Hlp reqd: Urgent!!!! An Excel attachment Having recs more than 255 char len

Question

Hi.. I am using the FM "SO_NEW_DOCUMENT_ATT_SEND_API1" for sending a outlook mail with excel sheet as an attachment.
The records having length upto 255 chars are coming properly in diff rows(which means the carriage return is considered).
  But when records have more than 255 chars, then the chars exceeding 255 length are coming in a single row of excel sheet which means the carraige returns are not considered.
Hope my issue is explained clearly....request every one to provide the solution as early as possible.
Regards
Nanda

Answer 1

Hi Nanda,
build your XLS internal table X as usual (more then 255 char). Then format the table
X to a new one Y with line size 255. (You can do your own routine or use the FM SWA_STRING_FROM_TABL  and  SWA_STRING_TO_TABLE in sequence; sorry but I'm on 4.6C and didn't find a FM in order to format directly the internal table from line size XXXX to the desired line size).
sample code:
t_att_tab with line size 4000 containing the excell data with carriage return and so on
objbin with line size 255 used in FM SO_NEW_DOCUMENT_ATT_SEND_API1
    data: d_string type string.
    call function 'SWA_STRING_FROM_TABLE'
      exporting
        character_table                  = t_att_tab
  NUMBER_OF_CHARACTERS             =
        line_size                        = 4000
  KEEP_TRAILING_SPACES             = ' '
  CHECK_TABLE_TYPE                 = ' '
     importing
       character_string                 = d_string
     exceptions
       no_flat_charlike_structure       = 1
       others                           = 2
    if sy-subrc <> 0.
MESSAGE ID SY-MSGID TYPE SY-MSGTY NUMBER SY-MSGNO
        WITH SY-MSGV1 SY-MSGV2 SY-MSGV3 SY-MSGV4.
    endif.
    call function 'SWA_STRING_TO_TABLE'
      exporting
        character_string                 = d_string
  APPEND                           = ' '
        line_size                        = 255
  CHECK_TABLE_TYPE                 = ' '
     importing
       character_table                  = objbin
  TOTAL_LENGTH                     =
  LINE_SIZE_USED                   =
  LINES_FILLED                     =
  LAST_LINE_LENGTH                 =
     exceptions
       no_flat_charlike_structure       = 1
       others                           = 2
    if sy-subrc <> 0.
MESSAGE ID SY-MSGID TYPE SY-MSGTY NUMBER SY-MSGNO
        WITH SY-MSGV1 SY-MSGV2 SY-MSGV3 SY-MSGV4.
    endif.
It works!!!
Paolo