Reading a PDF file

[Former Member]

Hello,

it's possible to open and extract information from a PDF file with an abap program?

thanks in advance,

Oscar

[Former Member]

Hello,

it's possible to open and extract information from a PDF file with an abap program?

thanks in advance,

Oscar

[Former Member]

Hi,

As per my knowledge, you can convert PDF to XML and then read the same into ABAP structure.

[Former Member]

Hi Oscar,

Check out the below Program.

REPORT ztest_otf_convert .


The link between R/3 and the document content server 
is in TABLE TOA01 

PARAMETERS: obj_key LIKE toa01-object_id.

START-OF-SELECTION.

DATA: i_toa01 LIKE toa01.
data: path type SAEPFAD.

path = '\\someservername\somedirectoryname\somefilename.pdf'

SELECT SINGLE * FROM toa01 INTO i_toa01 WHERE 
ar_object = obj_key.

IF sy-subrc = 0.

CALL FUNCTION 'ARCHIVOBJECT_GET_DT_VIA_TABLE'
EXPORTING
archiv_id = i_toa01-archiv_id
archiv_doc_id = i_toa01-archiv_doc_id
doc_type = i_toa01-reserve
dtpath = path
convert = 'X'
EXCEPTIONS
error_application = 1
OTHERS = 2.


IF sy-subrc 0.


MESSAGE ID SY-MSGID TYPE SY-MSGTY NUMBER SY-MSGNO 
WITH SY-MSGV1 SY-MSGV2 SY-MSGV3 SY-MSGV4. 
ENDIF.

ENDIF.

Thanks,

Chidanand