Email program error

Question

Hi,
I want to sent the EKPO results in excel format for that, I have copied the program from the site.
But when I tested this program, it is giving me the following error message.
CON_TAB must be a character-type data object (data type C, N, D, T, or string).
Below is my code :
REPORT  ZEMAIL_ATTACH                   .
TABLES: ekko.
PARAMETERS: p_email   TYPE somlreci1-receiver
                                  DEFAULT '[email protected]'.
TYPES: BEGIN OF t_ekpo,
  ebeln TYPE ekpo-ebeln,
  ebelp TYPE ekpo-ebelp,
  aedat TYPE ekpo-aedat,
  matnr TYPE ekpo-matnr,
END OF t_ekpo.
DATA: it_ekpo TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF t_ekpo INITIAL SIZE 0,
      wa_ekpo TYPE t_ekpo.
TYPES: BEGIN OF t_charekpo,
  ebeln(10) TYPE c,
  ebelp(5)  TYPE c,
  aedat(8)  TYPE c,
  matnr(18) TYPE c,
END OF t_charekpo.
DATA: wa_charekpo TYPE t_charekpo.
DATA:   it_message TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF solisti1 INITIAL SIZE 0
                WITH HEADER LINE.
DATA:   it_attach TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF solisti1 INITIAL SIZE 0
                WITH HEADER LINE.
DATA:   t_packing_list LIKE sopcklsti1 OCCURS 0 WITH HEADER LINE,
        t_contents LIKE solisti1 OCCURS 0 WITH HEADER LINE,
        t_receivers LIKE somlreci1 OCCURS 0 WITH HEADER LINE,
        t_attachment LIKE solisti1 OCCURS 0 WITH HEADER LINE,
        t_object_header LIKE solisti1 OCCURS 0 WITH HEADER LINE,
        w_cnt TYPE i,
        w_sent_all(1) TYPE c,
        w_doc_data LIKE sodocchgi1,
        gd_error    TYPE sy-subrc,
        gd_reciever TYPE sy-subrc.
*START_OF_SELECTION
START-OF-SELECTION.
  Retrieve sample data from table ekpo
  PERFORM data_retrieval.
  Populate table with detaisl to be entered into .xls file
  PERFORM build_xls_data_table.
*END-OF-SELECTION
END-OF-SELECTION.
Populate message body text
  perform populate_email_message_body.
Send file by email as .xls speadsheet
  PERFORM send_file_as_email_attachment
                               tables it_message
                                      it_attach
                                using p_email
                                      'Example .xls documnet attachment'
                                      'XLS'
                                      'filename'
                             changing gd_error
                                      gd_reciever.
  Instructs mail send program for SAPCONNECT to send email(rsconn01)
  PERFORM initiate_mail_execute_program.
*&      Form  DATA_RETRIEVAL
      Retrieve data form EKPO table and populate itab it_ekko
FORM data_retrieval.
  SELECT ebeln ebelp aedat matnr
   UP TO 10 ROWS
    FROM ekpo
    INTO TABLE it_ekpo.
ENDFORM.                    " DATA_RETRIEVAL
*&      Form  BUILD_XLS_DATA_TABLE
      Build data table for .xls document
FORM build_xls_data_table.
  CONSTANTS: con_cret TYPE x VALUE '0D',  "OK for non Unicode
             con_tab TYPE x VALUE '09'.   "OK for non Unicode
*If you have Unicode check active in program attributes thnen you will
*need to declare constants as follows
*class cl_abap_char_utilities definition load.
*constants:
   con_tab  type c value cl_abap_char_utilities=>HORIZONTAL_TAB,
   con_cret type c value cl_abap_char_utilities=>CR_LF.
  CONCATENATE 'EBELN' 'EBELP' 'AEDAT' 'MATNR'
         INTO it_attach SEPARATED BY con_tab.
  CONCATENATE con_cret it_attach  INTO it_attach.
  APPEND  it_attach.
  LOOP AT it_ekpo INTO wa_charekpo.
    CONCATENATE wa_charekpo-ebeln wa_charekpo-ebelp
                wa_charekpo-aedat wa_charekpo-matnr
           INTO it_attach SEPARATED BY con_tab.
    CONCATENATE con_cret it_attach  INTO it_attach.
    APPEND  it_attach.
  ENDLOOP.
ENDFORM.                    " BUILD_XLS_DATA_TABLE
*&      Form  SEND_FILE_AS_EMAIL_ATTACHMENT
      Send email
FORM send_file_as_email_attachment tables pit_message
                                          pit_attach
                                    using p_email
                                          p_mtitle
                                          p_format
                                          p_filename
                                          p_attdescription
                                          p_sender_address
                                          p_sender_addres_type
                                 changing p_error
                                          p_reciever.
  DATA: ld_error    TYPE sy-subrc,
        ld_reciever TYPE sy-subrc,
        ld_mtitle LIKE sodocchgi1-obj_descr,
        ld_email LIKE  somlreci1-receiver,
        ld_format TYPE  so_obj_tp ,
        ld_attdescription TYPE  so_obj_nam ,
        ld_attfilename TYPE  so_obj_des ,
        ld_sender_address LIKE  soextreci1-receiver,
        ld_sender_address_type LIKE  soextreci1-adr_typ,
        ld_receiver LIKE  sy-subrc.
  ld_email   = p_email.
  ld_mtitle = p_mtitle.
  ld_format              = p_format.
  ld_attdescription      = p_attdescription.
  ld_attfilename         = p_filename.
  ld_sender_address      = p_sender_address.
  ld_sender_address_type = p_sender_addres_type.
Fill the document data.
  w_doc_data-doc_size = 1.
Populate the subject/generic message attributes
  w_doc_data-obj_langu = sy-langu.
  w_doc_data-obj_name  = 'SAPRPT'.
  w_doc_data-obj_descr = ld_mtitle .
  w_doc_data-sensitivty = 'F'.
Fill the document data and get size of attachment
  CLEAR w_doc_data.
  READ TABLE it_attach INDEX w_cnt.
  w_doc_data-doc_size =
     ( w_cnt - 1 ) * 255 + STRLEN( it_attach ).
  w_doc_data-obj_langu  = sy-langu.
  w_doc_data-obj_name   = 'SAPRPT'.
  w_doc_data-obj_descr  = ld_mtitle.
  w_doc_data-sensitivty = 'F'.
  CLEAR t_attachment.
  REFRESH t_attachment.
  t_attachment[] = pit_attach[].
Describe the body of the message
  CLEAR t_packing_list.
  REFRESH t_packing_list.
  t_packing_list-transf_bin = space.
  t_packing_list-head_start = 1.
  t_packing_list-head_num = 0.
  t_packing_list-body_start = 1.
  DESCRIBE TABLE it_message LINES t_packing_list-body_num.
  t_packing_list-doc_type = 'RAW'.
  APPEND t_packing_list.
Create attachment notification
  t_packing_list-transf_bin = 'X'.
  t_packing_list-head_start = 1.
  t_packing_list-head_num   = 1.
  t_packing_list-body_start = 1.
  DESCRIBE TABLE t_attachment LINES t_packing_list-body_num.
  t_packing_list-doc_type   =  ld_format.
  t_packing_list-obj_descr  =  ld_attdescription.
  t_packing_list-obj_name   =  ld_attfilename.
  t_packing_list-doc_size   =  t_packing_list-body_num * 255.
  APPEND t_packing_list.
Add the recipients email address
  CLEAR t_receivers.
  REFRESH t_receivers.
  t_receivers-receiver = ld_email.
  t_receivers-rec_type = 'U'.
  t_receivers-com_type = 'INT'.
  t_receivers-notif_del = 'X'.
  t_receivers-notif_ndel = 'X'.
  APPEND t_receivers.
  CALL FUNCTION 'SO_DOCUMENT_SEND_API1'
       EXPORTING
            document_data              = w_doc_data
            put_in_outbox              = 'X'
            sender_address             = ld_sender_address
            sender_address_type        = ld_sender_address_type
            commit_work                = 'X'
       IMPORTING
            sent_to_all                = w_sent_all
       TABLES
            packing_list               = t_packing_list
            contents_bin               = t_attachment
            contents_txt               = it_message
            receivers                  = t_receivers
       EXCEPTIONS
            too_many_receivers         = 1
            document_not_sent          = 2
            document_type_not_exist    = 3
            operation_no_authorization = 4
            parameter_error            = 5
            x_error                    = 6
            enqueue_error              = 7
            OTHERS                     = 8.
Populate zerror return code
  ld_error = sy-subrc.
Populate zreceiver return code
  LOOP AT t_receivers.
    ld_receiver = t_receivers-retrn_code.
  ENDLOOP.
ENDFORM.
*&      Form  INITIATE_MAIL_EXECUTE_PROGRAM
      Instructs mail send program for SAPCONNECT to send email.
FORM initiate_mail_execute_program.
  WAIT UP TO 2 SECONDS.
  SUBMIT rsconn01 WITH mode = 'INT'
                WITH output = 'X'
                AND RETURN.
ENDFORM.                    " INITIATE_MAIL_EXECUTE_PROGRAM
*&      Form  POPULATE_EMAIL_MESSAGE_BODY
       Populate message body text
form populate_email_message_body.
  REFRESH it_message.
  it_message = 'Please find attached a list test ekpo records'.
  APPEND it_message.
endform.                    " POPULATE_EMAIL_MESSAGE_BODY
Please help me out how to overcome this.
Thanks,
Pavan.
Message was edited by: Pavan Panduru

Answer 1

Comment the current definition of con_tab & uncomment the
constant con_tab ie use
* con_tab TYPE x VALUE '09'. "OK for non Unicode
class cl_abap_char_utilities definition load.
constants:
con_tab type c value cl_abap_char_utilities=>HORIZONTAL_TAB.
~Suresh