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SAPSCRIPT variable with ( )

AJeB — Wed, 03 May 2023 04:02:23 GMT

what is the purpose of this parenthesis with number inside in SAPSCRIPT text editor/element . is this a total length of a string or position?
please give me idea about this or give me links about this

like this
&VBAP-ARKTX(30)

&VBAP-FKIMG(6.0)

Re: SAPSCRIPT variable with ( )

_4ndr3as_ — Wed, 03 May 2023 04:44:02 GMT

Ciao Aaron,

it's a kind of limitation. Field ARKTX has data element ARKTX (Domain TEXT40) with CHAR 40. When you write ARKTX(30) only the first 30 characters of this field will be considered (like only the first 30 characters will be shown by a write statement.

Regards Andreas

Re: SAPSCRIPT variable with ( )

Sandra_Rossi — Wed, 03 May 2023 05:57:59 GMT

Link to the official documentation: SAP Library > SAPScript > Formatting Options

Or via your Web browser:

"Formatting Options" sapscript site:help.sap.com