How to use START_FORM AND END_FORM

[Former Member]

Hi

I wanted to know what is the use of START_FORM and END_FORM in print program of SAP script.

In which kind of scenario we can use this function modules.

Thanks in advance.

Chintan.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Soni,

CALL FUNCTION 'START_FORM'

EXPORTING

FORM = 'ZGILL_SCRIPT'

LANGUAGE = 'SY-LANGU'.

.

CALL FUNCTION 'END_FORM'.

Here u r keeping sy-langu in single quotes ( 'SY-LANGU' ) , remove the single quotes

CALL FUNCTION 'START_FORM'

EXPORTING

FORM = 'ZGILL_SCRIPT'

LANGUAGE = SY-LANGU.

.

CALL FUNCTION 'END_FORM'.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

HI,

Thank you..

my probem is solved...

[Former Member]

Hi,

<b>START_FORM </b>

In-between the function modules OPEN_FORM and CLOSE_FORM, you can use different forms. This allows you to combine several different forms into one print output. However, you can combine only those forms that have the same page format.

To switch forms, use the function module START_FORM. If another form is still open, you must close it first using END_FORM.

If you specify no form name when calling START_FORM, the system restarts the last open form. If after OPEN_FORM no form was activated yet, the system leaves the function module with the exception UNUSED.

<b>Function call:</b>

<b>CALL FUNCTION 'START_FORM'

EXPORTING FORM = SPACE

LANGUAGE = SPACE

STARTPAGE = SPACE

PROGRAM = SPACE

ARCHIVE_INDEX = SPACE

IMPORTING LANGUAGE =

EXCEPTIONS FORM =

FORMAT =

UNENDED =

UNOPENED =

UNUSED =</b>

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_47x200/helpdata/en/d6/0dba34494511d182b70000e829fbfe/content.htm

<b>CLOSE_FORM </b>

The function module closes the form opened using OPEN_FORM. The system executes any terminating processing steps for the last opened form.

You must use this function module to close form printing. Otherwise, no output appears on printer or screen.

Function call:

<b>CALL FUNCTION 'CLOSE_FORM'

IMPORTING RESULT =

TABLES OTFDATA = ?...

EXCEPTIONS UNOPENED =</b>

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_47x200/helpdata/en/d6/0dba27494511d182b70000e829fbfe/content.htm.

The above function modules are used between OPEN_FORM and CLOSE_FORM.

If you want to call a different form or the same form with different print parameters ...in such scenarios the above function modules can be used.

Regards,

Vara

[gopi_narendra]

layout set can be changed in the current print procedure with START_FORM and END_FORM closes the current layout set.

if u wnt to set multiple layouts u need to use end_form for each start_form

Regards

- Gopi

[Former Member]

We use start_form and wnd_form in scenarios where in we need to call two different layouts for the same print job.

Say we have two layouts which should be alternatively called.

Then the sequence would.

open_form.

if <condition1>.

start_form.

end_form.

else.

start_form.

end_form.

endif.

close_form.

kishan negi

[Former Member]

Hi Kisan,

below is my code...after executing this code i am getting short dump.

REPORT Z_44072_SCRIPT_TEST .

data : x type c value 1.

CALL FUNCTION 'OPEN_FORM'

EXPORTING

FORM = 'Z_44072_TEST'

LANGUAGE = SY-LANGU.

if x = 1.

CALL FUNCTION 'START_FORM'

EXPORTING

FORM = 'ZGILL_SCRIPT'

LANGUAGE = 'SY-LANGU'.

.

CALL FUNCTION 'END_FORM'.

ELSE.

CALL FUNCTION 'START_FORM'

EXPORTING

FORM = 'Z_44072_TEST'

LANGUAGE = 'SY-LANGU'.

CALL FUNCTION 'END_FORM'.

ENDIF.

pls. do the needful.