Formatting problem when transform to PDF

Question

Hi all,
I've found a problem with program RSTXPDFT4 and functions CONVERT_ABAPSPOOL ... and CONVERT_OTFSPOOL...
I want to convert to PDF the spool generated by a report using "classic" list programming (write and so on).
Output format is x_65_132, which is ok while I'm in SAPGUI, but when transforming it with report RSTXPDFT4, I get a PDF file in a x_65_80 (I think) format, so I'm having half of my list cut.
I've searched for notes and forums, and I found nothing about this.
Any Ideas? Is this a limitation of these FM's? Is there any other way of converting a list spool into PDF?
Thanks in advance,
Rafa

Answer 1

Hi all,
yesterday I went home and I tried the same in the MIniWas I have installed in my laptop, and the result was exactly the same!!
The test I made was: run a program in online mode, generate a spool request, and then use standard program RSTXPDFT4 to convert this request into a PDF file.
The report is defined as 65 x 132 (which should be landscape),  but the PDF file appears in portrait (65 x 80 I presume).
I think the problem is in the funcions CONVERTxxx_SPOOLJOBxxx.
Did anybody have this problem? Should I think that it's not possible to convert list output spools to PDF???
Here is the code I used at home in the report.
REPORT  z_test_list NO STANDARD PAGE HEADING
                    LINE-SIZE 132
                    LINE-COUNT 65
                    MESSAGE-ID zzrn_msj.
* tablas **********************************************************************
TABLES: usr01.
* variables globales **********************************************************************
DATA: aux_usr     TYPE bapibname-bapibname,
      wa_address  TYPE bapiaddr3 ,
      it_profiles TYPE TABLE OF bapiprof,
      wa_profiles TYPE bapiprof,
      it_groups   TYPE TABLE OF bapiagr,
      wa_groups   TYPE bapiagr,
      it_return   TYPE TABLE OF bapiret2,
      wa_return   TYPE bapiret2,
      resto       TYPE i.
* pantalla de selección **********************************************************************
SELECT-OPTIONS: so_usr FOR usr01-bname.
TOP-OF-PAGE.
  FORMAT COLOR COL_HEADING.
  WRITE: /01 'LISTADO DE CARACTERISTICAS DE USUARIOS DEL SISTEMA ', SY-SYSID.
  ULINE.
  FORMAT COLOR COL_TOTAL.
  WRITE: /01 'Fecha del listado:', sy-datum, ' -- ', sy-uzeit.
  ULINE.
  SKIP 1.
START-OF-SELECTION.
  SELECT bname
    INTO aux_usr
    FROM usr01
    WHERE bname IN so_usr.
    CALL FUNCTION 'BAPI_USER_GET_DETAIL'
      EXPORTING
        username             = aux_usr
*     CACHE_RESULTS        = 'X'
    IMPORTING
*     LOGONDATA            =
*     DEFAULTS             =
      address              = wa_address
*     COMPANY              =
*     SNC                  =
*     REF_USER             =
*     ALIAS                =
*     UCLASS               =
*     LASTMODIFIED         =
*     ISLOCKED             =
      TABLES
*       PARAMETER            =
        profiles             = it_profiles
        activitygroups       = it_groups
        return               = it_return
*        ADDTEL               =
*        ADDFAX               =
*        ADDTTX               =
*        ADDTLX               =
*        ADDSMTP              =
*        ADDRML               =
*        ADDX400              =
*        ADDRFC               =
*        ADDPRT               =
*        ADDSSF               =
*        ADDURI               =
*        ADDPAG               =
*        ADDCOMREM            =
*        PARAMETER1           =
*        GROUPS               =
*        UCLASSSYS            =
*        EXTIDHEAD            =
*        EXTIDPART            =
*        SYSTEMS              =
    LOOP AT it_return INTO wa_return WHERE type EQ 'E'.
      resto = sy-tabix MOD 2.
      IF resto = 0.
        FORMAT COLOR COL_NORMAL INTENSIFIED ON.
      ELSE.
        FORMAT COLOR COL_NORMAL INTENSIFIED OFF.
      ENDIF.
      WRITE: /01 'ERROR' COLOR COL_NEGATIVE, wa_return-message.
    ENDLOOP.
    CHECK sy-subrc NE 0.
    WRITE: /01 'DATOS DEL USUARIO' COLOR COL_GROUP INTENSIFIED ON.
    ULINE.
    FORMAT COLOR COL_NORMAL INTENSIFIED ON.
    WRITE: /01  sy-vline, space,  aux_usr(10), space, sy-vline, space, wa_address-fullname(50), space, sy-vline, space, wa_address-e_mail(50), space, sy-vline.
    ULINE.
    FORMAT COLOR COL_NORMAL RESET.
    SKIP 1.
    WRITE: /01 'PERFILES ASIGNADOS' COLOR COL_GROUP INTENSIFIED ON.
    WRITE: /01(87) sy-uline.
    LOOP AT it_profiles INTO wa_profiles.
      resto = sy-tabix MOD 2.
      IF resto = 0.
        FORMAT COLOR COL_NORMAL INTENSIFIED ON.
      ELSE.
        FORMAT COLOR COL_NORMAL INTENSIFIED OFF.
      ENDIF.
      WRITE: /01 sy-vline, space, wa_profiles-bapiprof, space, sy-vline, space, wa_profiles-bapiptext, space, sy-vline.
    ENDLOOP.
    WRITE: /01(87) sy-uline.
    FORMAT COLOR COL_NORMAL RESET.
    SKIP 1.
    WRITE:  /01 'ROLES ASIGNADOS' COLOR COL_GROUP INTENSIFIED ON.
    WRITE: /01(125) sy-uline.
    LOOP AT it_groups INTO wa_groups.
      resto = sy-tabix MOD 2.
      IF resto = 0.
        FORMAT COLOR COL_NORMAL INTENSIFIED ON.
      ELSE.
        FORMAT COLOR COL_NORMAL INTENSIFIED OFF.
      ENDIF.
      WRITE: /01 sy-vline, space, wa_groups-agr_name, space, sy-vline, space, wa_groups-agr_text, space, sy-vline.
    ENDLOOP.
    WRITE: /01(125) sy-uline.
    NEW-PAGE.
  ENDSELECT.