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Send external email from within ABAP program

The code below demonstrates how to send an email to an external email address(test@SAP Development)


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*& Report  ZSENDEMAIL                                        *
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*& Example of sending external email via SAPCONNECT          *
*& Produced by www.SAP Development                              *
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REPORT  zsendemail                    .

PARAMETERS: psubject(40) type c default  'Hello',
            p_email(40)   type c default 'test@SAP Development' .

data:   it_packing_list like sopcklsti1 occurs 0 with header line,
        it_contents like solisti1 occurs 0 with header line,
        it_receivers like somlreci1 occurs 0 with header line,
        it_attachment like solisti1 occurs 0 with header line,
        gd_cnt type i,
        gd_sent_all(1) type c,
        gd_doc_data like sodocchgi1,
        gd_error type sy-subrc.

data:   it_message type standard table of SOLISTI1 initial size 0
                with header line.

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*START-OF-SELECTION.
START-OF-SELECTION.

Perform populate_message_table.

*Send email message, although is not sent from SAP until mail send
*program has been executed(rsconn01)
PERFORM send_email_message.

*Instructs mail send program for SAPCONNECT to send email(rsconn01)
perform initiate_mail_execute_program.


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*& Form POPULATE MESSAGE TABLE

*&---------------------------------------------------------------------* * Adds text to email text table *---------------------------------------------------------------------------------* form populate_message_table. Append 'Email line 1' to it_message. Append 'Email line 2' to it_message. Append 'Email line 3' to it_message. Append 'Email line 4' to it_message. endform. " POPULATE_MESSAGE_TABLE *&---------------------------------------------------------------------*

*& Form SEND EMAIL MESSAGE

*&---------------------------------------------------------------------* * Send email message *---------------------------------------------------------------------------------* form send_email_message. * Fill the document data. gd_doc_data-doc_size = 1. * Populate the subject/generic message attributes gd_doc_data-obj_langu = sy-langu. gd_doc_data-obj_name = 'SAPRPT'. gd_doc_data-obj_descr = psubject. gd_doc_data-sensitivty = 'F'. * Describe the body of the message clear it_packing_list. refresh it_packing_list. it_packing_list-transf_bin = space. it_packing_list-head_start = 1. it_packing_list-head_num = 0. it_packing_list-body_start = 1. describe table it_message lines it_packing_list-body_num. it_packing_list-doc_type = 'RAW'. append it_packing_list. * Add the recipients email address clear it_receivers. refresh it_receivers. it_receivers-receiver = p_email. it_receivers-rec_type = 'U'. it_receivers-com_type = 'INT'. it_receivers-notif_del = 'X'. it_receivers-notif_ndel = 'X'. append it_receivers. * Call the FM to post the message to SAPMAIL **Removed because code does not seem to work in current version of SAP but may work in older versions * call function 'SO_NEW_DOCUMENT_ATT_SEND_API1' * exporting * document_data = gd_doc_data * put_in_outbox = 'X' ** call function 'SO_DOCUMENT_SEND_API1' exporting document_data = gd_doc_data put_in_outbox = 'X' sender_address = '[email protected]' sender_address_type = 'INT' commit_work = 'X' importing sent_to_all = gd_sent_all tables packing_list = it_packing_list contents_txt = it_message receivers = it_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. * Store function module return code gd_error = sy-subrc. * Get it_receivers return code loop at it_receivers. endloop. endform. " SEND_EMAIL_MESSAGE *&---------------------------------------------------------------------*

*& Form INITIATE MAIL EXECUTE PROGRAM

*&---------------------------------------------------------------------* * Instructs mail send program for SAPCONNECT to send email. *---------------------------------------------------------------------------------* form initiate_mail_execute_program. wait up to 2 seconds. if gd_error eq 0. submit rsconn01 with mode = 'INT' with output = 'X' and return. endif. endform. " INITIATE_MAIL_EXECUTE_PROGRAM


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