OAF : Could not open PDF from Self Service Page or Jdeveloper.

Question

Hi Friends,
We are on R12 Applications.
Appreciate any help.
Requirement :
1. Open the PDF from Self Service Page.
Error :
Adobe Reader Could Not Open the PDF because it is either not a supported file type or the file is damaged.
Below is my Controller and AM code
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Controller Code
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/*===========================================================================+
| Copyright (c) 2001, 2005 Oracle Corporation, Redwood Shores, CA, USA |
| All rights reserved. |
+===========================================================================+
| HISTORY |
+===========================================================================*/
package XXX.oracle.apps.ak.xml.webui;
import oracle.apps.fnd.common.VersionInfo;
import oracle.apps.fnd.framework.webui.OAControllerImpl;
import oracle.apps.fnd.framework.webui.OAPageContext;
import oracle.apps.fnd.framework.webui.beans.OAWebBean;
import oracle.apps.fnd.common.VersionInfo;
import oracle.apps.fnd.framework.webui.OAControllerImpl;
import oracle.apps.fnd.framework.webui.OAPageContext;
import oracle.apps.fnd.framework.webui.beans.OAWebBean;
import oracle.apps.fnd.framework.server.OAApplicationModuleImpl;
import oracle.xml.parser.v2.XMLNode;
import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
import javax.servlet.ServletOutputStream;
import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
import oracle.apps.fnd.framework.OAException;
import oracle.apps.fnd.framework.server.OADBTransactionImpl;
import oracle.apps.xdo.XDOException;
import oracle.apps.xdo.oa.schema.server.TemplateHelper;
import oracle.cabo.ui.data.DataObject;
import oracle.jbo.XMLInterface;
* Controller for ...
public class XMLIntegrationCO extends OAControllerImpl
public static final String RCS_ID="$Header$";
public static final boolean RCS_ID_RECORDED =
VersionInfo.recordClassVersion(RCS_ID, "%packagename%");
public static final int DEPTH = 4;
public static final int APP_ID = 20003;
public static final String APP_NAME = "XBOL";
public static final String TEMPLATE_CODE ="Emp_Template";
public static final int BUFFER_SIZE = 32000;
* Layout and page setup logic for a region.
* @param pageContext the current OA page context
* @param webBean the web bean corresponding to the region
public void processRequest(OAPageContext pageContext, OAWebBean webBean)
super.processRequest(pageContext, webBean);
OAApplicationModuleImpl am= (OAApplicationModuleImpl)pageContext.getApplicationModule(webBean);
am.invokeMethod("initEmpVO");
am.invokeMethod("getEmpDataXML");
* Procedure to handle form submissions for form elements in
* a region.
* @param pageContext the current OA page context
* @param webBean the web bean corresponding to the region
public void processFormRequest(OAPageContext pageContext, OAWebBean webBean)
super.processFormRequest(pageContext, webBean);
OAApplicationModuleImpl am= (OAApplicationModuleImpl)pageContext.getApplicationModule(webBean);
String event = pageContext.getParameter("event");
System.out.println("XXX : Event "+event);
if("GenerateReport".equals(event))
// Get the HttpServletResponse object from the PageContext. The report output is written to HttpServletResponse.
DataObject sessionDictionary = (DataObject)pageContext.getNamedDataObject("_SessionParameters");
HttpServletResponse response = (HttpServletResponse)sessionDictionary.selectValue(null,"HttpServletResponse");
try {
ServletOutputStream os = response.getOutputStream();
// Set the Output Report File Name and Content Type
String contentDisposition = "attachment;filename=EmpReport.pdf";
response.setHeader("Content-Disposition",contentDisposition);
response.setContentType("application/PDF");
// Get the Data XML File as the XMLNode
XMLNode xmlNode = (XMLNode) am.invokeMethod("getEmpDataXML");
ByteArrayOutputStream outputStream = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
xmlNode.print(outputStream);
ByteArrayInputStream inputStream = new ByteArrayInputStream(outputStream.toByteArray());
ByteArrayOutputStream pdfFile = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
//Generate the PDF Report.
TemplateHelper.processTemplate(
((OADBTransactionImpl)pageContext.getApplicationModule(webBean).getOADBTransaction()).getAppsContext(),
APP_NAME,
TEMPLATE_CODE,
((OADBTransactionImpl)pageContext.getApplicationModule(webBean).getOADBTransaction()).getUserLocale().getLanguage(),
((OADBTransactionImpl)pageContext.getApplicationModule(webBean).getOADBTransaction()).getUserLocale().getCountry(),
inputStream,
TemplateHelper.OUTPUT_TYPE_PDF,
null,
pdfFile);
// Write the PDF Report to the HttpServletResponse object and flush.
byte[] b = pdfFile.toByteArray();
response.setContentLength(b.length);
os.write(b, 0, b.length);
os.flush();
os.close();
catch(Exception e)
response.setContentType("text/html");
throw new OAException(e.getMessage(), OAException.ERROR);
pageContext.setDocumentRendered(true);
AM CODE
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package subba.oracle.apps.ak.xml.server;
import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
import oracle.apps.fnd.common.MessageToken;
import oracle.apps.fnd.framework.OAException;
import oracle.apps.fnd.framework.OAViewObject;
import oracle.apps.fnd.framework.server.OAApplicationModuleImpl;
import oracle.apps.fnd.framework.test.inputscanner.server.EmpVOImpl;
import oracle.help.common.xml.*;
import oracle.jbo.XMLInterface;
import oracle.xml.parser.v2.XMLDocument;
import oracle.xml.parser.v2.XMLElement;
import oracle.xml.parser.v2.XMLNode;
// --- File generated by Oracle ADF Business Components Design Time.
// --- Custom code may be added to this class.
// --- Warning: Do not modify method signatures of generated methods.
public class testXMLAMImpl extends OAApplicationModuleImpl {
/**This is the default constructor (do not remove)
public testXMLAMImpl() {
/**Sample main for debugging Business Components code using the tester.
public static void main(String[] args) {
launchTester("XXX.oracle.apps.ak.xml.server", /* package name */
"testXMLAMLocal" /* Configuration Name */);
public void initEmpVO()
EmployeeVOImpl vo = getEmployeeVO1();
if(vo == null)
MessageToken errTokens[] = {
new MessageToken("OBJECT_NAME", "EmployeeVO1")
throw new OAException("AK", "FWK_TBX_OBJECT_NOT_FOUND", errTokens);
} else
vo.executeQuery();
public void getEmpDataXML()
try {
ByteArrayOutputStream outputStream = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
OAViewObject vo = (OAViewObject)findViewObject("EmployeeVO1");
((XMLNode) vo.writeXML(4, XMLInterface.XML_OPT_ALL_ROWS)).print(outputStream);
System.out.println(outputStream.toString());
catch(Exception e)
throw new OAException (e.getMessage());
/**Container's getter for EmployeeVO1
public EmployeeVOImpl getEmployeeVO1() {
return (EmployeeVOImpl)findViewObject("EmployeeVO1");
}

Answer 1

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