Exception condition "CNTL_ERROR" raised. in WDA : smartform to pdf

Question

Hii, 
I am using a webdynpro - abap application. I am showing  a smartform as a pdf in one on the windows.
When the link in the main window is clicked, a secondary window. Instead of the pdf, I get following exception.Kindly help me understand, where would I be going wrong. Let me know if more details required.
*Exception condition "CNTL_ERROR" raised. *
Form: PBO_HTML_CONTROL of program SAPLSTXBC
Module: HTML_CONTROL of program SAPLSTXBC
Function: SSFCOMP_PDF_PREVIEW of program SAPLSTXBC
Method: DISPLAYPDF of program /1BCWDY/2TKFRFPNZA4CZYBGEB8F==CP
Method: IF_COMPONENTCONTROLLER~DISPLAYPDF of program /1BCWDY/2TKFRFPNZA4CZYBGEB8F==CP
Method: ONACTIONPDF of program /1BCWDY/2TKFRFPNZA4CZYBGEB8F==CP
Method: IF_WDR_VIEW_DELEGATE~WD_INVOKE_EVENT_HANDLER of program /1BCWDY/2TKFRFPNZA4CZYBGEB8F==CP
Method: INVOKE_EVENTHANDLER of program CL_WDR_DELEGATING_VIEW========CP
Method: IF_WDR_ACTION~FIRE of program CL_WDR_ACTION=================CP
Method: DO_HANDLE_ACTION_EVENT of program CL_WDR_WINDOW_PHASE_MODEL=====CP
The code in the DISPLAYPDF method is as follows:
method DISPLAYPDF .
DATA: I_RS38L_FNAM TYPE  RS38L_FNAM.
DATA: CTRL TYPE SSFCTRLOP.
DATA: OUT TYPE  SSFCOMPOP.
DATA: I_SSFCRESCL TYPE SSFCRESCL.
DATA: LT_OTFDATA TYPE TABLE OF ITCOO.
CTRL-GETOTF = 'X'.
CTRL-NO_DIALOG = 'X'.
CTRL-PREVIEW = 'X'.
OUT-TDNEWID = 'X'.
OUT-TDDELETE = ' '.
data: i_tsp03 type tsp03.
clear i_tsp03.
select single * from tsp03 into i_tsp03.
*OUT-TDDEST = i_tsp03-PADEST.
OUT-TDDEST = 'TEP1'.
********get context data
  DATA lo_nd_zwebquestionaire TYPE REF TO if_wd_context_node.
  DATA lo_el_zwebquestionaire TYPE REF TO if_wd_context_element.
  DATA ls_zwebquestionaire TYPE wd_this->element_zwebquestionaire.
* navigate from <CONTEXT> to <ZWEBQUESTIONAIRE> via lead selection
  lo_nd_zwebquestionaire = wd_context->get_child_node( name = wd_this->wdctx_zwebquestionaire ).
* get element via lead selection
  lo_el_zwebquestionaire = lo_nd_zwebquestionaire->get_element(  ).
* get all declared attributes
  lo_el_zwebquestionaire->get_static_attributes(
    IMPORTING
      static_attributes = ls_zwebquestionaire ).
********get context data ends
data: itab1 type TCHAR255.
data: itab2 type TCHAR255.
data: itab type zprint. "addition by chandani
data fm_name type rs38l_fnam..
clear fm_name.
CALL FUNCTION 'SSF_FUNCTION_MODULE_NAME'
  EXPORTING
    FORMNAME             = 'ZCPESMARTFORM'
  IMPORTING
    FM_NAME              = fm_name
  EXCEPTIONS
    NO_FORM              = 1
    NO_FUNCTION_MODULE   = 2
    OTHERS               = 3.
CALL FUNCTION fm_name
EXPORTING
*   ARCHIVE_INDEX              =
*   ARCHIVE_INDEX_TAB          =
*   ARCHIVE_PARAMETERS         =
   CONTROL_PARAMETERS         = CTRL
*   MAIL_APPL_OBJ              =
*   MAIL_RECIPIENT             =
*   MAIL_SENDER                =
   OUTPUT_OPTIONS             = OUT
   USER_SETTINGS              = ' '
   NAME                       = 'test'
   ZWEBQUESTIONAIRE           = ls_ZWEBQUESTIONAIRE
IMPORTING
*   DOCUMENT_OUTPUT_INFO       =
   JOB_OUTPUT_INFO            = I_SSFCRESCL
*   JOB_OUTPUT_OPTIONS         =
TABLES                                  "addition by chandani
  itab                         = itab   "addition by chandani
* EXCEPTIONS
*   FORMATTING_ERROR           = 1
*   INTERNAL_ERROR             = 2
*   SEND_ERROR                 = 3
*   USER_CANCELED              = 4
*   OTHERS                     = 5
IF SY-SUBRC <> 0.
* MESSAGE ID SY-MSGID TYPE SY-MSGTY NUMBER SY-MSGNO
*         WITH SY-MSGV1 SY-MSGV2 SY-MSGV3 SY-MSGV4.
ENDIF.
REFRESH LT_OTFDATA.
LT_OTFDATA[] = I_SSFCRESCL-OTFDATA[].
CALL FUNCTION 'SSFCOMP_PDF_PREVIEW'
  EXPORTING
    I_OTF                          = LT_OTFDATA
* EXCEPTIONS
*   CONVERT_OTF_TO_PDF_ERROR       = 1
*   CNTL_ERROR                     = 2
*   OTHERS                         = 3
IF SY-SUBRC <> 0.
* MESSAGE ID SY-MSGID TYPE SY-MSGTY NUMBER SY-MSGNO
*         WITH SY-MSGV1 SY-MSGV2 SY-MSGV3 SY-MSGV4.
ENDIF.
DATA: PDF_DATA TYPE XSTRING,
      PDF_SIZE TYPE I.
DATA: L_DUMMY TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF TLINE.
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERT_OTF'
EXPORTING
   FORMAT                      = 'PDF'
*   MAX_LINEWIDTH               = 132
*   ARCHIVE_INDEX               = ' '
*   COPYNUMBER                  = 0
*   ASCII_BIDI_VIS2LOG          = ' '
*   PDF_DELETE_OTFTAB           = ' '
IMPORTING
   BIN_FILESIZE                = PDF_SIZE
   BIN_FILE                    = PDF_DATA
  TABLES
    OTF                         = LT_OTFDATA
    LINES                       = L_DUMMY
* EXCEPTIONS
*   ERR_MAX_LINEWIDTH           = 1
*   ERR_FORMAT                  = 2
*   ERR_CONV_NOT_POSSIBLE       = 3
*   ERR_BAD_OTF                 = 4
*   OTHERS                      = 5
IF SY-SUBRC <> 0.
* MESSAGE ID SY-MSGID TYPE SY-MSGTY NUMBER SY-MSGNO
*         WITH SY-MSGV1 SY-MSGV2 SY-MSGV3 SY-MSGV4.
ENDIF.
  DATA lo_nd_pdf TYPE REF TO if_wd_context_node.
  DATA lo_el_pdf TYPE REF TO if_wd_context_element.
  DATA ls_pdf TYPE wd_this->element_pdf.
  DATA lv_sources LIKE ls_pdf-sources.
* navigate from <CONTEXT> to <PDF> via lead selection
  lo_nd_pdf = wd_context->get_child_node( name = wd_this->wdctx_pdf ).
* get element via lead selection
  lo_el_pdf = lo_nd_pdf->get_element(  ).
* get single attribute
  lo_el_pdf->Set_attribute(
    EXPORTING
      name =  `SOURCES`
      value = PDF_DATA ).
endmethod.

Answer 1

Hi,
1) This error generally comes ,when your GUI version is old.Check this point & try to upgrade.
2) Otherwise if you are running report in background,then check madhu kumar's reply in this link & try like this.
Dump Error Raise_Exception CNTL_ERROR
Also search OSS notes.
Thanks
Gourav.