Create Spool From OTF Data

Question

Hi all,
Is there any way of creating a spool request or printing OTF data directly from an internal table.
Scenario is that I have read a spool request with multiple pages into OTF format and now have an internal table with OTF data. I have then split the spool data at page level into another internal table.
This table also contains OTF data . Is there anyway of printing this internal table directly to printer. If not is there any way of creating a spool request from this internal table?
Regards,
Preet

Answer 1

May be i can help to some extent. I will just tell you how to convert a internal table into spool. I have done the coding
REPORT  zpmm_pdf                                .
TYPES : BEGIN OF itab,
        name(20) TYPE c,
        age TYPE i,
        *** TYPE c,
        END OF itab.
DATA : gt_itab TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF itab,
       gw_itab TYPE itab.
DATA : counter  TYPE i.
********************Data declaration for use in converting to pdf
DATA : pripar LIKE pri_params.
DATA : lw_space VALUE ''.
DATA : itab_pdf LIKE tline OCCURS 0 WITH HEADER LINE.
<b>*To get spool info</b>
DATA : rqident LIKE tsp01-rqident ,
       rqcretime LIKE tsp01-rqcretime .
<b>DATA: spool_id LIKE tsp01-rqident.</b>
DATA : numbytes TYPE i,
       cancel.
DATA : gv_filename LIKE rlgrap-filename VALUE 'C:\swet.pdf'.
********************END of Data declaration for use in converting to pdf
                       START-OF-SELECTION
DO 20 TIMES.
  gw_itab-name = 'swetabh_shukla'.
  gw_itab-age = counter + 1.
  gw_itab-***  = 'M'.
  counter = counter + 1.
  APPEND gw_itab TO gt_itab.
  CLEAR : gw_itab.
ENDDO.
<b>* Gt_itab is the internal table that we will write to spool</b>
*Start
SET PARAMETER ID 'ZPDF' FIELD lw_space.
<b>CALL FUNCTION 'GET_PRINT_PARAMETERS'</b>
  EXPORTING
    in_parameters          = pripar
    line_size              = 255
    layout                 = 'X_65_132'
    no_dialog              = 'X'
  IMPORTING
    out_parameters         = pripar
  EXCEPTIONS
    archive_info_not_found = 1
    invalid_print_params   = 2
    invalid_archive_params = 3
    OTHERS                 = 4.
<b>*********To write data in spool</b>
NEW-PAGE PRINT ON PARAMETERS pripar NO DIALOG .
RESERVE 5 LINES.
<b>*********From here data will be written in spool</b>
WRITE : 'Name',
        'Age',
LOOP AT gt_itab INTO gw_itab.
  WRITE : / gw_itab-name,
            gw_itab-age,
            gw_itab-***.
ENDLOOP.
<b>*****To switch off spool writing</b>
NEW-PAGE PRINT OFF.
************End of spool writing
<b>******To get the latest spool id of spool written by us</b>
SELECT  rqident  rqcretime FROM tsp01
             INTO (rqident,rqcretime)
             WHERE rqowner = sy-uname
             ORDER BY rqcretime DESCENDING.
  EXIT.
<b>********  It will just read the latest spool id and exit</b>
ENDSELECT.
MOVE  rqident TO spool_id. <b>" We get the spool id here of the spool we wrote</b>
<b>*Now  spool_id contains the spool id. We can convert this spool to pdf also as given *below</b>
****************************************************To convert spool to pdf
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERT_ABAPSPOOLJOB_2_PDF'
       EXPORTING
         src_spoolid = spool_id
      NO_DIALOG =
      DST_DEVICE =
      PDF_DESTINATION =
      IMPORTING
         pdf_bytecount = numbytes
      PDF_SPOOLID =
      LIST_PAGECOUNT =
      BTC_JOBNAME =
      BTC_JOBCOUNT =
       TABLES
         pdf = itab_pdf
      EXCEPTIONS
        err_no_abap_spooljob = 1
        err_no_spooljob = 2
        err_no_permission = 3
        err_conv_not_possible = 4
        err_bad_destdevice = 5
        user_cancelled = 6
        err_spoolerror = 7
        err_temseerror = 8
        err_btcjob_open_failed = 9
        err_btcjob_submit_failed = 10
        err_btcjob_close_failed = 11
        OTHERS = 12.
                       END-OF-SELECTION
To download the pdf file as local file
CALL FUNCTION 'DOWNLOAD'
           EXPORTING
                bin_filesize     = numbytes
                filename         = gv_filename
                filetype         = 'BIN'
                filetype_no_show = 'X'
           IMPORTING
                act_filename     = gv_filename
                filesize         = numbytes
                cancel           = cancel
           TABLES
                data_tab         = itab_pdf.
<b> I think i gave a lot of extra code, but i just gave it for proper understanding.
Only a few days ago i came across this concept. So had the ready made code.</b>
<b>Please do reward point if helpful</b>
Regards
swetabh