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Duplex printing of SAPscript texts

Information about whether output is on one page, duplex, or tumble, is specified in the SAPscript text form. For more information see the section Print Mode in Structure link Pages in SAPscript Forms as well as the SAP Note 96102.

The following print controls are used to control duplex printing:

SPMBS

Selects reverse side of page for duplex printing (DUPLEX/TUMBLE DUPLEX)

SPMBU

Begin DUPLEX mode (print on both sides of the page starting with this page)

SPMSI

Begin SIMPLEX mode (print on only one side of the page starting with this page)

SPMTU

Start TUMBLE DUPLEX mode (print on both sides inverted)

Device definition for duplex printing of SAPscript texts

If the SAP device definition for your printer does not contain the print controls described above, do the following:

  1. Copy the device type.
  2. Add the required Print Controls and the printer-specific escape sequences. For information about what to enter, see your printer manual.
  3. Create an Output Device with the new device type.

Note

To test duplex printing, use the standard text SAPSCRIPT-PRINTMODETEST . To do this, choose Utilities ® For device types ® Test data(SAPscript).

Duplex printing of ABAP lists

You can print ABAP lists in duplex, if your printer supports duplex printing and uses one of the following device types:

Device definition for duplex list printing

To be able to use both the simplex and duplex mode of your printer, create two different device definitions. For information about how to do this, see Creating Output Devices.

On the Output attributes tab page for the device definition, specify the desired Print mode.

 

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