Adobe Forms without spool

[former_member302603]

Is it possible generate pdf into xstring without spool? The task is mass generating pdf files, about 100 per day. Any idea?

[Former Member]

Hi,

I think it is not mandatory to open a job in order to get a PDF form as xstring.

Just call the FM for your form, and I think you will find the raw pdf in FPFORMOUTPUT-PDF.

If not, try using FP_JOB_OPEN with parameter GETPDF = X and NOPRINT = X.

Hope this helps.

[Former Member]

In normal ABAP, I don't think this is possible since there are 4 standard steps.

CALL FUNCTION 'FP_FUNCTION_MODULE_NAME'  " to get your generate FM name in ls_function
CALL FUNCTION 'FP_JOB_OPEN'
CALL FUNCTION ls_function  " returns your xstring
CALL FUNCTION 'FP_JOB_CLOSE'

I'm not sure, but there may be a parameter you can pass to CALL FUNCTION 'FP_JOB_OPEN' to keep it from storing in the spool. You can check there first.

[former_member302603]

Ok, here is the one variant, but i think it also create any jobs, work for me faster then standart algoritm pdf output:

1. We need two files XFD with the outputdata and XDP of our PDF Form.

2. XFD we can generate by transformation.

3. And the code:

DATA: l_fp             TYPE REF TO if_fp,
      l_pdfobj         TYPE REF TO if_fp_pdf_object,
      l_xft            TYPE xstring,
      l_xfd            TYPE xstring,
      pdfresult        TYPE xstring,
      l_dest TYPE rfcdest.

MOVE cl_fp=>get_ads_connection( ) TO p_dest.
* get FP reference
  l_fp = cl_fp=>get_reference( ).

  TRY.
*   create PDF Object
      l_pdfobj = l_fp->create_pdf_object( connection = p_dest ).

*   set template
      l_locale = p_loc.
      l_pdfobj->set_template( xftdata = l_xft locale = l_locale ).

*   set data
      l_pdfobj->set_data( formdata = l_xfd ).

*   tell PDF object to create PDF
      l_pdfobj->set_task_renderpdf( ).

*   execute, call ADS
      l_pdfobj->execute( ).

*   get result
      l_pdfobj->get_pdf( IMPORTING pdfdata = pdfresult ).
ENDTRY.