Error opening the PDF file while sending the PDF as an attachment

Question

Hi All,
  I am sending a PDF as an attachment in the mail. I am using the code pasted on 'Jul 28, 2006 8:59 AM' subject OTF Format of Purchase Order in email unreadable.
  My problem is when I open the attachment in SOST or in the mail, I get the error message "Adobe could not open *.PDF because it is either not a supported file type or because the file type has been corrupted."
  Please let me know if anybody has faced such an issue.
The code is found below.
FORM MAIL_OBJECT                                              *
      This routine receives OTF data. OTF data is converted to PDF
      format and send to the Partner's email address
FORM mail_object TABLES otf_data STRUCTURE itcoo .
  DATA: pdf_size TYPE i,                             " PDF Size
        pdf_itab_size TYPE i,                        " Attachment size
        mailtxt_size TYPE i,                         " Text in mail size
        l_vbeln LIKE vbdka-vbeln.                    " Order Doc
  DATA:
  it_mailtxt LIKE solisti1 OCCURS 0 WITH HEADER LINE,    " Mail Text
  it_pdf TYPE TABLE OF tline WITH HEADER LINE,           " OTF output
  it_mailpack LIKE sopcklsti1 OCCURS 0 WITH HEADER LINE, " Dist details
  it_mailhead LIKE solisti1   OCCURS  1 WITH HEADER LINE," Header data
  it_reclist LIKE somlreci1 OCCURS 0 WITH HEADER LINE,   " Rec List
  it_pdfdata LIKE solix OCCURS 0 WITH HEADER LINE.  " Attachment data
  DATA: it_doc_att LIKE sodocchgi1.                 " Attri of new doc
  DATA: BEGIN OF it_pdfout OCCURS 0,                " PDF in 255 length
           tline TYPE char255,
        END OF it_pdfout.
Sales doc and Customer
  DATA: BEGIN OF i_vbeln OCCURS 0,
          vbeln LIKE vbpa-vbeln,       " Sales Document
          adrnr LIKE vbpa-adrnr,       " Customer
        END   OF i_vbeln.
Sender Address no and SMTP address
  DATA: BEGIN OF i_addrs OCCURS 0,
          addrnumber LIKE adr6-smtp_addr,
          smtp_addr  LIKE adr6-smtp_addr,
        END   OF i_addrs.
Convert OTF to PDF
  CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERT_OTF'
    EXPORTING
      format       = 'PDF'
    IMPORTING
      bin_filesize = pdf_size
    TABLES
      otf          = otf_data
      lines        = it_pdf.
Make each line 255 characters
  CALL FUNCTION 'SX_TABLE_LINE_WIDTH_CHANGE'
    TABLES
      content_in  = it_pdf
      content_out = it_pdfout.
Create the PDF File
  CLEAR it_pdfdata.
  REFRESH it_pdfdata.
it_pdfdata[] = it_pdfout[].
  LOOP AT it_pdfout.
    MOVE it_pdfout-tline TO it_pdfdata-line.
    APPEND it_pdfdata.
    CLEAR it_pdfdata.
  ENDLOOP.
  DESCRIBE TABLE it_pdfdata LINES pdf_itab_size.
Text in the mail.
  it_mailtxt-line  = 'ORDER ACKNOWLEDGEMENT'.
  APPEND it_mailtxt.
  it_mailtxt-line  = ' This is a test mail,  Line Number--1'.
  APPEND it_mailtxt.
  it_mailtxt-line = ' This is a test mail,  Line Number--2' &
                    ' This is a test mail,  Line Number--2'.
  APPEND it_mailtxt.
  it_mailtxt-line = ' This is a test mail,  Line Number--3' &
                    ' This is a test mail,  Line Number--3' &
                    ' This is a test mail,  Line Number--3'.
  APPEND it_mailtxt.
  it_mailtxt-line = ' This is a test mail,  Line Number--4' &
                    ' This is a test mail,  Line Number--4' &
                    ' This is a test mail,  Line Number--4' &
                    ' This is a test mail,  Line Number--4'.
  APPEND it_mailtxt.
  it_mailtxt-line = ' This is a test mail,  Line Number--5' &
                    ' This is a test mail,  Line Number--5' &
                    ' This is a test mail,  Line Number--5' &
                    ' This is a test mail,  Line Number--5' &
                    ' This is a test mail,  Line Number--5'.
  APPEND it_mailtxt.
  DESCRIBE TABLE it_mailtxt LINES mailtxt_size.
Document Number for Output
  CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT'
    EXPORTING
      input  = vbdka-vbeln
    IMPORTING
      output = l_vbeln.
Attributes of new doc
  CONCATENATE 'Order' space 'Acknowledgement' space l_vbeln
              INTO it_doc_att-obj_descr SEPARATED BY space.
  it_doc_att-sensitivty = 'F'.
  it_doc_att-doc_size   = mailtxt_size * 255.
Create Pack to text in mail body.
  CLEAR it_mailpack-transf_bin.
  it_mailpack-head_start   = 1.
  it_mailpack-head_num     = 0.
  it_mailpack-body_start   = 1.
  it_mailpack-body_num     = mailtxt_size.
  it_mailpack-doc_type     = 'RAW'.
  APPEND it_mailpack.
Create Pack to PDF Attach.
  it_mailpack-transf_bin   = 'X'.
  it_mailpack-head_start   = 1.
  it_mailpack-head_num     = 1.
  it_mailpack-body_start   = 1.
  it_mailpack-body_num     = pdf_itab_size.
  it_mailpack-doc_type     = 'PDF'.
  CONCATENATE l_vbeln '.pdf' INTO it_mailpack-obj_name.
  CONCATENATE 'Order Ack' space l_vbeln INTO it_mailpack-obj_descr.
  it_mailpack-doc_size     = pdf_itab_size * 255.
  APPEND it_mailpack.
*Get email addresses based on Sales document.
  SELECT vbeln adrnr INTO TABLE i_vbeln
         FROM vbpa
         WHERE vbeln = vbdka-vbeln AND
               parvw = nast-parvw.
  IF NOT i_vbeln[] IS INITIAL.
    SELECT addrnumber smtp_addr INTO TABLE i_addrs
           FROM adr6 FOR ALL ENTRIES IN i_vbeln
           WHERE addrnumber =  i_vbeln-adrnr AND
                 smtp_addr NE space.
  ENDIF.
  IF i_addrs[] IS NOT INITIAL.
    LOOP AT i_addrs.
      it_reclist-receiver   = i_addrs-smtp_addr.
      it_reclist-express    = 'X'.
      it_reclist-rec_type   = 'U'.
      it_reclist-notif_del  = 'X'. " request delivery notification
      it_reclist-notif_ndel = 'X'. " request not delivered notification
      APPEND it_reclist.
      CLEAR: i_addrs.
    ENDLOOP.
  ENDIF.
Call FM to send email
  CALL FUNCTION 'SO_NEW_DOCUMENT_ATT_SEND_API1'
    EXPORTING
      document_data              = it_doc_att
      put_in_outbox              = 'X'
    TABLES
      packing_list               = it_mailpack
      object_header              = it_mailhead
      contents_txt               = it_mailtxt
      contents_hex               = it_pdfdata
      receivers                  = it_reclist
    EXCEPTIONS
      too_many_receivers         = 1
      document_not_sent          = 2
      document_type_not_exist    = 3
      operation_no_authorizationfiltered= 4
      parameter_error            = 5
      x_error                    = 6
      enqueue_error              = 7
      OTHERS                     = 8.
  IF sy-subrc <> 0.
    MESSAGE ID sy-msgid TYPE sy-msgty NUMBER sy-msgno
            WITH sy-msgv1 sy-msgv2 sy-msgv3 sy-msgv4.
  ENDIF.
ENDFORM.                    " MAIL_OBJECT
Regards,
Ajith

Answer 1

Hi Ajith !!
Please refer this link :
http://www.sapdevelopment.co.uk/reporting/rep_spooltopdf.htm
Here a spool output is converted into PDF and then sent as an email.
I think instead of using FM to change the width, try the logic mentioned in the link.
Also instead of FM CONVERT_TO_OTF use :
1. CONVERT_OTFSPOOLJOB_2_PDF
I hope this should solve the problem.
I had referred the same program from the link and it worked absolutely fine. Also check the adobe acrobat version, i guess old version doesnt support SAP, though not very sure.
Best regards,
Prashant