Attaching notepad file for email

[Former Member]

Hi experts,

I have some data in internal table which i want to send as a notepad file as attachment. I am using the FM SO_NEW_DOCUMENT_ATT_SEND_API1, however i am using the doc_type as 'TXT' and my ouput file is not properly formatted even though i am using the delimiters like HORIZONTAL_TAB.

How this can be solved?

Thanks.

Warm regards,

Harshad.

[Former Member]

Use CL_ABAP_CHAR_UTILITIES=>HORIZONTAL_TAB for seperating the data in a formatted fashion.

Eg: LOOP AT T_OUT_SUBSCRIBER.

CONCATENATE T_OUTPUT-FIELD1

T_OUTPUT-FIELD2

T_OUTPUT-FIELD3

T_OUTPUT-FIELD4

INTO WA_T_OUT_TABLE

SEPARATED BY CL_ABAP_CHAR_UTILITIES=>HORIZONTAL_TAB.

CONCATENATE WA_T_OUT_TABLE

CL_ABAP_CHAR_UTILITIES=>CR_LF

INTO WA_T_OUT_TABLE.

Hope this helps.

Regards

Vinayak

[Former Member]

Got the solution

[aidan_mulcahy]

Hi,

could explain the solution please?

Thanks.

[Former Member]

Hi,

I earlier opted for the TXT file, but then later used the Excel format. This is probably the easiet and best way to upload the data.

Thanks.

Warm regards,

Harshad.

[aidan_mulcahy]

unfortunately they are insisting on text.

thanks for replying anyway.

[Former Member]

Hi Harshad ,

for proper formatting you try to run this code.....

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*& Report ZPAWAND_BACKGROUND_SENDMAIL3

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REPORT ZPAWAND_BACKGROUND_SENDMAIL3.

TABLES: ekko.

PARAMETERS: p_email TYPE somlreci1-receiver DEFAULT

'enter the email id'.

TYPES: BEGIN OF t_ekpo,

ebeln TYPE ekpo-ebeln,

ebelp TYPE ekpo-ebelp,

aedat TYPE ekpo-aedat,

matnr TYPE ekpo-matnr,

END OF t_ekpo.

DATA: it_ekpo TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF t_ekpo INITIAL SIZE 0,

wa_ekpo TYPE t_ekpo.

TYPES: BEGIN OF t_charekpo,

ebeln(10) TYPE c,

ebelp(5) TYPE c,

aedat(8) TYPE c,

matnr(18) TYPE c,

END OF t_charekpo.

DATA: wa_charekpo TYPE t_charekpo.

DATA: it_message TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF solisti1 INITIAL SIZE 0 WITH

HEADER LINE.

DATA: it_attach TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF solisti1 INITIAL SIZE 0 WITH

HEADER LINE.

DATA: t_packing_list LIKE sopcklsti1 OCCURS 0 WITH HEADER LINE,

t_contents LIKE solisti1 OCCURS 0 WITH HEADER LINE,

t_receivers LIKE somlreci1 OCCURS 0 WITH HEADER LINE,

t_attachment LIKE solisti1 OCCURS 0 WITH HEADER LINE,

t_object_header LIKE solisti1 OCCURS 0 WITH HEADER LINE,

w_cnt TYPE i,

w_sent_all(1) TYPE c,

w_doc_data LIKE sodocchgi1,

gd_error TYPE sy-subrc,

gd_reciever TYPE sy-subrc.

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*START_OF_SELECTION

START-OF-SELECTION.

• Retrieve sample data from table ekpo

PERFORM data_retrieval.

• Populate table with detaisl to be entered into .txt file

PERFORM read_data_txt_old.

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*END-OF-SELECTION

END-OF-SELECTION.

• Populate message body text

perform populate_email_message_body.

• Send file by email as .txt speadsheet

PERFORM send_file_as_email_attachment TABLES it_message it_attach USING

p_email 'Example .txt documnet attachment' 'txt' 'filename' ' ' ' ' ' '

CHANGING gd_error gd_reciever.

• Instructs mail send program for sapconnect to send email(rsconn01)

perform initiate_mail_execute_program.

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*& Form DATA_RETRIEVAL

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• Retrieve data form EKPO table and populate itab it_ekko

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FORM data_retrieval.

SELECT ebeln ebelp aedat matnr

UP TO 10 ROWS FROM ekpo INTO TABLE it_ekpo.

ENDFORM. " DATA_RETRIEVAL

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*& Form BUILD_XLS_DATA_TABLE

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• Build data table for .xls document

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*FORM build_xls_data_table.

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*& Form READ_DATA_TXT_OLD

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• text

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form read_data_txt_old.

*CONSTANTS: con_cret TYPE c VALUE '0D', "OK for non Unicode

• con_tab TYPE c VALUE '09'. "OK for non Unicode

*If you have Unicode check active in program attributes thnen you will

*need to declare constants as follows

CLASS cl_abap_char_utilities DEFINITION LOAD.

CONSTANTS: con_tab TYPE c VALUE cl_abap_char_utilities=>horizontal_tab,

con_cret TYPE c VALUE cl_abap_char_utilities=>cr_lf.

concatenate it_attach CL_ABAP_CHAR_UTILITIES=>NEWLINE into

it_attach.

CONCATENATE 'EBELN' 'EBELP' 'AEDAT' 'MATNR' INTO it_attach SEPARATED BY

con_tab.

CONCATENATE con_cret it_attach INTO it_attach.

APPEND it_attach.

LOOP AT it_ekpo INTO wa_charekpo.

CONCATENATE wa_charekpo-ebeln wa_charekpo-ebelp wa_charekpo-aedat

wa_charekpo-matnr INTO it_attach SEPARATED BY con_tab.

CONCATENATE con_cret it_attach INTO it_attach.

APPEND it_attach.

ENDLOOP.

ENDFORM. " BUILD_XLS_DATA_TABLE

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*& Form SEND_FILE_AS_EMAIL_ATTACHMENT

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• Send email

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FORM send_file_as_email_attachment TABLES pit_message pit_attach

USING p_email p_mtitle p_format p_filename p_attdescription

p_sender_address p_sender_addres_type

CHANGING p_error p_reciever.

DATA: ld_error TYPE sy-subrc,

ld_reciever TYPE sy-subrc,

ld_mtitle LIKE sodocchgi1-obj_descr,

ld_email LIKE somlreci1-receiver,

ld_format TYPE so_obj_tp ,

ld_attdescription TYPE so_obj_nam ,

ld_attfilename TYPE so_obj_des ,

ld_sender_address LIKE soextreci1-receiver,

ld_sender_address_type LIKE soextreci1-adr_typ,

ld_receiver LIKE sy-subrc.

ld_email = p_email.

ld_mtitle = p_mtitle.

ld_format = p_format.

ld_attdescription = p_attdescription.

ld_attfilename = p_filename.

ld_sender_address = p_sender_address.

ld_sender_address_type = p_sender_addres_type.

**************For Proper Formatting*********************

ld_mtitle =

'Material to Material transfer report .txt document attachment'.

ld_format = 'RAW'. "'TXT'.

• ld_attdescription = 'OUTPUT of Report'.

ld_attfilename = 'output_file'.

ld_sender_address = ' '.

ld_sender_address_type = ' '.

• Fill the document data. w_doc_data-doc_size = 1.

• Populate the subject/generic message attributes

w_doc_data-obj_langu = sy-langu.

w_doc_data-obj_name = 'SAPRPT'.

w_doc_data-obj_descr = ld_mtitle .

w_doc_data-sensitivty = 'F'.

• Fill the document data and get size of attachment

CLEAR w_doc_data.

READ TABLE it_attach INDEX w_cnt.

w_doc_data-doc_size = ( w_cnt - 1 ) * 255 + STRLEN( it_attach ).

w_doc_data-obj_langu = sy-langu.

w_doc_data-obj_name = 'SAPRPT'.

w_doc_data-obj_descr = ld_mtitle.

w_doc_data-sensitivty = 'F'.

CLEAR t_attachment.

REFRESH t_attachment.

t_attachment[] = pit_attach[].

• describe the body of the message

CLEAR t_packing_list.

REFRESH t_packing_list.

t_packing_list-transf_bin = space.

t_packing_list-head_start = 1.

t_packing_list-head_num = 0.

t_packing_list-body_start = 1.

DESCRIBE TABLE it_message LINES t_packing_list-body_num.

t_packing_list-doc_type = 'RAW'.

APPEND t_packing_list.

• create attachment notification

t_packing_list-transf_bin = 'X'.

t_packing_list-head_start = 1.

t_packing_list-head_num = 1.

t_packing_list-body_start = 1.

DESCRIBE TABLE t_attachment LINES t_packing_list-body_num.

t_packing_list-doc_type = ld_format.

t_packing_list-obj_descr = ld_attdescription.

t_packing_list-obj_name = ld_attfilename.

t_packing_list-doc_size = t_packing_list-body_num * 255.

APPEND t_packing_list.

• add the recipients email address

CLEAR t_receivers.

REFRESH t_receivers.

t_receivers-receiver = ld_email.

t_receivers-rec_type = 'U'.

t_receivers-com_type = 'INT'.

t_receivers-notif_del = 'X'.

t_receivers-notif_ndel = 'X'.

APPEND t_receivers.

CALL FUNCTION 'SO_DOCUMENT_SEND_API1'

EXPORTING

document_data = w_doc_data

put_in_outbox = 'X'

sender_address = ld_sender_address

sender_address_type = ld_sender_address_type

commit_work = 'X'

IMPORTING

sent_to_all = w_sent_all

TABLES

packing_list = t_packing_list

contents_bin = t_attachment

contents_txt = it_message

receivers = t_receivers

EXCEPTIONS

too_many_receivers = 1

document_not_sent = 2

document_type_not_exist = 3

operation_no_authorization = 4

parameter_error = 5

x_error = 6

enqueue_error = 7

OTHERS = 8.

• populate zerror return code

ld_error = sy-subrc.

• populate zreceiver return code

loop at t_receivers.

ld_receiver = t_receivers-retrn_code.

ENDLOOP.

ENDFORM. "READ_DATA_TXT_OLD

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*& Form INITIATE_MAIL_EXECUTE_PROGRAM

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• Instructs mail send program for SAPCONNECT to send email.

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FORM initiate_mail_execute_program.

WAIT UP TO 2 SECONDS.

SUBMIT rsconn01 WITH mode = 'INT' WITH output = 'X' AND RETURN.

ENDFORM. " INITIATE_MAIL_EXECUTE_PROGRAM

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*& Form POPULATE_EMAIL_MESSAGE_BODY

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• Populate message body text

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FORM populate_email_message_body.

REFRESH it_message.

it_message = 'Please find attached a list test ekpo records'.

APPEND it_message.

ENDFORM. " POPULATE_EMAIL_MESSAGE_BODY

Regards,

Pawan