 WITH HEADER LINE,
          i_objpack LIKE sopcklsti1 OCCURS 0 WITH HEADER LINE,
          i_objtxt LIKE solisti1 OCCURS 0 WITH HEADER LINE,
          i_objbin LIKE solisti1 OCCURS 0 WITH HEADER LINE,
          i_reclist LIKE somlreci1 OCCURS 0 WITH HEADER LINE,
          w_mailaddr TYPE ppfdmailad,
          w_mailtype TYPE so_escape,
          w_mailrecipient TYPE swotobjid,
          w_control TYPE ssfctrlop,
          w_compop TYPE ssfcompop,
          w_return TYPE ssfcrescl,
          wa_doc_chng TYPE sodocchgi1,
          w_data TYPE sodocchgi1,
          wa_buffer TYPE string, "To convert from 132 to 255
          wa_objhead TYPE soli_tab,
          v_form_name TYPE rs38l_fnam,
          v_len_in LIKE sood-objlen,
          v_len_out LIKE sood-objlen,
          v_len_outn TYPE i,
          v_lines_txt TYPE i,
          v_lines_bin TYPE i,
          lc_fm TYPE rs38l_fnam,      "local variable to store the
        l_i_document_output_info TYPE ssfcrespd,
        l_i_struc_job_output_info TYPE ssfcrescl,
        l_i_struc_job_output_options TYPE ssfcrescl,
        i_lines TYPE TABLE OF tline WITH HEADER LINE,
        lv_job_output_info      TYPE ssfcrescl,
        lv_document_output_info TYPE ssfcrespd,
        lv_job_output_options TYPE ssfcresop,
        lv_bin_filesize        LIKE sood-objlen,
        lv_pdf_file TYPE xstring,
        lt_bin_data(255) TYPE x OCCURS 0.

i_otfdata[] = ls_output_data-otfdata[].

CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERT_OTF'
    EXPORTING
      format                = 'PDF'
      max_linewidth        = 132
    IMPORTING
      bin_filesize          = lv_bin_filesize
      bin_file              = lv_pdf_file
    TABLES
      otf                  = i_otfdata
      lines                = i_lines
    EXCEPTIONS
      err_max_linewidth    = 1
      err_format            = 2
      err_conv_not_possible = 3
      err_bad_otf          = 4
      OTHERS                = 5.

* convert to binary table
CALL FUNCTION 'SCMS_XSTRING_TO_BINARY'
    EXPORTING
      buffer    = lv_pdf_file
    TABLES
      binary_tab = lt_bin_data.

IF sy-subrc <> 0.
* Implement suitable error handling here
ELSE.
*    CALL FUNCTION 'SSFCOMP_PDF_PREVIEW'
*      EXPORTING
*        i_otf                    = i_otfdata
*      EXCEPTIONS
*        convert_otf_to_pdf_error = 1
*        cntl_error              = 2
*        OTHERS                  = 3.
*    IF sy-subrc <> 0.
** Implement suitable error handling here
*    ENDIF.
ENDIF.

DATA: BEGIN OF zlines OCCURS 0,
tline TYPE char255,
END OF zlines.

*Change the PDF format from 132 to 255.
CALL FUNCTION 'SX_TABLE_LINE_WIDTH_CHANGE'
    EXPORTING
      line_width_dst              = '255'
      transfer_bin                = 'X'
    TABLES
*    content_in                  = i_lines
      content_in                  = lt_bin_data
      content_out                = zlines
    EXCEPTIONS
      err_line_width_src_too_long = 1
      err_line_width_dst_too_long = 2
      err_conv_failed            = 3
      OTHERS                      = 4.

IF sy-subrc <> 0.
    MESSAGE ID sy-msgid TYPE sy-msgty NUMBER sy-msgno
    WITH sy-msgv1 sy-msgv2 sy-msgv3 sy-msgv4.
ENDIF.

DESCRIBE TABLE zlines LINES v_lines_txt.

* Attachment

REFRESH: i_reclist,
i_objtxt,
i_objbin,
i_objpack.
CLEAR wa_objhead.
i_objbin[] = zlines[].

* Create Message Body Title and Description

i_objtxt = 'test with pdf-Attachment!'.
APPEND i_objtxt.
DESCRIBE TABLE i_objtxt LINES v_lines_txt.
READ TABLE i_objtxt INDEX v_lines_txt.
wa_doc_chng-obj_name = 'smartform'.
wa_doc_chng-expiry_dat = sy-datum + 10.
wa_doc_chng-obj_descr = 'smartform'.
wa_doc_chng-sensitivty = 'F'.
wa_doc_chng-doc_size = v_lines_txt * 255.

* Main Text
CLEAR i_objpack-transf_bin.
i_objpack-head_start = 1.
* i_objpack-head_num = 1.
i_objpack-head_num = 0.
* i_objpack-body_start = 2.
i_objpack-body_start = 1.
i_objpack-body_num = v_lines_txt.
i_objpack-doc_type = 'RAW'.
APPEND i_objpack.

* Attachment (pdf-Attachment)

i_objpack-transf_bin = 'X'.
i_objpack-head_start = 1.
i_objpack-head_num = 1.
i_objpack-body_start = 2.

* I_OBJPACK-DOC_TYPE = 'RAW'.
DESCRIBE TABLE i_objbin LINES v_lines_bin.
READ TABLE i_objbin INDEX v_lines_bin.
i_objpack-doc_size = v_lines_bin * 255 .
* i_objpack-body_num = v_lines_bin.
i_objpack-body_num = v_lines_txt.
i_objpack-doc_type = 'PDF'.
i_objpack-obj_name = 'smart'.
i_objpack-obj_descr = 'test'.
APPEND i_objpack.
CLEAR i_reclist.
i_reclist-receiver = 'test@test.com'.
i_reclist-rec_type = 'U'.
APPEND i_reclist.

* Send new document with attachments via RFC

CALL FUNCTION 'SO_NEW_DOCUMENT_ATT_SEND_API1'
    EXPORTING
      document_data              = wa_doc_chng
      put_in_outbox              = 'X'
      commit_work                = 'X'
    TABLES
      packing_list              = i_objpack
      object_header              = wa_objhead
      contents_bin              = i_objbin
      contents_txt              = i_objtxt
      receivers                  = i_reclist
    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.

IF sy-subrc <> 0.
    WRITE:/ 'Error When Sending the File', sy-subrc.
ELSE.
    WRITE:/ 'Mail sent'.
ENDIF.

tolga_polat · ‎2013 May 04

Hi Dave,

1 ) Use CL_BCS instead of SO_NEW_DOCUMENT_ATT_SEND_API1 here example code :http://scn.sap.com/thread/3345900

2 ) If you want to use SO_NEW_DOCUMENT_ATT_SEND_API1, send PDF XSTRING data to CONTENTS_HEX and comment CONTENTS_BIN

I hope this will help

tolga_polat · ‎2013 May 04

Hi Dave,

1 ) Use CL_BCS instead of SO_NEW_DOCUMENT_ATT_SEND_API1 here example code :http://scn.sap.com/thread/3345900

2 ) If you want to use SO_NEW_DOCUMENT_ATT_SEND_API1, send PDF XSTRING data to CONTENTS_HEX and comment CONTENTS_BIN

I hope this will help

Former Member · ‎2013 May 04

Hi Dave,

The code provided seems to hold no bugs.

I believe we had a similar problem which was kind of specific to a system/PC wherein the attachment when viewed via the 'SOST' would give the same error message as mentioned here.The user had no issue opening a PDF file directly from the system though.

We reinstalled the adobe component and it works perfectly now.Please try re-installing the PDF(Adobe) in your machine.

Regards

Byju

Former Member · ‎2013 May 07

Thank you Tolga, option 1 worked. Will use that class from now on

tolga_polat · ‎2013 May 07

You are wellcome,

CL_BCS has a lot ability, and you can find more document about it in SDN.

Regards

Tolga

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