SAP Function Modules
PASTE_TEXTLINES SAP Function module - SAPscript: insert text lines
PASTE_TEXTLINES is a standard SAP function module available within R/3 SAP systems depending on your version and release level. Below is the pattern details for this FM showing its interface including any import and export parameters, exceptions etc as well as any documentation contributions (Comments) specific to the object.
See here to view full function module documentation and code listing, simply by entering the name PASTE_TEXTLINES into the relevant SAP transaction such as SE37 or SE80.
Associated Function Group:
STXL
Released Date:
Not Released
Processing type: Normal fucntion module
Pattern for FM PASTE_TEXTLINES - PASTE TEXTLINES
CALL FUNCTION 'PASTE_TEXTLINES' "SAPscript: insert text lines
EXPORTING
* cursor_column = 0 "
* cursor_line = 0 "
destline = "
destoffset = "
IMPORTING
new_cursor_column = "
new_cursor_line = "
TABLES
lines = " tline
pastelines = " tline
. " PASTE_TEXTLINES
ABAP code example for Function Module PASTE_TEXTLINES
The ABAP code below is a full code listing to execute function module PASTE_TEXTLINES including all data declarations. The code uses the latest in-line data DECLARATION SYNTAX but I have included an ABAP code snippet at the end to show how declarations would look using the original method of declaring data variables up front. This will allow you to compare and fully understand the new inline method. Please note some of the newer syntax such as the @DATA is not available until a later 4.70 service pack (SP8).
| ld_new_cursor_column | TYPE STRING , |
| ld_new_cursor_line | TYPE STRING , |
| it_lines | TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF TLINE,"TABLES PARAM |
| wa_lines | LIKE LINE OF it_lines , |
| it_pastelines | TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF TLINE,"TABLES PARAM |
| wa_pastelines | LIKE LINE OF it_pastelines . |
DATA(ld_cursor_column) = 'some text here'.
DATA(ld_cursor_line) = 'some text here'.
DATA(ld_destline) = 'some text here'.
DATA(ld_destoffset) = 'some text here'.
"populate fields of struture and append to itab
append wa_lines to it_lines.
"populate fields of struture and append to itab
append wa_pastelines to it_pastelines. . CALL FUNCTION 'PASTE_TEXTLINES' EXPORTING * cursor_column = ld_cursor_column * cursor_line = ld_cursor_line destline = ld_destline destoffset = ld_destoffset IMPORTING new_cursor_column = ld_new_cursor_column new_cursor_line = ld_new_cursor_line TABLES lines = it_lines pastelines = it_pastelines . " PASTE_TEXTLINES
IF SY-SUBRC EQ 0. "All OK ENDIF.
ABAP code to compare 7.40 inline data declaration with original syntax
The below ABAP code uses the older none in-line data declarations. This allows you to see the coding differences/benefits of the later inline syntax. It may also be useful if you are using an older version of SAP as some of the newer syntax above, such as the @DATA is not available until 4.70 EHP 8.
DATA:
| ld_new_cursor_column | TYPE STRING , |
| ld_cursor_column | TYPE STRING , |
| it_lines | TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF TLINE , |
| wa_lines | LIKE LINE OF it_lines, |
| ld_new_cursor_line | TYPE STRING , |
| ld_cursor_line | TYPE STRING , |
| it_pastelines | TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF TLINE , |
| wa_pastelines | LIKE LINE OF it_pastelines, |
| ld_destline | TYPE STRING , |
| ld_destoffset | TYPE STRING . |
ld_cursor_column = 'some text here'.
"populate fields of struture and append to itab
append wa_lines to it_lines.
ld_cursor_line = 'some text here'.
"populate fields of struture and append to itab
append wa_pastelines to it_pastelines.
ld_destline = 'some text here'.
ld_destoffset = 'some text here'.
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