Download Smartform as PDF in background to App. Server

Question

Hi experts,
we would like to create in background a smartform and convert its OTF stream to PDF. The challenge is now to
download the PDF file to the App. Server or to the BDS.
Our problem is, that the PDF data content doesn't fit to any known methods or function modules for downloading.
Short example what we have so far:
*create form
CALL FUNCTION l_function_module_name
         EXPORTING
              control_parameters = ls_output_control
              output_options     = ls_output_options
              user_settings      = ' '
         IMPORTING
              job_output_info    = ls_output_info
         TABLES
              form_data          = lt_sf_table
         EXCEPTIONS
              formatting_error   = 1
              internal_error     = 2
              send_error         = 3
              user_canceled      = 4
              OTHERS             = 5.
*convert to PDF
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERT_OTF'
       EXPORTING
            format                = 'PDF'
       IMPORTING
            bin_filesize          = l_filesize
       TABLES
            otf                   = ls_output_info-otfdata
            lines                 = lt_pdf_lines
       EXCEPTIONS
            err_max_linewidth     = 1
            err_format            = 2
            err_conv_not_possible = 3
            OTHERS                = 4.
Problem: lt_pdf_lines does not have the right format e.g. using download to BDS:
CL_BDS_DOCUMENT_SET=>CREATE_WITH_TABLE requires a linetype RAW 1022
I am sure anybody of you has already downloaded a PDF in background to the BDS or application server and could give me a hint.
Please note, we are in backgroung and GUI_DOWNLOAD will not help.
Regards
Tom

Answer 1

Please go through this link , hope you will get some useful stuff from this.
http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/62ae7fcd-0b01-0010-3e9d-a54f26944450
*& Form f9100_save_to_pdf
text
-->P_WS_FORMNAME text
FORM f9100_save_to_pdf using value(ws_formname).
data: i_lines TYPE tline OCCURS 0 WITH HEADER LINE.
data: ws_bin_size type i,
ws_filename type string.
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERT_OTF'
EXPORTING
format = 'PDF'
max_linewidth = 132
IMPORTING
bin_filesize = ws_bin_size
TABLES
otf = i_otf
lines = i_lines
EXCEPTIONS
err_max_linewidth = 1
err_format = 2
err_conv_not_possible = 3
err_bad_otf = 4
OTHERS = 5.
IF sy-subrc <> 0.
flg_exit = 'X'.
MESSAGE i050 WITH 'Error converting to PDF format'.
EXIT.
ENDIF.
Get the download path
PERFORM get_download_path CHANGING ws_filename.
if flg_exit = 'X'.
EXIT.
endif.
Download
CALL FUNCTION 'GUI_DOWNLOAD'
EXPORTING
bin_filesize = ws_bin_size
filename = ws_filename
filetype = 'BIN'
TABLES
data_tab = i_lines
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.
MESSAGE i050 WITH 'Error while File download'.
flg_exit = 'X'.
EXIT.
ELSE.
MESSAGE i050 WITH 'File downloaded successfully '.
flg_exit = 'X'.
EXIT.
ENDIF.
Regards,
Prakash.