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Select Options Limitation

Former Member — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 11:18:11 GMT

hi all,

I create a simple program like this :

report ytest.

tables : rlgrap.

select-options : r_file for rlgrap-filename.

In data dictionary, rlgrap-filename is 128 length characters.

The question is : when i execute the program, in the selection screen i can only fill r_file up to 45 characters ?

Is there a way so i can fill in up until 128 characters in select options ?

thanks.

note : so sorry if this question has been asked before.

regards,

Re: Select Options Limitation

Former Member — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 11:26:27 GMT

Instead of using rlgrap-filename, if you use r_file(128) then it will aloow you to enter 128 chars.

Re: Select Options Limitation

Former Member — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 11:27:51 GMT

Press F1 on select-options , u wil find the answer.

See below -

The LOW and HIGH fields of a selection option are displayed in a length up to 18 bytes long (scrollable up to 45 bytes). If you define a length longer than 45, fields are truncated on the selection screen after the 45th character. This affects the first line of the SELECT-OPTIONS table. You can, however, use SUBMIT to pass longer selection options to a report if they are specified with the addition NO-DISPLAY and thus do not appear on the selection screen. Without NO-DISPLAY, the fields are then truncated whenever the selection screen is processed in the background ( SUBMIT without VIA SELECTION-SCREEN).

Re: Select Options Limitation

Former Member — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 11:28:53 GMT

Hi.

This is a selection screen limitation. It will allow the screen length to a specified limit only.

Please check the following documentation on how to create complex selection screens . Maybe it could be of help.

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw2004s/helpdata/en/9f/dba71235c111d1829f0000e829fbfe/content.htm

Re: Select Options Limitation

Manohar2u — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 11:32:27 GMT

No it does accept the string of length 128 chars....can you try again.....for me it has accepted

Re: Select Options Limitation

Former Member — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 11:33:03 GMT

giling,

The LOW and HIGH fields of a selection option are displayed in a length up to 18 bytes long (scrollable up to 45 bytes). If you define a length longer than 45, fields are truncated on the selection screen after the 45th character. This affects the first line of the SELECT-OPTIONS table. You can, however, pass longer selection options to a report if they are specified with the addition NO-DISPLAY and thus do not appear on the selection screen. Without NO-DISPLAY , the fields are then truncated whenever the selection screen is processed in the background (SUBMIT without VIA SELECTION-SCREEN.

regds,

kiran

Re: Select Options Limitation

Clemenss — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 11:56:05 GMT

Hi,

I can't imagine of entering 128 characters manually. Try this to select with dialog:

(This code comes from a 46C system - should work for you)


PARAMETERS:
  p_file TYPE rlgrap-filename.
AT SELECTION-SCREEN ON VALUE-REQUEST FOR p_file.
  PERFORM f4_pcfile CHANGING p_file.
*...
*&---------------------------------------------------------------------*
*&      Form  f4_pcfile
*&---------------------------------------------------------------------*
FORM f4_pcfile CHANGING p_file.
  DATA:
    lv_default_filename TYPE string,
    lv_rc TYPE i,
    lt_filetable TYPE filetable.
  lv_default_filename = p_file.
  FIELD-SYMBOLS:
    <file> TYPE LINE OF filetable.
  lv_default_filename = p_file.
  CALL METHOD cl_gui_frontend_services=>file_open_dialog
     EXPORTING
       window_title            = 'Select file'
       default_extension       = '*.txt'
       default_filename        = lv_default_filename
*    FILE_FILTER             =
*    INITIAL_DIRECTORY       =
*    MULTISELECTION          =
    CHANGING
      file_table              = lt_filetable
      rc                      = lv_rc
*    USER_ACTION             =
  EXCEPTIONS
    file_open_dialog_failed = 1
    cntl_error              = 2
    error_no_gui            = 3
    OTHERS                  = 4
          .
  IF sy-subrc <> 0.
    MESSAGE ID sy-msgid TYPE sy-msgty NUMBER sy-msgno
               WITH sy-msgv1 sy-msgv2 sy-msgv3 sy-msgv4.
  ENDIF.
  READ TABLE lt_filetable ASSIGNING <file> INDEX 1.
  CHECK sy-subrc = 0.
  p_file = <file>.
ENDFORM.                                                    " f4_pcfile

Regards,

Clemens