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Issue with smartform formatting.

Former Member — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:00:31 GMT

Hello all,

I am trying to print Material PO Text in a PO in the output of the PO form created. The table that contains the line item information has one column where I need to print the Material description and PO nmateral text. So I need to concatenate the 2 and print it as an output sparated by ': '. So am using the FM READ_TEXT to get the data for Material PO text and then concatednating it with the description and printing it. Now if the total length of the concateneted varaiable is greater than 255 characters, then it is getting truncated.

Because I have to truncate the 2 I can not use INCLUDE TEXT as text type for this node,.

Is there an alternative to getting the concatenated text on the output.

Thanks and Regards,

Sachin

Re: Issue with smartform formatting.

Former Member — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:14:30 GMT

Suppose you have concatenated two variable into third variable var3 type string .

now you want display var3 in smartform having length more than 255 characters.

try this in text element of smartform ::

&var3(255)&var3255(255)&var3510(255)&

It will solve your problem.

Sai

Edited by: sai_abap on Oct 23, 2009 3:07 PM

Re: Issue with smartform formatting.

Former Member — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:30:48 GMT

Hi,

Use a string variable and concatenate the texts you require into the string variable and print the string variable.

Re: Issue with smartform formatting.

Former Member — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:40:50 GMT

Hi,

I am using the variable of type string to get the final output. When I check the value of the variable in debugging mode it shows the entire text, but when we write it on the output form, it gets truncated at 255 characters.

Thanks and Regards,

Sachin

Re: Issue with smartform formatting.

Former Member — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:48:54 GMT

hi Sachin ,

please write above line in smartform replacing var3 by your variable name .

I faced the same problem .

Now it is working fine.

Just try & let me know if you face still problem in displaying.

Sai

Re: Issue with smartform formatting.

Former Member — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:52:31 GMT

I think there is no need of concatenating the strings.

Display material description in one text node and PO material text in another text node but put both the text nodes in the same column. and one more thing has to be done i.e. go to general attributes of the second text node and change the 'Type' as 'Include Text' and 'Start' as 'Append Directly' from 'New Paragraph'. and specify the Text name, Object, ID and language of you standard text and check the option 'No error if no text exists'

Hope it will help you..

Regards,

Sujeet Karn

Edited by: Sujeet Karn on Oct 23, 2009 3:29 PM

Re: Issue with smartform formatting.

Former Member — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:11:59 GMT

Thanks all.