Front-End Editor (Plain Text Mode) 

Use

You use the Front-End Editor (Plain Text Mode) to edit ABAP source code. In this mode, the source code is loaded onto the front end and edited locally. The advantage is that all functions for editing that do not require communication with the back end are performed very quickly.

You can edit the following development objects in the Front-End Editor:

●      ABAP programs

●      Method implementations (Class Builder)

●      Function module implementations (Function Builder)

●      Screen flow logic (Screen Painter)

●      Type groups (ABAP Dictionary)

Prerequisites

Operating system

You have a 32-bit operating system (Windows NT 4.0, Windows 95 or higher). Other operating systems are not currently supported.

Controls and DLLs

You have the necessary DLL and OCX files installed and registered (performed automatically when you install the SAP GUI).

Features

The Front-End Editor (Plain Text Mode) has the following features:

●      Local scrolling

●      Cut, copy, and paste for selected text areas

●      Drag and drop

●      Context menu for accessing editor functions

●      Local Find and Replace function

●      Navigation to a selected line (using the context menu)

●      Access to the buffer and block operations (using the context menu)

●      Commenting out text blocks

●      Working with blocks and clipboards

●      Navigation functions (forward navigation)

●      Syntax check, displaying error messages and warnings in a separate window

●      Colored highlighting for comment lines

●      Automatic line feed when the maximum line width is reached

●      Insert Statement function.

●      Multiple-step undo and redo functions

●      Displays the current cursor position

●      Pretty Printer for standardizing the layout

●      Import and export for local files