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Reusing a MACRO definition

kiran_k8 — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 13:05:04 GMT

HI Folks,

I have defined a macro to build up a RANGE as below.I need 4 to 5 ranges which are similar to this.Can anyone here please let me know how we can define one macro which can be reused to build up RANGE.



*For ex this is a macro m_r_mand for building up a range r_mand_fields.
define m_r_mand.
  r_mand_fields-sign   = &1.
  r_mand_fields-option = &2.
  r_mand_fields-low     = &3.
  append *r_mand_fields.* 
 clear  r_mand_fields.
end-of-definition.


m_r_mand 'I' 'EQ'  'BOART_AG'.
m_r_mand 'I' 'EQ'  'VKORG'.
m_r_mand 'I' 'EQ'  'VTWEG'.

*This is another macro m_r_sdh which builds up a range r_sdh.
define m_r_sdh.
r_sdh-sign   = &1.
r_sdh-option = &2.
r_sdh-low    = &3.
append *r_sdh.*
clear  r_sdh.
end-of-definition.

m_r_sdh 'I' 'EQ' 'VTWEG'    .
m_r_sdh 'I' 'EQ' 'SPART'    .
m_r_sdh 'I' 'EQ' 'BOTEXT'   .

The only difference is the RANGE.In one macro I am building up a range r_mand_fields and in another r_sdh.

Instead of defining two Macros is it possible to define one Macro which can be reused for a situation like the above?

Thanks,

Kiran.

Re: Reusing a MACRO definition

former_member226519 — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 13:51:40 GMT

do you mean something like this?


define fill_range.
 &1-singn = &2.
 &1-option = &3.

  append &1.

Re: Reusing a MACRO definition

kiran_k8 — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 07:17:42 GMT

Yes.Volker.I am looking at a way to define a macro where we can define the range as one of the parameter.Will tyr your option and update.

Re: Reusing a MACRO definition

Sandra_Rossi — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 08:50:00 GMT

Hi,

You could even add a second level macro to make things more "dynamic", as shown below.

In the code below, I didn't use header lines (they are obsolete), and I added the HIGH component, so that to make the macro fully reusable.

PS: I didn't test the code below, but I already did this kind of thing.


define m_r_any.
  clear  &1.
  &1-sign   = &3.
  &1-option = &4.
  &1-low     = &5.
  &1-high     = &6.
  append &1 to &2.
end-of-definition.

DATA ls_mand_fields LIKE LINE OF r_mand_fields.
define m_r_mand.
  m_r_any ls_mand_fields r_mand_fields &1 &2 &3 &4.
end-of-definition.
m_r_mand 'I' 'EQ'  'BOART_AG' ''.
m_r_mand 'I' 'EQ'  'VKORG' ''.
m_r_mand 'I' 'EQ'  'VTWEG' ''.

DATA ls_sdh LIKE LINE OF r_sdh.
define m_r_sdh.
  m_r_any ls_sdh r_sdh &1 &2 &3 &4.
end-of-definition.
m_r_sdh 'I' 'EQ' 'VTWEG' ''.
m_r_sdh 'I' 'EQ' 'SPART' ''.
m_r_sdh 'I' 'EQ' 'BOTEXT' ''.

Sandra