How to create a spool?

[Former Member]

Hi, some answers would be greatly appreciated.

In an ABAP program there is this internal table full of data, and I have to write its contents into a PDF. The only way it seems is to make a spool and then use CONVERT_ABAPSPOOLJOB_2_PDF function to convert that spool into PDF.

The question is how do I make a spool within the ABAP program?

Thanks!

[Former Member]

Hi, some answers would be greatly appreciated.

In an ABAP program there is this internal table full of data, and I have to write its contents into a PDF. The only way it seems is to make a spool and then use CONVERT_ABAPSPOOLJOB_2_PDF function to convert that spool into PDF.

The question is how do I make a spool within the ABAP program?

Thanks!

[athavanraja]

Hi Welcome to SDN.

Check out the following code sample to create spool withing program.

data: loc_dest like pri_params-pdest .
  clear : wf_listname , loc_dest , wf_listtext .
  move: 'List name' to   wf_listname .
  move: 'List header text' to   wf_listtext .

 select single spld into usr01-spld from usr01 where bname eq sy-uname .
  if sy-subrc eq 0 .
    move: usr01-spld to loc_dest .
  endif .
  call function 'GET_PRINT_PARAMETERS'
       exporting
            destination    = loc_dest
            copies         = wf_copies
            list_name      = wf_listname
            list_text      = wf_listtext
            immediately    = ' '
            release        = ' '
            new_list_id    = 'X'
            expiration     = wf_days
            line_size      = 200
            line_count     = 65
            layout         = 'X_65_200'
            sap_cover_page = 'X'
            receiver       = 'SAP*'
            department     = ''
            no_dialog      = 'X'
       importing
            out_parameters = wf_params
            valid          = wf_valid.

  if wf_valid <> space.
    new-page print on parameters wf_params no dialog.
    perform write_summary .
    new-page print off.
  endif .

within the write_summary do a normal write operation.
loop at <itab> .
write:/
endloop .

Hope this is clear.

REgards

Raja

[Former Member]

Thanks, that solves part of the problem.

One last question though: how to get the spool id of that particular spool? The only thing I can think of is to get all the spool requests and get the latest request?

Thanks again.

[athavanraja]

just use sy-spono it will hold the spool created by you in this session.

Regards

Raja

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[suresh_datti]

hi Jen,

You can retriev the spool id by doing a SELECT on TSP01 table.

Regards,

Suresh Datti

[Former Member]

Hi,

Can u Plz send one complete program for 'to generate spool request for an Interal table data and then pass that spool req. to RSTXPDFT4 pgm.

Thank U

Narendra

[Former Member]

Hi, when I try to do simple write as per the instructions, i get an ABAP dump with Internal error: Invalid page number.

Illegal Page Number.

no idea why this is happening. anyclu.

thanks

Lakhbir