Sending INVOICE as attachment in PDF for external Mail address

Question

HI!,
We have made configuraiton for sendin mail while saving VF01 or VF02 from SAP R/3 to external id.
Email is going to the partner Payer but the attachment of the invocie is going as OTF format and not in PDF.
Where i am missing. I have gone thro the discussion thread of srinivas talks about some coding required in Program which what is that
thanks in advance

Answer 1

Hi,
Check this program.
Re: send a mail thro abap report  
Posted: Mar 14, 2006 11:40 AM      Reply      E-mail this post 
hi,
the below program will help you to send email with any kind of attachment.It is working fine for me.Just try it.
REPORT ZSAMPL_001 .
INCLUDE ZINCLUDE_01.
DATA
DATA : itab LIKE tline OCCURS 0 WITH HEADER LINE.
DATA : file_name TYPE string.
data : path like PCFILE-PATH.
data : extension(5) type c.
data : name(100) type c.
SELECTION SCREEN
PARAMETERS : receiver TYPE somlreci1-receiver lower case.
PARAMETERS : p_file LIKE rlgrap-filename OBLIGATORY.
*PARAMETERS : appfn(150) TYPE c LOWER CASE OBLIGATORY.
DATA : pos TYPE i.
DATA : len TYPE i.
AT SELECTION SCREEN
AT SELECTION-SCREEN ON VALUE-REQUEST FOR p_file.
CLEAR p_file.
CALL FUNCTION 'F4_FILENAME'
IMPORTING
file_name = p_file.
START-OF-SELECTION
START-OF-SELECTION.
PERFORM ml_customize USING 'Tst' 'Testing'.
PERFORM ml_addrecp USING receiver 'U'.
PERFORM upl.
PERFORM doconv TABLES itab objbin.
PERFORM ml_prepare USING 'X' extension name.
PERFORM ml_dosend.
SUBMIT rsconn01
WITH mode EQ 'INT'
AND RETURN.
FORM
FORM upl.
file_name = p_file.
*file_name = appfn.
*OPEN DATASET appfn FOR INPUT IN BINARY MODE.
*DO.
READ DATASET appfn INTO ITAB.
IF SY-SUBRC EQ 0.
*APPEND ITAB.
ELSE.
*APPEND ITAB.
EXIT.
ENDIF.
*ENDDO.
CALL FUNCTION 'GUI_UPLOAD'
EXPORTING
filename = file_name
filetype = 'BIN'
TABLES
data_tab = itab
EXCEPTIONS
file_open_error = 1
file_read_error = 2
no_batch = 3
gui_refuse_filetransfer = 4
invalid_type = 5
no_authority = 6
unknown_error = 7
bad_data_format = 8
header_not_allowed = 9
separator_not_allowed = 10
header_too_long = 11
unknown_dp_error = 12
access_denied = 13
dp_out_of_memory = 14
disk_full = 15
dp_timeout = 16
OTHERS = 17.
path = file_name.
CALL FUNCTION 'PC_SPLIT_COMPLETE_FILENAME'
EXPORTING
complete_filename = path
CHECK_DOS_FORMAT =
IMPORTING
DRIVE =
EXTENSION = extension
NAME = name
NAME_WITH_EXT =
PATH =
EXCEPTIONS
INVALID_DRIVE = 1
INVALID_EXTENSION = 2
INVALID_NAME = 3
INVALID_PATH = 4
OTHERS = 5
ENDFORM. "upl
***INCLUDE ZINCLUDE_01 .
Data
tables crmrfcpar.
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.
data v_rfcdest LIKE crmrfcpar-rfcdest.
FORM
FORM ml_customize USING objname objdesc.
Clear Variables
CLEAR docdata.
REFRESH objpack.
CLEAR objpack.
REFRESH objhead.
REFRESH objtxt.
CLEAR objtxt.
REFRESH objbin.
CLEAR objbin.
REFRESH objhex.
CLEAR objhex.
REFRESH reclist.
CLEAR reclist.
REFRESH listobject.
CLEAR listobject.
CLEAR tab_lines.
CLEAR doc_size.
CLEAR att_type.
Set Variables
docdata-obj_name = objname.
docdata-obj_descr = objdesc.
ENDFORM. "ml_customize
FORM
FORM ml_addrecp USING preceiver prec_type.
CLEAR reclist.
reclist-receiver = preceiver.
reclist-rec_type = prec_type.
APPEND reclist.
ENDFORM. "ml_customize
FORM
FORM ml_addtxt USING ptxt.
CLEAR objtxt.
objtxt = ptxt.
APPEND objtxt.
ENDFORM. "ml_customize
FORM
FORM ml_prepare USING bypassmemory whatatt_type whatname.
IF bypassmemory = ''.
Fetch List From Memory
CALL FUNCTION 'LIST_FROM_MEMORY'
TABLES
listobject = listobject
EXCEPTIONS
OTHERS = 1.
IF sy-subrc <> 0.
MESSAGE ID '61' TYPE 'E' NUMBER '731'
WITH 'LIST_FROM_MEMORY'.
ENDIF.
CALL FUNCTION 'TABLE_COMPRESS'
IMPORTING
COMPRESSED_SIZE =
TABLES
in = listobject
out = objbin
EXCEPTIONS
OTHERS = 1
IF sy-subrc <> 0.
MESSAGE ID '61' TYPE 'E' NUMBER '731'
WITH 'TABLE_COMPRESS'.
ENDIF.
ENDIF.
Header Data
Already Done Thru FM
Main Text
Already Done Thru FM
Packing Info For Text Data
DESCRIBE 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.
Receiver List
Already done thru fm
ENDFORM. "ml_prepare
FORM
FORM ml_dosend.
SELECT SINGLE * FROM crmrfcpar WHERE consumer = 'CRM'.
v_rfcdest = crmrfcpar-rfcdest.
CALL FUNCTION 'SO_NEW_DOCUMENT_ATT_SEND_API1' DESTINATION v_rfcdest
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.
ENDFORM. "ml_customize
FORM
FORM ml_spooltopdf USING whatspoolid.
DATA : pdf LIKE tline OCCURS 0 WITH HEADER LINE.
Call Function
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERT_OTFSPOOLJOB_2_PDF'
EXPORTING
src_spoolid = whatspoolid
TABLES
pdf = pdf
EXCEPTIONS
err_no_otf_spooljob = 1
OTHERS = 12.
Convert
PERFORM doconv TABLES pdf objbin.
ENDFORM. "ml_spooltopdf
FORM
FORM doconv TABLES
mypdf STRUCTURE tline
outbin STRUCTURE solisti1.
Data
DATA : pos TYPE i.
DATA : len TYPE i.
Loop And Put Data
LOOP AT mypdf.
pos = 255 - len.
IF pos > 134. "length of pdf_table
pos = 134.
ENDIF.
outbin+len = mypdf(pos).
len = len + pos.
IF len = 255. "length of out (contents_bin)
APPEND outbin.
CLEAR: outbin, len.
IF pos < 134.
outbin = mypdf+pos.
len = 134 - pos.
ENDIF.
ENDIF.
ENDLOOP.
IF len > 0.
APPEND outbin.
ENDIF.
ENDFORM. "doconv
FORM
FORM ml_saveforbp USING jobname jobcount.
Data
*data : yhead like yhrt_bp_head.
*DATA : ydocdata LIKE yhrt_bp_docdata,
*yobjtxt LIKE yhrt_bp_objtxt OCCURS 0 WITH HEADER LINE,
*yreclist LIKE yhrt_bp_reclist OCCURS 0 WITH HEADER LINE.
*DATA : seqnr TYPE i.
Head
*yhead-jobname = jobname.
*yhead-jobcount = jobcount..
*MODIFY yhrt_bp_head FROM yhead.
Doc Data
*ydocdata-jobname = jobname.
*ydocdata-jobcount = jobcount.
*MOVE-CORRESPONDING docdata TO ydocdata.
*MODIFY yhrt_bp_docdata FROM ydocdata.
Objtxt
*seqnr = 0.
*LOOP AT objtxt.
*seqnr = seqnr + 1.
*yobjtxt-jobname = jobname.
*yobjtxt-jobcount = jobcount.
*yobjtxt-seqnr = seqnr.
*MOVE-CORRESPONDING objtxt TO yobjtxt.
*MODIFY yhrt_bp_objtxt FROM yobjtxt.
*ENDLOOP.
RecList
*seqnr = 0.
*LOOP AT reclist.
*seqnr = seqnr + 1.
*yreclist-jobname = jobname.
*yreclist-jobcount = jobcount.
*yreclist-seqnr = seqnr.
*MOVE-CORRESPONDING reclist TO yreclist.
*MODIFY yhrt_bp_reclist FROM yreclist.
*ENDLOOP.
ENDFORM. "ml_saveforbp
FORM
FORM ml_fetchfrombp USING jobname jobcount.
*CLEAR docdata.
*REFRESH objtxt.
*REFRESH reclist.
*SELECT SINGLE * FROM yhrt_bp_docdata
*INTO corresponding fields of docdata
*WHERE jobname = jobname
*AND jobcount = jobcount.
*SELECT * FROM yhrt_bp_objtxt
*INTO corresponding fields of TABLE objtxt
*WHERE jobname = jobname
*AND jobcount = jobcount
*ORDER BY seqnr.
*SELECT * FROM yhrt_bp_reclist
*INTO corresponding fields of TABLE reclist
*WHERE jobname = jobname
*AND jobcount = jobcount
*ORDER BY seqnr.
ENDFORM. "ml_fetchfrombp
-suresh