Data Record Structure
After the sort record, the actual data records follow, started by 'D'.
At the start of a text element, the corresponding flag is set. Since usually a text element covers several data records, this flag is required for a unique allocation, if WRITE_FORM is used to print text elements several times in direct succession. This is of special importance when using the SAPscript control statement NEW-WINDOW.
When printing via RDI, a page break must be triggered explicitly either by the form (NEW-PAGE statement) or by the print program (function module CONTROL_FORM). The external tool recognizes a page break by means of a control record (as described below).
Symbol Name - Symbol
The symbol name identifies a symbol within the text element. It can be one of the symbols supported by SAPscript. For normal text, the symbol name is empty (Space). After the symbol name, the succession flag follows. If it is set (X), then the value of the subsequent data record belongs to the symbol. The occupied length indicates the number of characters that belong to the symbol. It includes trailing blanks that are part of the symbol. If the value of a symbol covers several data records, the succession flag is set and the occupied length always contains 255 (maximum langth of a data record). Then follows the value of the symbol up to the length specified in occupied length. This dynamic output allows to use only as many characters as are actually needed, instead of outputting a given number even though only few characters are occupied.
The value of a symbol is output according to the specified formatting options. If pre-text or post-text exist, they are included into the value of the symbol. Symbols occurring in the pre-text or post-text are replaced, their values being allocated to the main symbol.