..4 OpenOffice compatibility

For develop form the MS Excel 2007 (or higher) must be installed on the developer's local computer.

But for opening a runtime-result file on the user's local machine, you can use another application instead MS Office. It can be OpenOffice, for example. 

NOTE: 

The built-in viewer of the FM 'ZXLWB_CALLFORM' is compatible only with MS Office. Therefore you have to use the FM 'ZXLWB_CALLFORM' only for retrieving a runtime-result file and saving it to user's local machine. After that you can open it by any available application, using method CL_GUI_FRONTEND_SERVICES=>EXECUTE, for example.

Example of printing program:

REPORT  z_shipping_label.

* declare a context

DATA gs_context   TYPE zcontext_shipping_label .

* fill the context

gs_context-to_name    = 'Dan Tedford' .

gs_context-to_street  = '811 Alworth Avenue' .

gs_context-to_town    = 'Middlefield' .

gs_context-to_state   = 'CA' .

gs_context-to_zip     = '98567' .

* save file to desktop 

CALL FUNCTION 'ZXLWB_CALLFORM'

  EXPORTING

    iv_formname        = 'SHIPPING_LABEL'

    iv_context_ref     = gs_context

    iv_viewer_suppress = 'X'

    iv_save_as         = 'C:\Users\Igor\Desktop\QQQ.XLSX' 

  EXCEPTIONS

    OTHERS             = 2.

IF sy-subrc NE 0 .

  MESSAGE ID sy-msgid TYPE sy-msgty NUMBER sy-msgno

          WITH sy-msgv1 sy-msgv2 sy-msgv3 sy-msgv4 .

ENDIF .

*open file in OpenOffice

cl_gui_frontend_services=>execute(

  EXPORTING

    synchronous        = 'X'

    application        = 'SOFFICE.EXE'

    parameter          = 'C:\Users\Igor\Desktop\QQQ.XLSX'

    operation          = 'OPEN'

    maximized          = 'X'

  EXCEPTIONS

    OTHERS             = 10 ).