Starting PDF Viewer with file

Question

Hi, I want use the PDF Viewer (CL_GUI_PDFVIEWER) to display a pdf file without having to open it manually.
The demo program SAP_PDF_VIEWER_DEMO works well. It opens the PDF Viewer in place, you can zoom and print the file. And you can disable buttons (we don't want the files to be saved and we don't want the user to display different files).
The problem is you have to select the file manually. If I user 'open_document' at the end of PBO to transmit the file while starting the program, the command is being ignored.
My question: Does anyone has a tip for me?
Thanks in advance yours Johannes

Answer 1

Hi
If you look with se24 in the class cl_gui_pdf_viewer and you look for method constructor. You will see this code:
method CONSTRUCTOR.
  data: clsid(80) type c.
--- if it is Win32 ... ---
  if activex = 'X'.
    clsid = 'PDF.PdfCtrl.1'.
- if it is PlatinGUI ...-
  elseif javabean = 'X'.
    exit.
--- if it WebGUI ---
  elseif www_active = 'X'.
    exit.
--- unknown GUI type
  else.
    exit.
  endif.
--- call the super-constructor ---
  call method super->constructor
    exporting
      clsid             = clsid
      shellstyle        = shellstyle
      parent            = parent
Put your self a break point and change the value of
    clsid = 'PDF.PdfCtrl.1'.
to
    clsid = 'PDF.PdfCtrl.5'.
if your are lucky it will work afterwards.
perhaps you also can try
    clsid = 'PDF.PdfCtrl.6'.
but I am not sure if this will help you. With 5 it was working on my PC this activeX control was existing. If version 6 ever existed, I dont know.
If the debugging works then make a copy and change it for real.
Regards