Printing report

[Former Member]

Hi,

I need to allow user to specify the printer properties before printing the report out. Can anyone suggest which FM to use ? I tried using Get_Print_Parameters but it prompt me to enter spool request which I dont want the user to see this screen. I have a spool id available. Please assist.

Thanks,

Loo

[Former Member]

Try executing the same FM with:

mode                   = 'BATCH'

Rob

[Former Member]

Hie Rob,

May i know what the 'BATCH' here does ?

Rgds,

Loo

I found out the Batch means :-

'BATCH' Define the print parameters for a background job.

In this mode, the name of the report to be started

is passed with the REPORT parameter.The REPORT

statement of the specified report is checked for

LINE-SIZE and LINE-COUNT definitions. These

definitions are passed as default specifications.

Furthermore, the SAVE key is offered

instead of the PRINT key in this mode.

But i still dont understand the usage of Batch here got to do with the spool screen i got.

Message was edited by:

Loo BiE

[Former Member]

Try it - it works for me.

Rob

[Former Member]

hi...

You can use the following function to print a report

CALL FUNCTION 'PRINT_REPORT'

EXPORTING

NO_DIALOG = ' '

REPORT = L_REPID

EXCEPTIONS

ARCHIVE_INFO_NOT_FOUND = 1

OTHERS = 2.

check if it is working for ya!

all the best.

[Former Member]

hi..

You can also try this function module SET_PRINT_PARAMETERS.

[Former Member]

Hi Pavithra,

Thanks for the suggestion. I've tried dat but the parameter box keep popping up den when i finally get rid of dat parameter box, the spool screen still comes out. Any other way ?

[Former Member]

Thanks guys for helping up. I've tried the FM "Print_Report" it actually work but i do not want the Spool Request screen to comes out. Thus, i've created my another selection-screen for that purposes using submit <sy-repid> ztest .... where ztest is another report.

[Former Member]

Hi loo,

Can you please send your code. What you have done?

[Former Member]

I'd submit my report to sap-spool and then i retrieve the spool number and perform the printing. The code are like below :-

• In Report A ***

FORM print_to_printer.

PERFORM send_to_spool.

SUBMIT zhrr335_eeo_prt VIA SELECTION-SCREEN AND RETURN.

ENDFORM. "Print_to_printer

• In Report B ***

• Message Declaration

DATA: l_msg1 TYPE symsgv ,

l_msg2 TYPE symsgv ,

l_msg3 TYPE symsgv .

• Print Parameters

DATA: l_print_parms LIKE pri_params,

l_valid(1) TYPE c,

l_rqname(12) TYPE c,

l_rqident LIKE tsp01-rqident.

SELECTION-SCREEN BEGIN OF BLOCK frm1 WITH FRAME TITLE text-prt.

PARAMETERS: p_dest TYPE tsp03-padest,

p_copies TYPE tsp02-pjcopies.

SELECTION-SCREEN BEGIN OF LINE.

SELECTION-SCREEN COMMENT 1(31) TEXT-Z01 FOR FIELD p_strtpg.

PARAMETERS: p_strtpg TYPE tsp02-pjstrtpage.

SELECTION-SCREEN COMMENT 47(10) TEXT-Z02 FOR FIELD p_endpg.

PARAMETERS: p_endpg TYPE tsp02-pjendpage.

SELECTION-SCREEN END OF LINE.

SELECTION-SCREEN END OF BLOCK frm1.

AT SELECTION-SCREEN.

IF p_dest EQ space.

p_dest = 'LOCL'.

ENDIF.

IF p_copies EQ space.

p_copies = 1.

ENDIF.

IF p_strtpg EQ space.

p_strtpg = 1.

ENDIF.

• Find out what the spool number is that was just created

PERFORM get_spool_number USING sy-uname CHANGING l_rqident.

CALL FUNCTION 'RSPO_OUTPUT_SPOOL_REQUEST'

EXPORTING

copies = p_copies

device = p_dest

spool_request_id = l_rqident

startpage = p_strtpg

endpage = p_endpg

EXCEPTIONS

change_copies_no_right = 6

change_dest_no_right = 7

dest_invalid = 12

dest_not_found = 13

dest_no_right = 14

internal_problem = 15

OTHERS = 23.

IF sy-subrc EQ 0.

l_msg1 = 'Printing in process.'.

l_msg2 = 'Please wait.'.

MESSAGE i001(00) WITH l_msg1 l_msg2.

SET SCREEN 0.

LEAVE SCREEN.

ELSE.

l_msg3 = 'Error Printing report'.

MESSAGE e001(00) WITH l_msg3.

ENDIF.

----

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• FORM get_spool_number *

----

---

• Get the most recent spool created by user/report *

----

---

• --> F_REPID *

• --> F_UNAME *

• --> F_RQIDENT *

----

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FORM get_spool_number USING f_uname CHANGING f_rqident.

DATA: lc_rq2name LIKE tsp01-rq2name.

DATA: li_tsp01 TYPE tsp01.

CONCATENATE 'ZHRR335_' f_uname+0(3) INTO lc_rq2name SEPARATED BY '_'.

SELECT * FROM tsp01 INTO li_tsp01

WHERE rq2name = lc_rq2name

ORDER BY rqcretime DESCENDING.

f_rqident = li_tsp01-rqident.

EXIT.

ENDSELECT.

IF sy-subrc NE 0.

CLEAR f_rqident.

ENDIF.

ENDFORM." get_spool_number

Hope it could help u.

Cheers,

Loo