Apex_util.get_print_document

All,
below is a procedure (test_send_attachment1) that I cannot get to work and I've run out of ideas.
The value of xml_file_clob is detailed below and the rtf file spec is also provided. With these things, someone could, I believe, reproduce the problem.
I don't receive any errors and I do receive an email with a pdf attached. The problem is the pdf is 'malformed'
I should add that if I save the query that was used to generate this xml and upload to APEX the rtf file that I provided here and I test the report, it runs fine. Also, when I use the add-in to create the rtf with the below xml file and view the pdf, it processes just fine as well. So I think the "pieces" are correct.
I am using Oracle BI Publisher Template Builder for Word 10.1.3.4.1 (Build 130)
Thanks for having a look. I posted this here (even though it's related to BI Publisher) because I feel like the problem is with APEX_UTIL.get_print_document .... If the administrators feel this is better posted in another forum, let me know.
Regards.
============================================================================================
xml file :
============================================================================================
<ROWSET>
<ROW>
<PL_ID>1</PL_ID>
<PL_DESC>Yield</PL_DESC>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<PL_ID>2</PL_ID>
<PL_DESC>Dealer markup</PL_DESC>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<PL_ID>3</PL_ID>
<PL_DESC>Dealer Premium</PL_DESC>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<PL_ID>4</PL_ID>
<PL_DESC>Flats</PL_DESC>
</ROW>
</ROWSET>
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rtf file:
========================================================================================================
{\rtf1\ansi\ansicpg1252\uc1\deff0\stshfdbch0\stshfloch0\stshfhich0\stshfbi0\deflang1033\deflangfe1033{\fonttbl{\f0\froman\fcharset0\fprq2{\*\panose 02020603050405020304}Times New Roman;}{\f36\froman\fcharset238\fprq2 Times New Roman CE;}
{\f37\froman\fcharset204\fprq2 Times New Roman Cyr;}{\f39\froman\fcharset161\fprq2 Times New Roman Greek;}{\f40\froman\fcharset162\fprq2 Times New Roman Tur;}{\f41\froman\fcharset177\fprq2 Times New Roman (Hebrew);}
{\f42\froman\fcharset178\fprq2 Times New Roman (Arabic);}{\f43\froman\fcharset186\fprq2 Times New Roman Baltic;}{\f44\froman\fcharset163\fprq2 Times New Roman (Vietnamese);}}{\colortbl;\red0\green0\blue0;\red0\green0\blue255;\red0\green255\blue255;
\red0\green255\blue0;\red255\green0\blue255;\red255\green0\blue0;\red255\green255\blue0;\red255\green255\blue255;\red0\green0\blue128;\red0\green128\blue128;\red0\green128\blue0;\red128\green0\blue128;\red128\green0\blue0;\red128\green128\blue0;
\red128\green128\blue128;\red192\green192\blue192;\red231\green243\blue253;}{\stylesheet{\ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \fs24\lang1033\langfe1033\cgrid\langnp1033\langfenp1033 \snext0 Normal;}{\*
\cs10 \additive \ssemihidden Default Paragraph Font;}{\*
\ts11\tsrowd\trftsWidthB3\trpaddl108\trpaddr108\trpaddfl3\trpaddft3\trpaddfb3\trpaddfr3\tblind0\tblindtype3\tscellwidthfts0\tsvertalt\tsbrdrt\tsbrdrl\tsbrdrb\tsbrdrr\tsbrdrdgl\tsbrdrdgr\tsbrdrh\tsbrdrv
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{\*\generator Microsoft Word 10.0.6854;}{\info{\title This is a simple test}{\author g001131}{\operator g001131}{\creatim\yr2009\mo11\dy22\hr15\min38}{\revtim\yr2009\mo11\dy22\hr15\min41}{\version1}{\edmins3}{\nofpages1}{\nofwords17}{\nofchars97}
{\*\company JPMorgan Chase & Co.}{\nofcharsws113}{\vern16393}{\*\password 00000000}}{\*\xmlnstbl }\paperw12240\paperh15840\margl1800\margr1800\margt1440\margb1440\gutter0
\widowctrl\ftnbj\aenddoc\grfdocevents0\noxlattoyen\expshrtn\noultrlspc\dntblnsbdb\nospaceforul\formshade\horzdoc\dgmargin\dghspace180\dgvspace180\dghorigin1800\dgvorigin1440\dghshow1\dgvshow1
\jexpand\viewkind1\viewscale100\pgbrdrhead\pgbrdrfoot\splytwnine\ftnlytwnine\htmautsp\nolnhtadjtbl\useltbaln\alntblind\lytcalctblwd\lyttblrtgr\lnbrkrule\nobrkwrptbl\snaptogridincell\allowfieldendsel\wrppunct\asianbrkrule\rsidroot10303210 \fet0
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\trbrdrh\brdrs\brdrw10 \trbrdrv\brdrs\brdrw10 \trftsWidth1\trftsWidthB3\trautofit1\trpaddl108\trpaddr108\trpaddfl3\trpaddft3\trpaddfb3\trpaddfr3\tblrsid7238448\tbllkhdrrows\tbllklastrow\tbllkhdrcols\tbllklastcol\tblind0\tblindtype3 \clvertalt\clbrdrt
\brdrs\brdrw10 \clbrdrl\brdrs\brdrw10 \clbrdrb\brdrs\brdrw10 \clbrdrr\brdrs\brdrw10 \cltxlrtb\clftsWidth3\clwWidth4428\clshdrawnil \cellx4320\clvertalt\clbrdrt\brdrs\brdrw10 \clbrdrl\brdrs\brdrw10 \clbrdrb\brdrs\brdrw10 \clbrdrr\brdrs\brdrw10
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\par
\par }}
===========================================================================================
PROCEDURE DEFINITION
===========================================================================================
procedure test_send_attachment1 is
l_id number;
l_document blob;
v_data clob;
v_fmt clob;
begin
select xml_file_clob, rtf_layout_clob
into v_data, v_fmt
from profitauto.xml_test1
where xml_id = 10;
l_document :=
apex_util.get_print_document(p_report_data => v_data
,p_report_layout => v_fmt
,p_report_layout_type => 'rtf'
,p_document_format => 'pdf');
l_id :=
apex_mail.send(p_to => [email protected]
,p_from => '[email protected]'
,p_subj => 'test_send_attachment1'
,p_body => 'Please review the attachment.'
,p_body_html => 'Please review the attachment');
apex_mail.add_attachment(p_mail_id => l_id
,p_attachment => l_document
,p_filename => 'mydocument.pdf'
,p_mime_type => 'application/pdf');
end test_send_attachment1;

Anyone?

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https://apex.oracle.com/pls/apex/htmldb/f?p=29586
The bottom region is an attempt to show the pdf with the highest id, but I think it does not show the actual pdf (http-404)
The source for that PL/SQL region is:
declare
src_ varchar2(256);
mime_ varchar(48);
id_   number;
begin
select max(id)
into id_
from report_archive;
    select mimetype
      into mime_
      from report_archive
     where id = id_;
    src_ := 'src="#OWNER#.download_doc?i_doc_id=' || id_ || '" ';
    htp.p('<div style="">');
    if instr(mime_,'pdf') > 0 then
      htp.p('<embed height="800" width="1200" name="statement" ');
    elsif instr(mime_,'excel') > 0 then
      htp.p('<embed height="800" width="1200" name="statement" ');
    else
      htp.p('<embed height="800" name="statement" ');
    end if;
    htp.p(src_);
    htp.p('type="' || mime_ || '" />');
    htp.p('</div>');
exception
   when no_data_found then
      null;
end;
I really hope we can solve this!!!!
Best regards,
Marco

Apex_util.get_print_document in sql developer

I have not been successful in getting apex_util.get_print_document to work in sql developer, the return value is always null and inserted into the table. Inside of APEX it works fine, so I figured I had to set workspace id, but that did not help. Heres the basic code.
declare
rpt_blob BLOB;
begin
wwv_flow_api.set_security_group_id(my ws id);
rpt_blob := APEX_UTIL.GET_PRINT_DOCUMENT (
p_application_id => 122,
p_report_query_name => 'NYARNG_unit',
p_report_layout_name => 'TEST',
p_report_layout_type => 'xsl-fo',
p_document_format => 'pdf',
p_print_server => null);
insert into report_archive_tbl values ('test'||sysdate||'.pdf','application/pdf',rpt_blob,sysdate,'tread');
end;

Try
wwv_flow_api.set_security_group_id;instead of wwv_flow_api.set_security_group_id(my ws id);
Regards,
Hari

Apex_util.get_print_document returns empty blob

Hi,
I'm trying to convert a xsl-fo template into PDF. I have the following code:
begin
declare
v_retval blob;
v_data blob;
v_xls clob;
v_xml_dat clob;
begin
select page_template
into v_xls
from flows_030100.wwv_flow_report_layouts
where flow_id =101
and report_layout_name = 'vv';
v_xml_dat := to_clob('<data><row><dat1>fff</dat1></row></data>');
v_data := wwv_flow_utilities.clob_to_blob(v_xml_dat);
v_retval := apex_util.get_print_document (v_data,v_xls,'xsl-fo','pdf')
htp.p(dbms_lob.getlength(v_retval));
end;
end;
This returns 0 instead of some PDF document. I guess there is something wrong with my input, probably the XML data. Any thoughts?

Anyone?

APEX_UTIL.GET_PRINT_DOCUMENT not returning anything

I have a report query and have provided a layout to print it
I need to get the html generated from the report so that I can mail it.
As I could not get the generated file in the PL/SQL package written , for quick testing I started testing using a SQL stmt to check for the length of the LOB
select dbms_lob.getlength(APEX_UTIL.GET_PRINT_DOCUMENT (
p_application_id=>my_app_id,
p_report_query_name=>'name of qry',
p_report_layout_name=>'name of layout',
p_report_layout_type=>'rtf',
p_document_format=>'htm')) lob_size
from dual
I also tried by providing the p_print_server => null in addition to the parameters passed.
But the query returns NULL only.
The qry and layout are correct as the query when tested in the edit qry screen in APEX shows the output report in the format required (including html , PDF etc)
Any pointers ?
Thx
Edited by: user618186 on Apr 24, 2009 2:35 PM
Edited by: user618186 on Apr 24, 2009 2:36 PM

I have the same problem exactly...works as an APEX proc, will not work from sqlplus despite setting security group id. Mail works. Attachments with another BLOB works. But I can't get this function to give me the BLOB.

Call print apex_util.get_print_document() with page item values

Hi all
I ran into an issue that very frustrated as it sounds so simple.
I'm in Apex 3.1.
My database has table TAB_CLASSES, TAB_STUDENT
My application has page 1 with P1_SID is student_ID
I had an simple report query name Class_query, show all classes that a student attends
select * from TAB_CLASSES where SID = :P1_SID;
I also select option "include application and session information"
I had report template Class_template
In my application, I have a process tried to generate report list classes for all students.
l_report blob;
for x in (select * from TAB_STUDENT)
loop
:P1_SID := x.SID;
l_report := apex_util.get_print_document (
p_application_id => :APP_ID,
p_report_query_name => 'Class_query',
p_report_layout_name => 'Class_template',
p_report_layout_type => 'rtf',
p_document_format => 'pdf'
insert all the l_report into database with SID as a part of l_report name (*)
end loop;
After this, I got multiple of l_report blob in database, number of report is exactly number of student in the TAB_STUDENT table. The problem is that every report looks the same, and it got the information of only first student
I guessed it did not pass the item value (P1_SID) every time it call the get_print_document, but it still shows in the report name (*)
Please help me. Thanks for any idea.
Teiv
Edited by: teiviag on Mar 10, 2010 7:16 AM

This post had the same problem with me
[ http://forums.oracle.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=663186&start=0&tstart=0|http://forums.oracle.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=663186&start=0&tstart=0]
Thanks for the post of Marc, about how variables are binding and calling by process, I changed my app design to have a sp to print and store the pdf file. Then in my app, I just called the sp and passed the P1_SID. It worked.
Thanks.
Edited by: teiviag on Mar 10, 2010 10:49 AM
Edited by: teiviag on Mar 10, 2010 10:50 AM
Edited by: teiviag on Mar 10, 2010 10:50 AM

Bug in apex_util.GET_PRINT_DOCUMENT?

When call apex_util.get_print_document like this on apex.oracle.com
    t_pdf := apex_util.get_print_document( p_report_data => t_xml
                                                  , p_report_layout => t_xsl
I get a ORA-00942: table or view does not exist
ORA-06512: at "SYS.DBMS_LOB", line 710
ORA-06512: at "APEX_040200.WWV_FLOW_UTILITIES", line 10589
ORA-06512: at "APEX_040200.WWV_FLOW_UTILITIES", line 11053
ORA-06512: at "APEX_040200.WWV_FLOW_UTILITIES", line 11138
ORA-06512: at "APEX_040200.HTMLDB_UTIL", line 3255
ORA-06512: at line 32
That must be a bug, or not?

The bug is caused by the fact that my template was selected from a table. Copying it to a temporary clob solves the problem.
declare
t_xml blob;
t_pdf blob;
t_xsl clob;
t_xsl_ok clob;
t_name varchar2(32767);
begin
    select xml_data, name
    into t_xml, t_name
    from demo_xml
    where rowid = substr( apex_application.g_request, 8 );
    select xsl
    into t_xsl
    from demo_xsl
    where id = 1;
    dbms_lob.createtemporary( t_xsl_ok, true );
    dbms_lob.copy( t_xsl_ok, t_xsl, length( t_xsl ) );
    t_pdf := apex_util.get_print_document( p_report_data => t_xml
                                         , p_report_layout => t_xsl_ok
    dbms_lob.freetemporary( t_xsl_ok );
end;

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I'm trying to run report_query from DBMS_SCHEDULER job. When the job tries to execute I get this error in dba_scheduler_job_run_details. Notsure how to debug this. Any ideas?
Select error#, additional_info from dba_scheduler_job_run_details where job_name ='TEST10'
6502
ORA-06502: PL/SQL: numeric or value error
ORA-06512: at "APEX_030200.WWV_FLOW_RENDER_QUERY", line 644
ORA-01003: no statement parsed
ORA-06512: at "APEX_030200.WWV_FLOW_RENDER_QUERY", line 1469
ORA-06512: at "APEX_030200.WWV_FLOW_UTILITIES", line 9233
ORA-06512: at "APEX_030200.HTMLDB_UTIL", line 1836
ORA-06512: at "SIS_EXPRESS.SIS_EXPRESS_REPORTS", line 867
ORA-06512: at line 2
DECLARE l_report_blob blob;
l_id number;
l_application_id report_scheduler_job.application_id%TYPE;
l_application_owner report_scheduler_job.application_owner%TYPE;
l_report_query_name report_scheduler_job.report_query_name%TYPE;
l_report_layout_name report_scheduler_job.report_layout_name%TYPE;
l_output_format varchar2(10);
BEGIN
l_report_blob := apex_util.get_print_document(
p_application_id => l_application_id,
p_report_layout_name => l_report_layout_name,
p_report_query_name => l_report_query_name,
p_report_layout_type => l_output_format,
p_document_format => l_output_format,
p_print_server => null);
END:

You must use a "replace" function in you sql querie for the special characters. for example:
select replace(replace(customer_name,''&'',''%26amp;''),chr(39),''%26apos;'') customer_name
from accounts

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I am trying to automate the running of an apex_util.get_print_document, emailing the output to my users. When the job tries to run I get this error in the log:
ORA-20022: Null value supplied for parameter p_attachment.
ORA-06512: at "FLOWS_030100.WWV_FLOW_MAIL", line 731
ORA-06512: at "SIS_EXPRESS.SIS_EXPRESS_REPORTS", line 154
ORA-06512: at line 2
Not sure where I can check this to see the problem. Anybody do this before?
BEGIN
l_report_blob := apex_util.get_print_document(
p_application_id => l_application_id,
p_report_layout_name => l_report_query_name,
p_report_query_name => l_report_query_name,
p_report_layout_type => l_output_format,
p_document_format => l_output_format,
p_print_server => null);
l_id := APEX_MAIL.SEND( p_to => '[email protected]',
p_from => '[email protected]',
p_subj => 'APEX_MAIL with attachment',
p_body => 'Please review the attachment.',
p_body_html => 'Please review the attachment' );
APEX_MAIL.ADD_ATTACHMENT( p_mail_id => l_id,
p_attachment => l_report_blob,
p_filename => l_report_query_name,
p_mime_type => l_mime_type);
COMMIT;
END;

Hi Paul,
APEX_UTIL API consists of 4 different GET_PRINT_DOCUMENT Functions based on parameters types(Function Overloading) that are being passed. If you look at the function where CLOB is the data type for parameter p_report_data, the bind variables can be passed to the SQL which willl be used by DBMS_XMLGEN or other XML/CLOB generation API's.
I have used DBMS_XMLGEN to generate the CLOB data which intern used by GET_PRINT_DOCUMENT function.
Regards
Shesh

Apex_util.get_print_Document not working outside apex environment

I am working on one of the assignment in Apex 4.0.2 .
The requirement is to dynamically generate reports and mail to User using the Scheduler program(Pl/sql) -> dbms_scheduler.
I have used BI publisher to create the template and xml data for the report(Excel) and used Apex_util.get_print_Document
in the scheduler program (which is written outside Apex), but this is not working properly,sends blank report to email.
Please suggest how to set the apex session and use Apex_util.get_print_Document to work properly outside apex env.

Apex (PL/SQL web-enabled) code needs to execute inside an Oracle server session that has been properly and correctly initialised for executing web enabled PL/SQL code.
An example of how to execute such PL/SQL by intialising a proper environment, is shown in {message:id=2251131}.
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Apex_util.get_print_document not generating correct output

hello,
Basically what I've done is this.
1) stored a very simple xml file in a clob field called xml_file_clob in a table called xml_test1
2) stored an rtf file in a clob field called rtf_layout in a table called xml_test1
3) created a procedure (below) called generate_report_as_blob which attempts to combine the xml and layout and generate a PDF from it which is stored into a blob field in the same table where 1) and 2) are above .....
4) I have confirmed that taking the clobs in 1) and 2) from the table above and creating xml and rtf files on my desktop that I can open the rtf file in Word, load the xml file and preview it and it does render the pdf as intended (so I think my clobs in the table are good)
5) run the procedure below. It compiles and runs with no errors but generates a file into the blob column that when downloaded to my desktop looks like the below output (when opening w/ pdf it says there was an error opening the file)
Any thoughts are greatly appreciated. I feel like I'm really close and am excited about what I could do with this if this can work.
Thanks in advance, KW
=========================================================================
MY PROC
============================
procedure generate_report_as_blob is
v_xml xmltype;
rtf_layout clob;
v_rpt_output blob;
v_xml_rpt_data clob;
begin
select xml_file_clob, rtf_layout_clob
into v_xml_rpt_data, rtf_layout
from xml_test1
where xml_id = 2;
v_rpt_output :=
apex_util.get_print_document(p_report_data => v_xml_rpt_data
,p_report_layout => rtf_layout
,p_report_layout_type => 'rtf'
,p_document_format => 'pdf'
,p_print_server => null);
update xml_test1
set rpt_pdf_output = v_rpt_output
where xml_id = 2;
commit;
end generate_report_as_blob;
==========================================================================
==========================================================================
MY OUTPUT (as apdf file) :
=================
%PDF-1.4
1 0 obj
<<
/Type /Catalog
/Pages 3 0 R
>>
endobj
2 0 obj
<<
/Type /Info
/Producer (Oracle BI Publisher 10.1.3.4.0)
>>
endobj
3 0 obj
<<
/Type /Pages
/Kids [
/Count 0
>>
endobj
4 0 obj
<<
/ProcSet [ /PDF /Text ]
>>
endobj
xref
0 5
0000000000 65535 f
0000000010 00000 n
0000000065 00000 n
0000000147 00000 n
0000000208 00000 n
trailer
<<
/Size 5
/Root 1 0 R
/Info 2 0 R
/ID [<fdd8d0c54769561cc797a7c9d0ae42cd><fdd8d0c54769561cc797a7c9d0ae42cd>]
>>
startxref
258
%%EOF
====================================
Edited by: Ken Wood on Oct 30, 2009 8:56 AM

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