Get SAPScript output as PDF and launch Acrobat inside SAPGUI itself

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br> 1) Create a function group (Example : Z5_DS_PDF)
2) Define the top include and place the code listed below into it (LZ5_DS_PDFTOP)
3) Create screen '0901' in function group with three elements:
a) Pushbutton CLOSE at the top with function code 'CLO' (this is to exit preview screen)
b) Custom control container (Large- spanning entire screen) named MY_CONTAINER
c) The customary OK code field called OK_CODE
Note: The names of the elements should be exactly as described above
4) Create one output and one input module in the flow logic of screen '0901' for which the code is provided below
5) Define two function modules with the following signatures:

a) FUNCTION Z_DS_CREATE_LOCAL_PDF_FILE
EXPORTING
REFERENCE(AFILENAME) LIKE RLGRAP-FILENAME
TABLES
OTF_LINES STRUCTURE ITCOO

b) FUNCTION Z_DS_CALL_PDF_VIEWER
IMPORTING
VALUE(FILENAME) TYPE STRING
Code is provided below.

6) Compile and activate the function group
7) Create a simple SAPScript form with one page and one window
8) Define one element in the text for the main window called 'HELLO' and some static text in it
9) Check and activate the form
10) Create the example program (Example : Z5_DS_SCRIPT2PDF) with the below code
11) Run the example

NOTES: I tested this code in R/3 version 4.6C but it should work in all 4.6 setups. I'm pretty sure some of the ABAP objects code I have used may not work with R/3 4.0 versions and earlier. Also, it works perfectly only when Acrobat Reader is installed on the presentation server. I have checked it with Acrobat versions 4 and 5 but I haven't had the opportunity to check it with Acrobat Reader 6.

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