Background documentationPrint Controls for List Output

 

The list below shows the print control keywords used in the SAP system for list output.

Print controls are inserted in list output with the ABAP statements FORMAT and PRINT CONTROL. List output is handled differently by the System depending upon whether a list is printed as it is being generated or directly from the display screen. If printed upon generation, then both PRINT CONTROL and FORMAT print controls are used. If from the display, then only FORMAT print controls are used.

FORMAT and PRINT CONTROL both use a variety of "built-in" print controls, that is, print controls which are accessed using of FORMAT or PRINT CONTROL arguments. PRINT CONTROL also offers the FUNCTION argument, with which any print control defined in the SAP spool system can be inserted into the output data.

Note that SAPscript uses its own private set of print controls when it formats text for output. These print controls are listed separately under SAPscript Print Controls.

Standard ABAP Print Controls for List Printing

ABAP statement

Print Controls Used by this Statement

FORMAT

For more information, see the keyword documentation.

COL<xx>

Set list colors for color and halftone printing (SWIN driver and Microsoft Windows printers).

The FORMAT statement and associated COL<xx> print controls supersede color setting with PRINT CONTROL and CO00<n>.

The SAP standard includes these COL<xx> print controls:

  • COL0H: Color off, font intensified

  • COL0N: Color off, normal font

  • COL0V: Color off, inverse font

  • COL1H: Title color, font intensified

  • COL1N: Title color, normal font

  • COL1V: Title color, inverse font

  • COL2H: Standard color, font intensified

  • COL2N: Standard color, normal font

  • COL2V: Standard color, inverse font

  • COL3H: Total color, font intensified

  • COL3N: Total color, normal font

  • COL3V: Total color, inverse font

  • COL4H: Key color, font intensified

  • COL4N: Key color, normal font

  • COL4V: Key color, inverse font

  • COL5H: Positive color, intensified font

  • COL5N: Positive color, normal font

  • COL5V: Positive color, inverse font

  • COL6H: Negative color, font intensified

  • COL6N: Negative color, normal font

  • COL6V: Negative color, inverse font

  • COL7H: Group color, font intensified

  • COL7N: Group color, normal font

  • COL7V: Group color, inverse font

PRINT-CONTROL

For more information, see the keyword documentation.

CI<cpi>:

Character pitch (characters per inch)

The character pitches in existing CI print controls are three digit numbers that are read without a decimal place. Example: For example, character pitch 10 is represented by the control code CI010. The system reads the value as "10".

The SAP standard includes these CI print controls:

  • CI005: 5 characters per inch (CPI)

  • CI008: 8 CPI

  • CI010: 10 CPI

  • CI012: 12 CPI

  • CI015 15 CPI

  • CI016: 16 CPI

  • CI024: 24 CPI

PRINT-CONTROL

CO00<n>:

Obsolete. Replaced by the COL<xx> print controls of the FORMAT instruction.

When used, sets the color of text to one of the following supported colors:

  • CO001: Black

  • CO002: Red

  • CO003: Blue

  • CO004: Green

  • CO005: Yellow

  • CO006: Pink

PRINT-CONTROL

LI<lpi>:

Line spacing (lines per inch)

The leadings in existing CI print controls are three digit numbers that are read without a decimal place. Example: For example, a leading of six lines to the inch is represented by the control code LI006. The system reads the value as "6".

The SAP standard includes the following LI instructions:

  • LI006: Six lines per inch leading. This leading is used for defining page lengths in SAP standard device formats for line printers.

  • LI008: Eight lines per inch leading.

PRINT-CONTROL

LM<nnn>:

Sets the left margin

The value is in characters. Example: LM005 sets the left margin to five characters.

PRINT-CONTROL

FO<nnn>:

Select a font or typeface. As implemented in the standard FO print controls, the command sets the following:

  • The character set (such as ISO 10 Swedish),

  • the font (Courier or other fixed-width typeface)

  • The character pitch (characters per inch)

  • The character thickness (for example thin / bold)

    The value of <nnn> in the name of an FO print control must correspond to the argument <nnn> given in the PRINT-CONTROL that uses the font.

PRINT-CONTROL FUNCTION

Argument

(direct entry of a print control by name)

Since any print control can be invoked with PRINT CONTROL FUNCTION <pcname> , there is no comprehensive list of print controls that are invoked in this way in the standard SAP system.

The following lists show SAP standard print controls. If you are creating a new device type, use a related device type or one with similar capabilities, if possible, as a guide as to the print controls you will actually need to define.

Bar codes: Used only in certain device types (such as those for Kyocera printers). Most bar code printing from the SAP system is done in SAPscript using separate bar code print controls.

  • BAROF: Ends bar code printing.

  • BARON: Starts bar code printing.

  • BC<nnn>: Prints a bar code. <nnn> must correspond to the actual name of the print control. Obsolete, should no longer be used.

    Other print controls:

  • RESET: Reset sequence for returning a printer to its standard settings. By preference, leave this print control empty and enter the required commands in the RESET AFTER EXIT action in your device formats.

  • SABLD: Starts boldface printing. Superseded by the COL<xx> print controls that are used with the ABAP FORMAT statement. You should still define the print control, however, to support older reports.

  • SAULN: Starts underlining. Superseded by the COL<xx> print controls that are used with the ABAP FORMAT statement. You should still define the print control, however, to support older reports.

  • SAOFF: Stops boldface printing and underlining. Superseded by the COL<xx> print controls that are used with the ABAP FORMAT statement. You should still define the print control, however, to support older reports.

  • SI<nnn>: Font size. The font sizes in existing SI print controls are three digit numbers which are read without a decimal place. There is no convention for entering font sizes at this time. Select SI001 for a normal font size, SI002 for a larger font.

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