Print a PDF from Web Dynpro

Question

Hi all gurus.
I developed a Web Dynpro application to let the users create their own sales orders.
Now I need to let them print the orders when they need to. Searching on the documentation I have, I've never found anything about crating a pdf print from the WD Application.
There must be a way, because I managed to do that even with the very old ITS (the one in which you had to write HTML code...) but i cannot find how.
Can anyone help me please? Even a tutorial would be very appreciated.
Thank you in advance...

Answer 1

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horatiusx wrote:
> Hi all gurus.
>
> I developed a Web Dynpro application to let the users create their own sales orders.
>
> Now I need to let them print the orders when they need to. Searching on the documentation I have, I've never found anything about crating a pdf print from the WD Application.
>
> There must be a way, because I managed to do that even with the very old ITS (the one in which you had to write HTML code...) but i cannot find how.
>
> Can anyone help me please? Even a tutorial would be very appreciated.
>
> Thank you in advance...
You need a Smartform, SAPScript, or AdobeForm to be defined for your output.  Define an action/method for print, then pass the data to your Form.  SmartForms are not bad, as SmartForms generate a Function Module, and are easy to call.
Call the SmartForm Function with PDF output = 'X' (parameter within Output Control I think).  Then pass the PDF_DATA[] table (type = TAB_SOLIX) to a new window output .
Don't have the code in front of me, but have done it several times.  
Adobe Forms is another good option, but you need Adobe Server, and generally I have found ADOBE to be SLOOOOOWWWWW.  I think Steve Jobs might have been on to something with ADOBE -- just my opinion.
And of course, it can be done with SAPSCript, but I would need a whole blog on how to do that.....