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You want to export the contents of a spool request as a text file to the SAP GUI working directory or to a directory of your choice. The content of the spool request is downloaded as plain text without, for example, graphics, images, or specific fonts.

Note Note

The following procedures are irrelevant for the PDF-based form printing integrated as of SAP Web Application Server 6.40, since the print data can be opened and stored as a PDF. See also Displaying and Printing PDF-Based Forms.

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Procedure

Exporting to the SAP GUI Working Directory:

Choose   Spool Request   Forward   Export as Text  .

The entire text is stored in your SAP GUI working directory in ASCII format.

A file of this type is named using the following pattern:

<SAP system name><spool number>.txt

Example: ABC0000004327.txt

Note Note

You require appropriate authorization for this function.

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Exporting to a Directory of Your Choice:

With this method of exporting a spool request, the content of the spool request is first displayed and you then download the screen list as a text file to the directory of your choice.

  1. Select the spool request to be exported and choose Display Contents.

  2. For SAPscript/Smart Forms documents, activate the list display by choosing Goto.

  3. Choose  System   List   Save   Local File  .

  4. Select a format and confirm your choice.

  5. Select a directory and save the spool request.

    By default, only the first 10 pages of a spool request are saved in a file. You can increase the number of pages to be saved by choosing   Goto   Display Requests   Settings   and making the desired entries in the Display Area group box.

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