Download Word .doc file saved in MIME Repository to local PC

Question

I need to store a static Word document on the SAP server and download to the user's browser via a BSP application.  I have found code in the IT00 BSP Application to download the Word doc in xstring form to the browser, which will work for what I'm doing.  What I cannot seem to find, however, is how to retrieve the  Word .doc file stored in the MIME repository and then subsequently how to convert this MIME object to an xstring value.  Is there a class or function module available to retrieve and convert the MIME object to an xstring form so that it can be returned as a response back to the browser?

Answer 1

you can use the following code snippet to read mime repository content.
data: o_mr_api type ref to if_mr_api.
if o_mr_api is initial.
o_mr_api = cl_mime_repository_api=>if_mr_api~get_api( ).
endif.
call method o_mr_api->get
exporting
i_url = l_url
importing
e_is_folder = is_folder
e_content = l_current
e_loio = l_loio
exceptions
parameter_missing = 1
error_occured = 2
not_found = 3
permission_failure = 4
others = 5.
l_current will hold the image in a XSTRING var
Regards
Raja