How to upload a PDF-file and send it by SAP Mail

Question

Hi,
we need to attach a pdf-file to an email send by SAP. The file is stored in a SAP-directory. When I use Open dataset to get the file it works but when sent by email the file could not be opened. I guess that perhaps I have to use other parameters to get the PDF in a correct file but I don't know which ones. Here is part of the coding I use for testing:
TYPES: BEGIN OF typ_pdf,
       line(255),
       END OF typ_pdf.
DATA: it_pdf TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF typ_pdf,
      wa_pdf LIKE LINE OF it_pdf.
v_file = '/pool//Test.pdf'.
OPEN DATASET v_file FOR INPUT IN TEXT MODE ENCODING NON-UNICODE.
WHILE ( sy-subrc EQ 0 ).
  READ DATASET v_file INTO wa_pdf.
  IF NOT wa_pdf IS INITIAL.
    APPEND wa_pdf TO it_pdf.
  ENDIF.
  CLEAR wa_pdf.
ENDWHILE.
CLOSE DATASET v_file.
CALL FUNCTION 'SO_NEW_DOCUMENT_ATT_SEND_API1'
  EXPORTING
    document_data             = gd_doc_data
    put_in_outbox              = 'X'
    commit_work                = 'X'
  TABLES
    packing_list                  = it_packing_list
    contents_bin               = it_pdf
    receivers                  = it_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.
Regards
Nicola

Answer 1

Hi Nicola,
read the pdf from dataset as binary into an XSTRING.
use function to convert xstring to table.
Do not use SO_DOC.. function but CL_BCS (see blog 'unknown thus unloved'
Regards,.
Clemens