sapscript doubt

[Former Member]

i've one question from an interview that it is not mandatory to give open-group and close-group for a sapscript. but according to my knowledge open-group and close-group are mandatory. What do you people think about this?

also let me know where exactly start-form and end-form are used?

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

hi srk,

the open_form & close_form are mandatory. because unless you specify the script name, how the driver program know, which script to be runned?

in the open_form parameters we will give our script name. then with that name it runs the driver program. when open_form is executed, the script of given name will be opened, then through write_form we will pass the values through text elements.

so, hope u understood the purpose n functionality of open_form.

coming to start_form & end_form:

let us take a case in my script i have 5 pages.

first page contains my company name

second contains my name as i designed it.

from third onwards it have some customers list upto fifth page.

now in a perticular situation i want to print 3rd, 4th & 5th pages. but when we call open_form it opens the form fron first page by default. but i want to print from 3rd page.

so, now i'll call start_form, in start_form parameters we will give the page no. then it will print from that perticular page only. not only for printing, even to see preview from a perticular page then we use this start_form.

hope now ur clear.

reward if helpful.

[Former Member]

Hi,

forms are 5 type, there are as follows:

1: open_form

2: start_form

3: write_form

4: close_form and

5: end_form.

If start_form is present then end_form also should be there

One more FM is useful is there i.e. Control_form ,but

its an optional.

Open_form-----Here u have to Assign ur SAPSCRIPT form .

Write_form-----here u have to write the data,i.e. Header,Item and Footer Data.

Close_form------close the SAPSCRIPT form.....

Hope this data is suffi. for u, reward points.dont forget.

Regards

Fareedas

[mahaboob_pathan]

hi,

yes it's mandatory to give open_form and close_form.

with out that it will not recognize the form from the driver program.