ABAP_to_the_Future

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ABAP2XLSX
CREATE OBJECT lo_excel_writer TYPE zcl_excel_writer_xlsm.
"Where did I say the file lived?
ld_full_path = p_path.
"Load the empty template with the macros
lo_excel = lo_excel_reader->load_file( ld_full_path ).
"Transform the resulting EXCEL object into a whacking
"great XSTRING
ld_object_as_xstring = lo_excel_writer->write_file( lo_excel ).
Listing 11.26 Turning a Blank Spreadsheet into an XSTRING
Saving the Template in the SAP Database
Create a transparent table to store your templates inside SAP. You could get all
fancy and store them in the MIME repository, but a quick and dirty solution is to
go into Transaction SE11 and create a table like the one shown in Figure 11.13.
Figure 11.13 Excel Template Storage Table
Then, you need to store the XSTRING version of the Excel object in the database
(Listing 11.27). There’s nothing fancy here; set the primary key of the table entry
to be the template name, add the XSTRING data, and then use the MODIFY statement
to store the data.
DATA: ls_template TYPE ztexcel_template.
"What did we say the template name was?
ls_template-template_name = p_temp.
ls_template-raw_data = ld_object_as_xstring.
MODIFY ztexcel_template FROM ls_template.
Listing 11.27 Storing the Spreadsheet Template in the Database
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