Managing Page numbers in the Merge PDF Forms

[manikandan_rajasekaran2]

Hi Experts,

Writing Page numbers: I have merged two different Forms (Ex: Form1 and Form2) into a single one but facing Page number error as it is displaying Page 1 of 1 for both the Forms. 2 pages but displaying like Page 1 of 1 and it supposed to be Page 1 of 2 and Page 2 of 2.

Please provide the technical commands in achieving it.

Displaying Summary (Index/Content) information in the First page: Instead of creating a new Form, I would like to achieve it by enhancing the existing Form1 will have and display the Summary information as 1st Page.

Please provide some technical steps in achieving it.

Thanks.

[FredericGirod]

How did you "merge" your form ?

[manikandan_rajasekaran2]

Hi Frederic,

Followed the below blog links for merging the PDF forms.

https://blogs.sap.com/2019/09/25/how-to-merge-multiple-pdf-forms-into-single-one-and-write-in-applic...

It worked well and can see the output but both the pages it's displaying as Page 1 of 1.

Thanks.

[FredericGirod]

I am note sure you could simply recreate the page number. This is a "field" of the form, not something easily identify inside the PDF.

Maybe the solution is to open one time the form, call the two function module of each adobe and close the form.

Whith this you could extract the number of page from the first form & send the result to the second form.

[manikandan_rajasekaran2]

Hi,

Thanks for your quick response.

Can you please be more specific by sharing some technical inputs here? It would be much appreciated.

"Whith this you could extract the number of page from the first form & send the result to the second form"

Thanks.

[FredericGirod · Accepted solution]

  CALL FUNCTION 'FP_JOB_OPEN'
    CHANGING
      ie_outputparams = fp_outputparams
    EXCEPTIONS
      cancel          = 1
      usage_error     = 2
      system_error    = 3
      internal_error  = 4
      OTHERS          = 5.

  CALL FUNCTION 'FP_FUNCTION_MODULE_NAME'
    EXPORTING
      i_name           = 'MY_FORM_NAME'
    IMPORTING
      e_funcname       = ls_function
      e_interface_type = lp_interfacetype.

  CALL FUNCTION ls_function
    EXPORTING
      /1bcdwb/docparams  = lp_docparams
    IMPORTING
      /1bcdwb/formoutput = lp_formoutput
    EXCEPTIONS
      usage_error        = 1
      system_error       = 2
      internal_error     = 3
      OTHERS             = 4.


  lp_formoutput-pages <-- number of page used for the first form

  CALL FUNCTION 'FP_FUNCTION_MODULE_NAME'
    EXPORTING
      i_name           = 'MY_SECOND_FORM_NAME'
    IMPORTING
      e_funcname       = ls_function
      e_interface_type = lp_interfacetype.

  CALL FUNCTION ls_function
    EXPORTING
      /1bcdwb/docparams  = lp_docparams
      number_page_first_form =   lp_formoutput-pages
    IMPORTING
      /1bcdwb/formoutput = lp_formoutput
    EXCEPTIONS
      usage_error        = 1
      system_error       = 2
      internal_error     = 3
      OTHERS             = 4.




  CALL FUNCTION 'FP_JOB_CLOSE'
    IMPORTING
      e_result       = ls_result
    EXCEPTIONS
      usage_error    = 1
      system_error   = 2
      internal_error = 3
      OTHERS         = 4.

in the form, you have to create a variable to increment with the page number to get the real page number

[manikandan_rajasekaran2 · Accepted solution]

Hi Frederic Girod,

Much Appreciated. Thanks for your prompt response again.

I completly understand now and I need to enhance my 2nd Form to have & provide the input for lp_formoutput-pages.

CALLFUNCTION ls_function
    EXPORTING/1bcdwb/docparams  = lp_docparams
      number_page_first_form =   lp_formoutput-pages

[manikandan_rajasekaran2 · Accepted solution]

Hi Frederic Girod,

I need your help again, I have created the import parameter in the 2nd Form and also created the text box to increment the Page numbers but I have noticed it can be done through a Java code and not by any ABAP commands.

Can you please help how to write it and set our custom field variable into that? I don't have any knowledge in Java so I would be greateful if you would help me on this.

Many Thanks.