Import external PDF file into SAP

[former_member235056]

Hi Friends,

Can anyone tell me how do I import external PDF file that is Interactive Adobe form in PDF format into SAP.

Not only this but even I need to convert the imported file in SAP to XML format so that I can get back the updated form in the system and update the respective data in the Backend tables.

Regards,

Ameet

[Former Member]

Hi,

If you are using a web dynpro program then its very simple.

Use a "File Upload" UI Element to upload the existing PDF and assign a XSTRING type attribute to data field property of "File Upload" UI element.

This XSTRING will contain the PDF file source and then you have to manipulate the XSTRING to get the values.

But if you are not using a WD and it is normal ABAP program then you need to call GUI_UPLOAD to upload the pdf and get BINARY data of PDF. Then Convert this BINARY data to XSTRING form using BINARY_TO_XSTRING Function Module.

After you have the XSTRING follow the steps below.

• Step 1: Get the FP Reference

DATA: lo_fp TYPE REF TO if_fp.

lo_fp = cl_fp=>get_reference( ).

*Step 2: Get reference to PDF Object Class

DATA: lo_pdfobj TYPE REF TO if_fp_pdf_object.

lo_pdfobj = lo_fp->create_pdf_object( ).

*Step 3: Set the pdf in PDF object.

lo_pdfobj->set_document( pdfdata = lv_filedata ). "lv_filedata is your XSTRING data

*Step 4: Set the PDF Object to extract data from Form Data

lo_pdfobj->set_extractdata( ).

*Step 5: Call ADS Execute

lo_pdfobj->execute( ).

*Step 6: Get the Form Data

DATA: lv_pdf_data TYPE xstring.

lo_pdfobj->get_data( IMPORTING formdata = lv_pdf_data ).

*Step 7: Convert the XSTRING

DATA: lo_converter TYPE REF TO cl_abap_conv_in_ce.

lo_converter = cl_abap_conv_in_ce=>create( input = lv_pdf_data ).

DATA formxml TYPE string.

lo_converter->read( IMPORTING data = formxml ).

*Pull in IXML type group

TYPE-POOLS: ixml.

*get reference to ixml object

DATA: lo_ixml TYPE REF TO if_ixml.

lo_ixml = cl_ixml=>create( ).

*get Istream object

DATA: lo_stream_factory TYPE REF TO if_ixml_stream_factory.

DATA: lo_istream TYPE REF TO if_ixml_istream.

lo_stream_factory = lo_ixml->create_stream_factory( ).

lo_istream = lo_stream_factory->create_istream_string( formxml ).

*Create an XML document

DATA: lo_document TYPE REF TO if_ixml_document.

lo_document = lo_ixml->create_document( ).

• Create Parser

DATA lo_parser TYPE REF TO if_ixml_parser.

lo_parser = lo_ixml->create_parser(

stream_factory = lo_stream_factory

istream = lo_istream

document = lo_document

).

• parse

lo_parser->parse( ).

• defien XML node type

DATA : lo_node TYPE REF TO if_ixml_node.

*now you can read the values and for that you need to know the XML nodes

for ex : if the uploaded file has a "GREETINGS" node then

• get greeting node

DATA lv_greeting TYPE string.

lo_node = lo_document->find_from_name( name = 'GREETINGS' ).

lv_greeting = lo_node->get_value( ).

follow the procedure for other node values.

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Thanks,

Abhishek

[former_member235056]

Hi Abhishek,

Can you help me any example on the same which does the same as asked by me.

I am not able to interpret what you have sent me as it just doesn't work.

Regards,

Ameet