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Long String as parameter

Former Member — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 17:53:15 GMT

I have the following

PARAMETERS: texto(10000) TYPE c.

But it only accept less than 200 characters and I want to receive more.

Is this possible?

Thanx in advance

Re: Long String as parameter

Former Member — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 18:02:31 GMT

Just curious, why do you need such a long parameter ? I am assuming that you need to allow the user to enter variable text descriptions which you can then use in your code.

Can you instead read in a text file which contains the necessary descriptions & then use it ? I think its cleaner this way & there is no restriction on the text length.

Re: Long String as parameter

Former Member — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 18:04:08 GMT

I think it is not possible.

regards

vijay

Re: Long String as parameter

Former Member — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 18:07:23 GMT

Hi,

I dont think thats possible in Abap.

by the way what do u want the user to enter in a 10000 line width parameter?

Re: Long String as parameter

Former Member — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 18:07:48 GMT

I generate a letter in a Smart Form and the content for each one is different o_O.

Regards

Re: Long String as parameter

RichHeilman — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 18:23:28 GMT

A text editor might be good for you here.




report zrich_0001 .

data:
      dockingleft  type ref to cl_gui_docking_container,
      text_editor    type ref to cl_gui_textedit,
      repid type syrepid.

data: textlines type table of tline-tdline,
      wa_text type tline-tdline.

parameters: p_check.

at selection-screen output.

  repid = sy-repid.

  create object dockingleft
              exporting repid     = repid
                        dynnr     = sy-dynnr
                        side      = dockingleft->dock_at_left
                        extension = 1070.

  create object text_editor
              exporting
                   parent     = dockingleft.

start-of-selection.

  call method text_editor->get_text_as_r3table
     importing
           table              = textlines
     exceptions
           others             = 1.

  loop at textlines into wa_text.
    write:/ wa_text.
  endloop.

Regards,

Rich HEilman

Re: Long String as parameter

Former Member — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 18:53:46 GMT

The text for the letter probably is on the presentation server somewhere - right? So instead of setting the text as a parameter, you could simply upload the file.

Rob

Re: Long String as parameter

Former Member — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 22:20:37 GMT

Hi,

In selection screen provide a Pushbutton when ever user click the pushbutton provide him with Text editor .

for example

data : IT_TLINE TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF TLINE WITH HEADER LINE.

SELECTION-SCREEN PUSHBUTTON /33(25) PB1 USER-COMMAND 0001. "Details

AT SELECTION-SCREEN OUTPUT.

*-- To display the details Form text editor

PERFORM LAST_PAGE_TEXT

IF W_UCOMM = '0001'.

*-- Pass the some header documnet

WA_HEAD-TDOBJECT = 'FKKKO'.

WA_HEAD-TDID = 'FKK0'.

WA_HEAD-TDSPRAS = 'EN'.

WA_HEAD-TDFORM = 'SYSTEM'.

WA_HEAD-TDLINESIZE = 72.

WA_HEAD-TDTITLE = 'Acknowledgement'.

MOVE-CORRESPONDING WA_HEAD TO WA_NOTIZ-HEAD.

IF NOT WA_NOTIZ-HEAD-TDTITLE IS INITIAL.

WA_ITCED-USERTITLE = 'X'.

ENDIF.

*-- Call the Text editor

CALL FUNCTION 'EDIT_TEXT'

EXPORTING

DISPLAY = ' '

EDITOR_TITLE = 'Enter text for last page'(011)

HEADER = WA_HEAD

SAVE = ' '

CONTROL = WA_ITCED

TABLES

LINES = IT_TLINE

EXCEPTIONS

ID = 1

LANGUAGE = 2

LINESIZE = 3

NAME = 4

OBJECT = 5

TEXTFORMAT = 6

COMMUNICATION = 7

OTHERS = 8.

IF SY-SUBRC <> 0.

MESSAGE ID SY-MSGID TYPE SY-MSGTY NUMBER SY-MSGNO
WITH SY-MSGV1 SY-MSGV2 SY-MSGV3 SY-MSGV4.

ENDIF.

ENDIF. " IF W_UCOMM = '0001'.

once you trap that in internal table same you can pass to the layout.

Hope this will help you.

Thanks

Rajeev

Re: Long String as parameter

former_member186741 — Wed, 30 Nov 2005 04:19:30 GMT

Hi, as with most of the other responders I have to wonder why you want to do this...but you could have several(many)parameters of 200 and then move their contents into an internal table to work with.

PARAMETERS: P_CODE1(200) LOWER CASE.

PARAMETERS: P_CODE2(200) LOWER CASE.

PARAMETERS: P_CODE3(200) LOWER CASE.

etc.

Another approach would be to use SAP standard texts which are maintained via SO10 and have the name of that as a parameter on your selection screen.

Re: Long String as parameter

Former Member — Wed, 30 Nov 2005 04:27:27 GMT

Hello Jose,

If you want to write an ABAP program, would you be comfortable using a single field of indefinite length where all your code can be written?

From the usability perspective, don't you think your user would also want to enter the text for the letter in some kind of an editor, something like the one in which you write your program?

You have got two options -

1. Provide a text-edit control (refer to Rich Heilman's post below)

2. Provide a standard text editor (the one where you'd generally write the documentation)

Regards,

Anand Mandalika.