Regarding tab spaces in SAP Scripts

[Former Member]

Hi all,

I have a doubt in SAP Scripts...

i have created 18 tab spaces in the paragraph format...

as usual...should i use 2 commas for 1st tab space..if i do like that for 18 the tab position ..it will be 36...

otherwise...can i use....

,,ist tab ,, 2nd tab...in the manner...

Plz clarify me...

Thanking u in advance....

Chandra sekhar

[Former Member]

Hi all,

I have a doubt in SAP Scripts...

i have created 18 tab spaces in the paragraph format...

as usual...should i use 2 commas for 1st tab space..if i do like that for 18 the tab position ..it will be 36...

otherwise...can i use....

,,ist tab ,, 2nd tab...in the manner...

Plz clarify me...

Thanking u in advance....

Chandra sekhar

[Former Member]

36?

2 COMMAS FOR ONE TAB POSITION.

,,ITAB-DATA1,,ITAB-DATA2.......,,ITAB-DATA18

[Former Member]

Hi Chandra,

I didnt understand from where 36 came..

Each ',,' moves the pointer by one tab lenght defined in paragraph format.

You can repeat this 18 times, provided the entire line does not go beyond the layout area.

Thanks,

Susmitha

[vinod_gunaware2]

Tabs in Paragraph Formats

You can define as many tab positions as you require for each paragraph format. The text can be aligned in different ways:

· Left-aligned with LEFT

· Right-aligned with RIGHT

· Centered with CENTER

· At the sign with SIGN

· At the comma or decimal point with DECIMAL

You can control the tab feed in a paragraph with tab positions. The tab stops you define in the paragraph format replace the tab spacing you defined in the header data of the form. However, this depends on the extent to which you have defined tab stops in the paragraph format. If there are fewer tabs in the paragraph formats than in the header data, the tab stops of the header data are used for the rest of the line. The tab stops are represented as, , in the text editor.

You can use different units of measurement to define a tab position:

· CH Characters

· CM Centimeters

· MM Millimeters

· PT Points

· TW Twips (1/20 point)

The unit of measurement CH is converted to an absolute unit of measurement using the CPI value (characters per inch) from the header data of the form.

regards

vinod

[Former Member]

Hi sushmita,

I got your point...

And i more doubt...

If suppose...i want to leave the 3 rd tab space and go for the 4th field..

then how?

[Former Member]

,,data1,,data2,,,,data3.