Splash screen ABAP (Was 6.20) SAPGui 6.20

Question

I love splash screens. A small pop-up window with a picture should come for say 5  to 10 seconds and disappear by a timer task.
Giving such timer splash screens at START or END makes the application attractive. I do it in VB PB & Java.
How to do Slash screen in ABAP SAP GUI 6.20 WAS 6.20?
Should be thrown up as a "floating" popup.
Regards & Hopeful
-jnc

Answer 1

With good tips from Thomas Jung
I made 2 function modules to suit my whims.
SAP being a serious Businesss Software you cannot have too many JPGs floating around! One or two is fun.
In Function group uou need two screens 0806 & 2009 which are essentially blank.
I put 2 title Bars - 0806 "SAP - JOB in Progress"; 2009 - "SAP - JOB OVER!!"
Code listing for function: ZJNC_START_SPLASH
Description: Show Splash at Start
FUNCTION zjnc_start_splash.
""Local interface:
*"  IMPORTING
*"     REFERENCE(IMAGEFILE) TYPE  C DEFAULT 'THANKS.JPG'
*"     REFERENCE(WIDTH) TYPE  I DEFAULT 415
*"     REFERENCE(HEIGHT) TYPE  I DEFAULT 274
*"     REFERENCE(TIMEOUT) TYPE  I DEFAULT 3
*"     REFERENCE(CALLBACK) TYPE  C
      Global data declarations
  MOVE imagefile TO g_name.
  MOVE width TO picwidth.
  MOVE height TO picheight.
  MOVE timeout TO pictimeout.
  MOVE callback TO piccallback.
  TRANSLATE piccallback TO UPPER CASE.
  PERFORM getpicurl.
  CALL SCREEN 0806.
ENDFUNCTION.
Code listing for function: ZJNC_END_SPLASH
Description: Show Splash at End
FUNCTION ZJNC_END_SPLASH.
""Local interface:
*"  IMPORTING
*"     REFERENCE(IMAGEFILE) TYPE  C DEFAULT 'THANKS.JPG'
*"     REFERENCE(WIDTH) TYPE  I DEFAULT 415
*"     REFERENCE(HEIGHT) TYPE  I DEFAULT 274
*"     REFERENCE(TIMEOUT) TYPE  I DEFAULT 3
      Global data declarations
  MOVE imagefile TO g_name.
  MOVE width TO picwidth.
  MOVE height TO picheight.
  MOVE timeout TO pictimeout.
  PERFORM getpicurl.
  CALL SCREEN 2009.
ENDFUNCTION.
Code listing for: LZUTILTOP
TOP level Include of Function Group ZUTIL
Author Jayanta Narayan Choudhuri
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FUNCTION-POOL zutil.                        "MESSAGE-ID ..
TYPE-POOLS: abap.
DATA: graphic_url(255),
      g_result   TYPE i,
      g_linesz   TYPE i,
      g_filesz   TYPE i,
      g_name(100).
TYPES: t_graphic_line(256) TYPE x.
DATA: graphic_line TYPE t_graphic_line,
      graphic_table TYPE TABLE OF t_graphic_line.
DATA: picwidth        TYPE i,
      picheight       TYPE i,
      pictimeout      TYPE i,
      piccallback(60) TYPE c,
      first           TYPE boolean.
      CLASS ZCL_ES_SPLASH_SCREEN  DEFINITION
CLASS zcl_es_splash_screen DEFINITION.
  PUBLIC SECTION.
    EVENTS on_close.
    METHODS constructor
      IMPORTING
        !i_num_secs  TYPE i DEFAULT 5
        !i_url       TYPE c
        !i_width     TYPE i
        !i_height    TYPE i.
  PROTECTED SECTION.
    METHODS handle_end_of_timer
      FOR EVENT finished OF cl_gui_timer.
  PRIVATE SECTION.
    DATA container TYPE REF TO cl_gui_dialogbox_container.
    DATA image     TYPE REF TO cl_gui_picture.
    DATA timer     TYPE REF TO cl_gui_timer.
ENDCLASS.                    "ZCL_ES_SPLASH_SCREEN  DEFINITION
CLASS ZCL_ES_SPLASH_SCREEN IMPLEMENTATION
CLASS zcl_es_splash_screen IMPLEMENTATION.
  METHOD constructor.
    DATA: image_width     TYPE i,
          image_height    TYPE i.
    COMPUTE image_width  = i_width + 30.
    COMPUTE image_height = i_height + 50.
    CREATE OBJECT container
       EXPORTING
         width                       = 10
         height                      = 10
         top                         = 10
         left                        = 10
         name                        = 'DialogSplash'.
    CALL METHOD container->set_caption
      EXPORTING
        caption = g_name.
    CREATE OBJECT image
      EXPORTING
        parent = container.
    CALL METHOD image->load_picture_from_url
      EXPORTING
        url = i_url.
    image->set_display_mode( image->display_mode_normal_center ).
    cl_gui_cfw=>flush( ).
    container->set_metric( EXPORTING metric = image->metric_pixel ).
    DATA: myleft TYPE i,
          mytop  TYPE i.
    COMPUTE myleft = ( 800 - image_width ) / 2.
    COMPUTE mytop  = ( 600 - image_height ) / 2.
    IF myleft < 0.
      MOVE 0 TO myleft.
    ENDIF.
    IF mytop < 0.
      MOVE 0 TO mytop.
    ENDIF.
    container->set_position(
      EXPORTING
        height            = image_height
        left              = myleft
        top               = mytop
        width             = image_width ).
    cl_gui_cfw=>update_view( ).
    CREATE OBJECT timer.
    timer->interval = i_num_secs.
    SET HANDLER me->handle_end_of_timer FOR timer.
    timer->run( ).
    cl_gui_cfw=>flush( ).
  ENDMETHOD.                    "constructor
  METHOD handle_end_of_timer.
I wanted NAMASTE to remain until JOB was complete.
   IF container IS NOT INITIAL.
     container->free( ).
     CLEAR container.
     FREE  container.
   ENDIF.
   IF timer IS NOT INITIAL.
     timer->free( ).
     CLEAR timer.
     FREE  timer.
   ENDIF.
   cl_gui_cfw=>flush( ).
    RAISE EVENT on_close.
  ENDMETHOD.                    "handle_end_of_timer
ENDCLASS.                    "ZCL_ES_SPLASH_SCREEN  IMPLEMENTATION
      CLASS lcl_event_handler DEFINITION
CLASS lcl_event_handler DEFINITION.
  PUBLIC SECTION.
    CLASS-METHODS: on_close FOR EVENT on_close OF zcl_es_splash_screen.
ENDCLASS. "lcl_event_handler DEFINITION
CLASS lcl_event_handler IMPLEMENTATION
CLASS lcl_event_handler IMPLEMENTATION.
  METHOD on_close.
    IF sy-dynnr = 2009.
      LEAVE PROGRAM.
    ELSE.
      MOVE abap_false TO first.
      PERFORM (piccallback) IN PROGRAM (sy-cprog).
    ENDIF.
  ENDMETHOD. "on_close
ENDCLASS. "lcl_event_handler IMPLEMENTATION
DATA: splash TYPE REF TO zcl_es_splash_screen.
*&      Module  STATUS_0806  OUTPUT
MODULE status_0806 OUTPUT.
  IF first IS INITIAL.
    first = abap_true.
    SET TITLEBAR 'TITLE0806'.
    CREATE OBJECT splash
        EXPORTING
          i_num_secs = pictimeout
          i_url      = graphic_url
          i_width    = picwidth
          i_height   = picheight.
    SET HANDLER lcl_event_handler=>on_close FOR splash.
  ENDIF.
ENDMODULE.                " STATUS_0806  OUTPUT
*&      Module  STATUS_2009  OUTPUT
MODULE status_2009 OUTPUT.
  IF first IS INITIAL.
    first = abap_true.
    SET TITLEBAR 'TITLE2009'.
    CREATE OBJECT splash
        EXPORTING
          i_num_secs = pictimeout
          i_url      = graphic_url
          i_width    = picwidth
          i_height   = picheight.
    SET HANDLER lcl_event_handler=>on_close FOR splash.
  ENDIF.
ENDMODULE.                " STATUS_2009  OUTPUT
*&      Form  getpicurl
FORM getpicurl.
  OPEN DATASET g_name FOR INPUT IN BINARY MODE.
  REFRESH graphic_table.
  CLEAR   g_filesz.
  DO.
    CLEAR graphic_line.
    READ DATASET g_name INTO graphic_line ACTUAL LENGTH g_linesz.
    ADD g_linesz TO g_filesz.
    APPEND graphic_line TO graphic_table.
    IF sy-subrc <> 0.
      EXIT.
    ENDIF.
  ENDDO.
  CLOSE DATASET g_name.
  CLEAR graphic_url.
  CALL FUNCTION 'DP_CREATE_URL'
    EXPORTING
      type                 = 'IMAGE'
      subtype              = 'GIF'
    TABLES
      data                 = graphic_table
    CHANGING
      url                  = graphic_url
    EXCEPTIONS
      dp_invalid_parameter = 1
      dp_error_put_table   = 2
      dp_error_general     = 3
      OTHERS               = 4.
  IF sy-subrc <> 0.
    MESSAGE ID sy-msgid TYPE sy-msgty NUMBER sy-msgno
            WITH sy-msgv1 sy-msgv2 sy-msgv3 sy-msgv4.
    EXIT.
  ENDIF.
ENDFORM.                    "getpicurl
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