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Download PDF stored in table using ABAP program
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Dear all,

I'd like to download PDF that is stored in table as rawstring using ABAP program. Here's the scenario.

Users upload the PDF using webdynpro application. The PDF is then saved into a custom table with eld of type rawstring. I need to create an ABAP program to retrieve the PDF
and save into local pc. I've no authorization to run or test to debug the webdynpro application.

I'd like to know how do I convert the rawstring back into PDF using ABAP program and eventually download into local pc? I've tried using several FM like
SCMS_XSTRING_TO_BINARY and etc., and download it using GUI_DOWNLOAD or cl_gui_frontend_services=>gui_download but it always dump giving error about the rawstring.

Basically what I want to achieve is using table control to list all the PDF, then users can double click on the le they want to see or save into local pc. Kindly advise on how to
convert rawstring back to PDF. Is it even possible to download the PDF using ABAP program or this function is speci c to webdynpro only?

Thanks in advance.

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Jun 28, 2012 at 05:12 PM

Hi Liang,
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what error are you getting? I've done this lots of times using SCMS_XSTRING_TO_BINARY and
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cl_gui_frontend_services=>gui_download and it has worked ne!

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Liang WS ( https://people.sap.com/liang.ws)  Former Member

Jun 29, 2012 at 06:41 AM (/comments/9388618/view.html)

It's being saved into the table through a Webdynpro interface. I don't really know the technical details or the code because I don't have the authorization to debug it.

Regards,

Liang

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Jun 29, 2012 at 06:39 AM

Hi,
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How are you downloading the binary le on local PC.
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Can you pls provide the code ...

***You can also use XSTRING_TO_SOLIX method of Cl_BCS_Convert .

and download solix tab to local PC by passing format 'BIN'.

i think you must try this ...

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Aug 13, 2012 at 12:52 PM (/comments/9479762/view.html)
Hi Kiron,

I think you have to parse the rawstring so that it will be converted from rawstring to string.

I have faced a similar issue when I was uploading a pdf and I wanted the data into a structure.

Is this what you want ?, please con rm, so that I can provide you the code for the same.

Regards,

Aakash Awasthi

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