Sending Email through Report

[Former Member]

Hi,

I am working on a report which sends an email when executed.

This email is not sent correctly when connected to SIG (SAP Internal Gateway).

It works fine when connected to SMTP.

Can anyone please help me out of this?

Thanks,

Sunanda.

[Former Member]

Hello,

Take a look on this:

Regards.

[Former Member]

Hi David,

Thanks for the quick response.

Your answer has somewhat solved my problem.

Now I am getting the email but the data in the attachment (excel sheet) is missing.

Could you please guide me to find out the problem.

Thanks,

Sunanda

[Former Member]

This has not solved completely

[Former Member]

hi,

for sending mail the function module is : 'SO_NEW_DOCUMENT_ATT_SEND_API1'

and for getting data in proper manner and then send mail just follow this step-by-step simple procedure it will solve ur problem:

Firstly export  the data to memory using the FM LIST_FROM_MEMORY. 

CALL FUNCTION 'LIST_FROM_MEMORY'
TABLES
listobject = t_listobject
EXCEPTIONS
not_found = 1
OTHERS = 2.
IF sy-subrc 0.
MESSAGE e000(su) WITH text-001.
ENDIF.

then i converted it into ASCII using LIST_TO_ASCI,

CALL FUNCTION 'LIST_TO_ASCI'
TABLES
listasci = t_xlstab
listobject = t_listobject
EXCEPTIONS
empty_list = 1
list_index_invalid = 2
OTHERS = 3.
IF sy-subrc NE 0.
MESSAGE e003(yuksdbfzs).
ENDIF.

This gives the data in ASCII format separated by '|' and the header has '-', dashes. If you use this internal table directly without any proccesing in SO_NEW_DOCUMENT_ATT_SEND_API1, then you will not get a good excel sheet attachment. To overcome this limitation, i used cl_abap_char_utilities=>newline and cl_abap_char_utilities=>horizontal_tab to add horizontal and vertical tabs to the internal table, replacing all occurences of '|' with 
cl_abap_char_utilities=>horizontal_tab.

Set the doc_type as 'XLS', create the body and header using the packing_list and pass the data to be downloaded to SO_NEW_DOCUMENT_ATT_SEND_API1 as contents_bin.
This will create an excel attachment.

Sample code for formatting the data for the attachment in excel format.

u2022	Format the data for excel file download 

LOOP AT t_xlstab INTO wa_xlstab .
DESCRIBE TABLE t_xlstab LINES lw_cnt.
CLEAR lw_sytabix.
lw_sytabix = sy-tabix.

u2022	If not new line then replace '|' by tabs 

IF NOT wa_xlstab EQ cl_abap_char_utilities=>newline.
REPLACE ALL OCCURRENCES OF '|' IN wa_xlstab
WITH cl_abap_char_utilities=>horizontal_tab.
MODIFY t_xlstab FROM wa_xlstab .
CLEAR wa_xlstab.
wa_xlstab = cl_abap_char_utilities=>newline.
IF lw_cnt NE 0 .
lw_sytabix = lw_sytabix + 1.


u2022	Insert new line for the excel data 

INSERT wa_xlstab INTO t_xlstab INDEX lw_sytabix.
lw_cnt = lw_cnt - 1.
ENDIF.
CLEAR wa_xlstab.
ENDIF.
ENDLOOP.
Sample code for creating attachment and sending mail:

FORM send_mail .

u2022	Define the attachment format 

lw_doc_type = 'XLS'.

u2022	Create the document which is to be sent 


lwa_doc_chng-obj_name = 'List'.
lwa_doc_chng-obj_descr = w_subject. "Subject
lwa_doc_chng-obj_langu = sy-langu.

u2022	Fill the document data and get size of message 

LOOP AT t_message.
lt_objtxt = t_message-line.
APPEND lt_objtxt.
ENDLOOP.

DESCRIBE TABLE lt_objtxt LINES lw_tab_lines.
IF lw_tab_lines GT 0.
READ TABLE lt_objtxt INDEX lw_tab_lines.
lwa_doc_chng-doc_size = ( lw_tab_lines - 1 ) * 255 + STRLEN( lt_objtxt ).
lwa_doc_chng-obj_langu = sy-langu.
lwa_doc_chng-sensitivty = 'F'.
ELSE.
lwa_doc_chng-doc_size = 0.
ENDIF.

u2022	Fill Packing List For the body of e-mail 

lt_packing_list-head_start = 1.
lt_packing_list-head_num = 0.
lt_packing_list-body_start = 1.
lt_packing_list-body_num = lw_tab_lines.
lt_packing_list-doc_type = 'RAW'.
APPEND lt_packing_list.

u2022	Create the attachment (the list itself) 

DESCRIBE TABLE t_xlstab LINES lw_tab_lines.


u2022	Fill the fields of the packing_list for creating the attachment: 


lt_packing_list-transf_bin = 'X'.
lt_packing_list-head_start = 1.
lt_packing_list-head_num = 0.
lt_packing_list-body_start = 1.
lt_packing_list-body_num = lw_tab_lines.
lt_packing_list-doc_type = lw_doc_type.
lt_packing_list-obj_name = 'Attach'.
lt_packing_list-obj_descr = w_docdesc.
lt_packing_list-doc_size = lw_tab_lines * 255.
APPEND lt_packing_list.


u2022	Fill the mail recipient list 


lt_reclist-rec_type = 'U'.
LOOP AT t_recipient_list.
lt_reclist-receiver = t_recipient_list-address.
APPEND lt_reclist.
ENDLOOP.


u2022	Finally send E-Mail 


CALL FUNCTION 'SO_NEW_DOCUMENT_ATT_SEND_API1'
EXPORTING
document_data = lwa_doc_chng
put_in_outbox = 'X'
commit_work = 'X'
IMPORTING
sent_to_all = lw_sent_to_all
TABLES
packing_list = lt_packing_list
object_header = lt_objhead
contents_bin = t_xlstab
contents_txt = lt_objtxt
receivers = lt_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.

Hope it will help you

Regards

Rahul sharma

Edited by: RAHUL SHARMA on Oct 8, 2008 6:55 AM

Edited by: RAHUL SHARMA on Oct 8, 2008 6:58 AM

[Former Member]

Hi Rahul,

I have already written the program and it works fine i.e I get the excel attachment correctly with data if SMTP is connected only if I switch to SIG the excel attachment comes blank.

Regards,

Sunanda.