Generated pdf attachment is truncated

[Former Member]

Hi,

I'm using this code which I found in a previous thread to convert an ABAP spool to a pdf file.

The spool is created successfully as if I run my report in debug it outputs the spool to the screen and displays correctly.

When I run it as a background job the generated pdf has (roughly) the last third of each line truncated.

Any help appreciated.

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.

[Former Member]

Hi,

I'm using this code which I found in a previous thread to convert an ABAP spool to a pdf file.

The spool is created successfully as if I run my report in debug it outputs the spool to the screen and displays correctly.

When I run it as a background job the generated pdf has (roughly) the last third of each line truncated.

Any help appreciated.

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.

[Former Member]

When you run in background, you specify a device for the spool output.

Does this device have a line length shorter than your output.

This would account for the difference from running in foreground/debug and running in backgound.

[Former Member]

Hi,

The device is set to 'LOCL' and the line length is being cut off at 112 chars.

Seems like a strange limit to have?

Rb

[Former Member]

I've been doing some testing here, have you got a line-size parameter on your REPORT command in the ABAP. Have you set this large enough ?

Other than that, I would try using a defined printer rather than LOCL, as this uses your default windows printer and I'm not sure how that would be handled in a background job.

[Former Member]

Thinking about it, you can use LOCL on the background job, but check the properties to ensure a format being used is one with sufficient column width.

[Former Member]

It's happening on the write:/ statement.

The data in p_form-linda is correct but when I check what is written to the spool with write:/ it's been truncated.

This is before I try to convert to PDF.

loop at p_form.
        objbin = p_form-linda.
        append objbin.
        line_cnt = line_cnt + 1.
        write:/ p_form-linda.
      endloop.

      new-page .
      commit work.
      new-page print off.

I've used the GET_PRINT_PARAMETERS before the code above to try and force a line size but still nothing....

CALL FUNCTION 'GET_PRINT_PARAMETERS'
        EXPORTING
          authority              = space
          copies                 = '1'
          line_size              = '255'
          cover_page             = space
          data_set               = space
          department             = space
          destination            = space
          expiration             = '1'
          immediately            = space
          new_list_id            = 'X'
          no_dialog              = 'X'
          user                   = sy-uname
        IMPORTING
          out_parameters         = mstr_print_parms
          valid                  = mc_valid
        EXCEPTIONS
          archive_info_not_found = 1
          invalid_print_params   = 2
          invalid_archive_params = 3
          OTHERS                 = 4.

      if mstr_print_parms-pdest = space.
        mstr_print_parms-pdest = 'LOCL'.
      endif.