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SAPPDFPrint not working

dominik-st
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Dear folks,

currently I am working on problem with printing adobe forms via Frontend printer.

Printing a spool request via a local printer (access type G, device type SWIN/SAPWIN/PDF) does not perform any output.

If I change to local printer to "file", I'll see that the data stream a pdf file.

So obviously SAPPDFPrint does not convert the pdf data stream.

This is the system environment:

SAP GUI 730 PL 9

SAPPDFPrint 730 PL 6 (32 bit)

OS Windows 7 32-Bit

SAP_BASIS 740

ADS Version 1040.20121017114537.881796

(Printing from ABAP Application)

I allready checked following notes:1066060, 1444342. 1909193.

Any suggestions how to fix it?

Thanks in advance!

Dominik

Accepted Solutions (1)

Accepted Solutions (1)

Former Member
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Dear Dominik,

I would recommend to check the logfiles.

Could you please activate the trace options as in the note #1780896 described, and repeat a print with access method G. After it you should see a file with name "sapwin_*.log" in the directory

Traces as shown also in the note.

Do yo usee any error in this file?
Can you maybe share with me this file?

Best regards,

Norbert

dominik-st
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Thank you Norbert,

the logs says "Version .... is incompatible" although the highest patches of GUI and PDFPrint were installed.

Now I installed both component from the NW Presentation CD (PL 0) and it works...

Obviously you must be careful when installing patches and using Adobe on frontend printers

Best regards

Dominik

Former Member
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Dear Dominik,

Yes, the SAPGUI 730 patch 9 is only compatible with SAPPDFPRINT 730 patch 5, but not with the new patch 6. For patch 6 SAPGUI 730 patch 10 will be compatible which will be released in the mid of August according to note #1053737.

When you install SAPGUI patch 9 with SAPPDFPRINT patch 5 this should work without problem.

I hope this information helps you by the further planning.

Best regards,
Norbert

dominik-st
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Tank you again, works fine with GUI PL 9 and PDFPrint PL 5.

Best regards

Dominik

Mofizur
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Hello Norbert,

I have installed SAP GUI 730 patch 10 along with SAPPDFPRINT patch level 6.Still no output.

Thanks,

Mofizur

Former Member
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Hello Mofizur,

please deinstall completly the SAPGUI and SAPPDFPRINT, and then install it again, and please also ensure that you install the 32-bit version of the SAPPDFPRINT.

best regards,

Norbert

Answers (2)

Answers (2)

dominik-st
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Thank you Adam!

Next please

Former Member
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Hi Dominik,

Try device type HPLJ4, that's the one I use for PDF printing.

If that won't work perhaps let us know which printer you are using?

Adam

dominik-st
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I tried on Samsung CLP300, PDFWriter and Microsoft XPS Document Writer. These printer work properly with device type SWIN and SAPWIN when not usiong Adobe forms (but ABAP List or OTF).

Server-side printing on HP devices works fine, but not the frontend printing.

Former Member
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Did you try using the device type I mentioned?

What you wrote: "If I change to local printer to "file", I'll see that the data stream a pdf file." Is an indication that you are using the wrong device type, the output should be PCL as far as I know.

dominik-st
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I use the device types PDF/SAPWIN as mentioned in note http://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/1444342 .

The program SAPPDFPrint should convert the pdf data stream, but it doesn't.

Former Member
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I see now, I'm sorry I have no experience with that and cannot help you.

Best of luck,

Adam