Open PDF file from SAP ?

Question

Hi gurus,
Is there any FM or command that We can open a pdf file from our computer , This means that Open pdf with Acrobat reader but will be triggered in ABAP .
Thanks

Answer 1

Hi,
First you need to download the pdf file onto the frontend computer then the MF WS_EXECUTE will do the job:
CALL FUNCTION 'WS_EXECUTE'
      EXPORTING
        document           = 'X'
        program            = path_document
      EXCEPTIONS
        frontend_error     = 1
        no_batch           = 2
        prog_not_found     = 3
        illegal_option     = 4
        gui_refuse_execute = 5
        OTHERS             = 6.
A good directory to download you file would be the SapWorkDir, I have seen in the standard that sap get this directory using WS_QUERY:
CALL FUNCTION 'WS_QUERY'
      EXPORTING
        query          = 'CD'
      IMPORTING
        return         = path_for_copy
      EXCEPTIONS
        inv_query      = 1
        no_batch       = 2
        frontend_error = 3
        OTHERS         = 4.
Hope it helps
Regards,
Renaud Wanschoor