Smartform to PDF printing.

[Former Member]

Hi all,

Could I print out a smartform as a PDF document on screen instead of print out to printer ?

Please tell me the steps to do this.

Thank you very much.

Best regards,

Sylvacast

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi,

Yes you can save your smartform as a pdf.

1. Use FM <b>CONVERT_OTF_2_PDF</b> to convert smartform output (otf) to pdf. It will store converted data into an internal table.

2. Use FM <b>GUI_DOWNLOAD</b> to download that internal table on the presentation server as a pdf file.

Reward points if the answer is helpful.

Regards,

Mukul

[former_member196280]

I think that we can display samrtform in PDF format, but we can save the SF in PDF, use FM module for saving as PDF.

Regards,

SaiRam

[Former Member]

Hi Sai,

Thanks all,

I've found a solution to solve my problem.

There are function module that display smartform in PDF format on screen.

There are two ways:

1) Call smartform with option -getotf is set.

Call funtion module CONVERT_OTF_2_PDF

Save this PDF file to your local PC using fm 'GUI_DOWNLOAD'.

Call function module 'WS_EXECUTE' to run your pdf file

2) Call smartform with option -getotf is set.

Call function module SSF_PDF_PREVIEW (I don't remember exactly now, i'll confirm later)

This function module will display OTF-data under pdf format.

Thanks,

Sylvecast

We

[Former Member]

both answers are very helpful

can u now tell me how to email that document???

[Former Member]

Hi

SAMPLE CODE FOR PRINTING

data: carr_id type sbook-carrid,

cparam type ssfctrlop,

outop type ssfcompop,

fm_name type rs38l_fnam.

DATA: tab_otf_data TYPE ssfcrescl,

pdf_tab LIKE tline OCCURS 0 WITH HEADER LINE,

tab_otf_final TYPE itcoo OCCURS 0 WITH HEADER LINE,

file_size TYPE i,

bin_filesize TYPE i,

FILE_NAME type string,

File_path type string,

FULL_PATH type string.

parameter: p_custid type scustom-id default 1.

select-options: s_carrid for carr_id default 'LH' to 'LH'.

parameter: p_form type tdsfname default 'ZAMIT_SMART_FORM'.

data: customer type scustom,

bookings type ty_bookings,

connections type ty_connections.

start-of-selection.

• suppressing the dialog box for print preview****************************

outop-tddest = 'LP01'.

cparam-no_dialog = 'X'.

cparam-preview = SPACE.

cparam-getotf = 'X'.

select single * from scustom into customer where id = p_custid.

check sy-subrc = 0.

select * from sbook into table bookings

where customid = p_custid

and carrid in s_carrid

order by primary key.

select * from spfli into table connections

for all entries in bookings

where carrid = bookings-carrid

and connid = bookings-connid

order by primary key.

call function 'SSF_FUNCTION_MODULE_NAME'

exporting formname = p_form

• variant = ' '

• direct_call = ' '

importing fm_name = fm_name

exceptions no_form = 1

no_function_module = 2

others = 3.

if sy-subrc <> 0.

message id sy-msgid type sy-msgty number sy-msgno

with sy-msgv1 sy-msgv2 sy-msgv3 sy-msgv4.

exit.

endif.

• calling the generated function module

call function fm_name

exporting

• archive_index =

• archive_parameters =

control_parameters = cparam

• mail_appl_obj =

• mail_recipient =

• mail_sender =

output_options = outop

user_settings = SPACE

bookings = bookings

customer = customer

connections = connections

importing

• document_output_info =

job_output_info = tab_otf_data

• job_output_options =

exceptions formatting_error = 1

internal_error = 2

send_error = 3

user_canceled = 4

others = 5.

if sy-subrc <> 0.

• error handling

message id sy-msgid type sy-msgty number sy-msgno

with sy-msgv1 sy-msgv2 sy-msgv3 sy-msgv4.

endif.

tab_otf_final[] = tab_otf_data-otfdata[].

CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERT_OTF'

EXPORTING

format = 'PDF'

max_linewidth = 132

• ARCHIVE_INDEX = ' '

• COPYNUMBER = 0

• ASCII_BIDI_VIS2LOG = ' '

IMPORTING

bin_filesize = bin_filesize

• BIN_FILE =

TABLES

otf = tab_otf_final

lines = pdf_tab

EXCEPTIONS

err_max_linewidth = 1

err_format = 2

err_conv_not_possible = 3

err_bad_otf = 4

OTHERS = 5

.

IF sy-subrc <> 0.

MESSAGE ID SY-MSGID TYPE SY-MSGTY NUMBER SY-MSGNO

WITH SY-MSGV1 SY-MSGV2 SY-MSGV3 SY-MSGV4.

ENDIF.

CALL METHOD cl_gui_frontend_services=>file_save_dialog

• EXPORTING

• WINDOW_TITLE =

• DEFAULT_EXTENSION =

• DEFAULT_FILE_NAME =

• FILE_FILTER =

• INITIAL_DIRECTORY =

• WITH_ENCODING =

• PROMPT_ON_OVERWRITE = 'X'

CHANGING

filename = FILE_NAME

path = FILE_PATH

fullpath = FULL_PATH

• USER_ACTION =

• FILE_ENCODING =

• EXCEPTIONS

• CNTL_ERROR = 1

• ERROR_NO_GUI = 2

• NOT_SUPPORTED_BY_GUI = 3

• others = 4

.

IF sy-subrc <> 0.

• MESSAGE ID SY-MSGID TYPE SY-MSGTY NUMBER SY-MSGNO

• WITH SY-MSGV1 SY-MSGV2 SY-MSGV3 SY-MSGV4.

ENDIF.

************downloading the converted PDF data to your local PC*******

CALL FUNCTION 'GUI_DOWNLOAD'

EXPORTING

bin_filesize = bin_filesize

filename = FULL_PATH

filetype = 'BIN'

• APPEND = ' '

• WRITE_FIELD_SEPARATOR = ' '

• HEADER = '00'

• TRUNC_TRAILING_BLANKS = ' '

• WRITE_LF = 'X'

• COL_SELECT = ' '

• COL_SELECT_MASK = ' '

• DAT_MODE = ' '

• CONFIRM_OVERWRITE = ' '

• NO_AUTH_CHECK = ' '

• CODEPAGE = ' '

• IGNORE_CERR = ABAP_TRUE

• REPLACEMENT = '#'

• WRITE_BOM = ' '

• TRUNC_TRAILING_BLANKS_EOL = 'X'

IMPORTING

filelength = file_size

TABLES

data_tab = pdf_tab

• FIELDNAMES =

EXCEPTIONS

file_write_error = 1

no_batch = 2

gui_refuse_filetransfer = 3

invalid_type = 4

no_authority = 5

unknown_error = 6

header_not_allowed = 7

separator_not_allowed = 8

filesize_not_allowed = 9

header_too_long = 10

dp_error_create = 11

dp_error_send = 12

dp_error_write = 13

unknown_dp_error = 14

access_denied = 15

dp_out_of_memory = 16

disk_full = 17

dp_timeout = 18

file_not_found = 19

dataprovider_exception = 20

control_flush_error = 21

OTHERS = 22

.

IF sy-subrc <> 0.

ENDIF.

-Charitha

[Former Member]

hi,

From the smartform output generate the spool request number and this numbers can be seen in transacion code spo1 and after identifying the request number executre the standard program rstxpdf4 there it will ask u the spool request number and then it will convert u output in to pdf format.

Regards,

Reward if useful,

Srinivas.D