Send ALV output as attachment (exceeding 255 columns) to Inbox or email

Question

Hello,
My requirement is to send the ALV output as attachment (csv or xls) to either Office Inbox or external email.  The trick is the ALV output is way more than the 255 columns (about 2000).
I have read a number of threads on this matter.  It seems that it is either SO_NEW_DOCUMENT_ATT_SEND_API1 or class BCS (cl_document_bcs=>create_document) but both has restriction on the line size (max 255 chars) (please correct me if I am wrong).
Could anyone suggest other approaches?  Your input is much appreciated.
Regards
Calvin

Answer 1

Hi,
Comapare with your code,
DATA: docdata LIKE sodocchgi1,
objpack LIKE sopcklsti1 OCCURS 1 WITH HEADER LINE,
objhead LIKE solisti1 OCCURS 1 WITH HEADER LINE,
objtxt LIKE solisti1 OCCURS 10 WITH HEADER LINE,
objbin LIKE solisti1 OCCURS 10 WITH HEADER LINE,
objhex LIKE solix OCCURS 10 WITH HEADER LINE,
reclist LIKE somlreci1 OCCURS 1 WITH HEADER LINE.
DATA: tab_lines TYPE i,
doc_size TYPE i,
att_type LIKE soodk-objtp.
DATA: listobject LIKE abaplist OCCURS 1 WITH HEADER LINE.
TABLE objtxt LINES tab_lines.
READ TABLE objtxt INDEX tab_lines.
docdata-doc_size = ( tab_lines - 1 ) * 255 + STRLEN( objtxt ).
CLEAR objpack-transf_bin.
objpack-head_start = 1.
objpack-head_num = 0.
objpack-body_start = 1.
objpack-body_num = tab_lines.
objpack-doc_type = 'TXT'.
APPEND objpack.
Packing Info Attachment
att_type = whatatt_type..
DESCRIBE TABLE objbin LINES tab_lines.
READ TABLE objbin INDEX tab_lines.
objpack-doc_size = ( tab_lines - 1 ) * 255 + STRLEN( objbin ).
objpack-transf_bin = 'X'.
objpack-head_start = 1.
objpack-head_num = 0.
objpack-body_start = 1.
objpack-body_num = tab_lines.
objpack-doc_type = att_type.
objpack-obj_name = 'ATTACHMENT'.
objpack-obj_descr = whatname.
APPEND objpack.
CALL FUNCTION 'SO_NEW_DOCUMENT_ATT_SEND_API1'
EXPORTING
document_data = docdata
put_in_outbox = 'X'
commit_work = 'X' "used from rel. 6.10
IMPORTING
SENT_TO_ALL =
NEW_OBJECT_ID =
TABLES
packing_list = objpack
object_header = objhead
contents_bin = objbin
contents_txt = objtxt
CONTENTS_HEX = objhex
OBJECT_PARA =
object_parb =
receivers = reclist
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
IF sy-subrc  0.
MESSAGE ID 'SO' TYPE 'S' NUMBER '023'
WITH docdata-obj_name.
ENDIF.