Sending a form as a pdf via email with the BCS interface

Question

Hi,
I would like to send a sapscript form as a pdf to a mail recipient using the BCS interface.
I started to investigate the BCS.
When using the function - CLOSE_FORM - I get the OTFDATA table - how do I send it as a pdf file with BCS ?
How different is sending an Ms-Word attachment ?
Thanks so much.
Promise to award points...
Ruthie.

Answer 1

Hai
Go through the following Code that will help you
REPORT ZRICH_0003.
DATA: ITCPO LIKE ITCPO,
      TAB_LINES LIKE SY-TABIX.
Variables for EMAIL functionality
DATA: MAILDATA   LIKE SODOCCHGI1.
DATA: MAILPACK   LIKE SOPCKLSTI1 OCCURS 2 WITH HEADER LINE.
DATA: MAILHEAD   LIKE SOLISTI1 OCCURS 1 WITH HEADER LINE.
DATA: MAILBIN    LIKE SOLISTI1 OCCURS 10 WITH HEADER LINE.
DATA: MAILTXT    LIKE SOLISTI1 OCCURS 10 WITH HEADER LINE.
DATA: MAILREC    LIKE SOMLREC90 OCCURS 0  WITH HEADER LINE.
DATA: SOLISTI1   LIKE SOLISTI1 OCCURS 0 WITH HEADER LINE.
PERFORM SEND_FORM_VIA_EMAIL.
      FORM  SEND_FORM_VIA_EMAIL                                      *
FORM  SEND_FORM_VIA_EMAIL.
  CLEAR:    MAILDATA, MAILTXT, MAILBIN, MAILPACK, MAILHEAD, MAILREC.
  REFRESH:  MAILTXT, MAILBIN, MAILPACK, MAILHEAD, MAILREC.
Creation of the document to be sent File Name
  MAILDATA-OBJ_NAME = 'TEST'.
Mail Subject
  MAILDATA-OBJ_DESCR = 'Subject'.
Mail Contents
  MAILTXT-LINE = 'Here is your file'.
  APPEND MAILTXT.
Prepare Packing List
  PERFORM PREPARE_PACKING_LIST.
Set recipient - email address here!!!
  MAILREC-RECEIVER = '[email protected]'.
  MAILREC-REC_TYPE  = 'U'.
  APPEND MAILREC.
Sending the document
  CALL FUNCTION 'SO_NEW_DOCUMENT_ATT_SEND_API1'
       EXPORTING
            DOCUMENT_DATA              = MAILDATA
            PUT_IN_OUTBOX              = ' '
       TABLES
            PACKING_LIST               = MAILPACK
            OBJECT_HEADER              = MAILHEAD
            CONTENTS_BIN               = MAILBIN
            CONTENTS_TXT               = MAILTXT
            RECEIVERS                  = MAILREC
       EXCEPTIONS
            TOO_MANY_RECEIVERS         = 1
            DOCUMENT_NOT_SENT          = 2
            OPERATION_NO_AUTHORIZATION = 4
            OTHERS                     = 99.
ENDFORM.
     Form  PREPARE_PACKING_LIST
FORM PREPARE_PACKING_LIST.
  CLEAR:    MAILPACK, MAILBIN, MAILHEAD.
  REFRESH:  MAILPACK, MAILBIN, MAILHEAD.
  DESCRIBE TABLE MAILTXT LINES TAB_LINES.
  READ TABLE MAILTXT INDEX TAB_LINES.
  MAILDATA-DOC_SIZE = ( TAB_LINES - 1 ) * 255 + STRLEN( MAILTXT ).
Creation of the entry for the compressed document
  CLEAR MAILPACK-TRANSF_BIN.
  MAILPACK-HEAD_START = 1.
  MAILPACK-HEAD_NUM = 0.
  MAILPACK-BODY_START = 1.
  MAILPACK-BODY_NUM = TAB_LINES.
  MAILPACK-DOC_TYPE = 'RAW'.
  APPEND MAILPACK.
Creation of the document attachment
This form gets the OTF code from the SAPscript form.
If you already have your OTF code, I believe that you may
be able to skip this form.  just do the following code, looping thru
your SOLISTI1 and updating MAILBIN.
  PERFORM GET_OTF_CODE.
  LOOP AT SOLISTI1.
    MOVE-CORRESPONDING SOLISTI1 TO MAILBIN.
    APPEND MAILBIN.
  ENDLOOP.
  DESCRIBE TABLE MAILBIN LINES TAB_LINES.
  MAILHEAD = 'TEST.OTF'.
  APPEND MAILHEAD.
Creation of the entry for the compressed attachment
  MAILPACK-TRANSF_BIN = 'X'.
  MAILPACK-HEAD_START = 1.
  MAILPACK-HEAD_NUM = 1.
  MAILPACK-BODY_START = 1.
  MAILPACK-BODY_NUM = TAB_LINES.
  MAILPACK-DOC_TYPE = 'OTF'.
  MAILPACK-OBJ_NAME = 'TEST'.
  MAILPACK-OBJ_DESCR = 'Subject'.
  MAILPACK-DOC_SIZE = TAB_LINES * 255.
  APPEND MAILPACK.
ENDFORM.
     Form  GET_OTF_CODE
FORM  GET_OTF_CODE.
  DATA: BEGIN OF OTF OCCURS 0.
          INCLUDE STRUCTURE ITCOO .
  DATA: END OF OTF.
  DATA: ITCPO LIKE ITCPO.
  DATA: ITCPP LIKE ITCPP.
  CLEAR ITCPO.
  ITCPO-TDGETOTF = 'X'.
Start writing OTF code
  CALL FUNCTION 'OPEN_FORM'
       EXPORTING
            FORM     = 'ZTEST_FORM'
            LANGUAGE = SY-LANGU
            OPTIONS  = ITCPO
            DIALOG   = ' '
       EXCEPTIONS
            OTHERS   = 1.
  CALL FUNCTION 'START_FORM'
       EXCEPTIONS
            ERROR_MESSAGE = 01
            OTHERS        = 02.
  CALL FUNCTION 'WRITE_FORM'
       EXPORTING
            WINDOW        = 'MAIN'
       EXCEPTIONS
            ERROR_MESSAGE = 01
            OTHERS        = 02.
Close up Form and get OTF code
  CALL FUNCTION 'END_FORM'
       EXCEPTIONS
            ERROR_MESSAGE = 01
            OTHERS        = 02.
  MOVE-CORRESPONDING ITCPO TO ITCPP.
  CALL FUNCTION 'CLOSE_FORM'
       IMPORTING
            RESULT  = ITCPP
       TABLES
            OTFDATA = OTF
       EXCEPTIONS
            OTHERS  = 1.
Move OTF code to structure SOLI form email
  CLEAR SOLISTI1. REFRESH SOLISTI1.
  LOOP AT OTF.
    SOLISTI1-LINE = OTF.
    APPEND SOLISTI1.
  ENDLOOP.
ENDFORM.
Regards
Sreeni