Complex smartform dout

Hi Experts,
I have a complex requirement in smartforms.This should be done in ECC 6.0.The text should be printed in the followong way in the same page.
fhsdjhrfwesuhtfwehgkjd             -
jkkdngfjeifgrisjgsrgeg
hdgdsbgbfgjhughugejs              bhdsbfdsbfbdbfjjbiuhsufhb
jhbfjhaushrawBadfjsbn              sbfjnwefhjhgnjdnzgsidhgg
jbjgjdsgieoshgiegiejeiir              wengfeiwfgireiendfna;snfg
dfioefioejgeigjndfeifjejfn              ensedgfneidngknfgkdnnik
bjfbedfgdnsgndjs----
               jnfiesfhiesonhgininbgdgjn.
This is just like the news paper format.This is the dynamic text where in when the text on the left side overflows it should continue on the right side.Please help me as soon as possible.Its an urgent requirement.
Point rewarded on the best help.
KK

Dear KK
I want to under stand your requirement,
I thik u want 2 paras as given below.
Para 1                para2
1111111111        opiopiopiopi
1111111111        opopp[ipoiop
2222222222        2334234234
You have to break your Para in 2 parts.
and store it in include text or simple text.
If possible kindly send me complete details.
At present I m working only on smartforms in my company.

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AT LAST.
SUM.
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tables
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As 200 windows have been defined in a script .( 1 window per box).
2) The layouts are pretty complex and it would take around 2-3 days to create a new smartform .
3) I cannot use the existing scripts for a few modifications have to be made to header and footer and it's easier to make them in smartforms
4)The output after migration is good . A few Modifications But it's fine.
Problem :
i)Would it lead to a performance problem due to presence of 200 windows if I migrate .
ii)Would it lead to maintainance problem if I migrate as I cannot see all the 200 windows at once in the form painter . I can see only the window on which I have placed the cursor .
Kindly Help me find a solution.

Thanks Sooness .
Actually there are around 12 scripts .
So Total Development time will be around 30 days if I create a new smartform. since the layout is very complex .
And 9 days if I migrate scripts to smartforms with changes ..
So the Conflict in my my mind is whether to go for less Development Time now and maintainance problem later
Would a good TS / FS documented as follows suffice :
1) By taking a printout of the layout .
2)Writing the variable name in each window .
3)Scanning it and using it as FS.
I feel FS/TS is usually not read afterwards .
So even after documentation , Maintainace problem will not be solved .
I do not have that much time . So I would have to put extra efforts at night for creation of new smartforms.
i have to deliver them in 15/20 days .
So Do you suggest putting extra efforts now to make a new smartforms to avoid maintainence problem later .
Kindly give your valuable suggestion.
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Smartforms - dealing with decimal and thousand separators

Hi,
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Just to be sure I tried to output the invoice with the original SAP smartform LB_BIL_INVOICE and the things were the same - means output takes wrong settings for decimal/thousand separators.
For clarity I created a simple form with a single currency field and everything behaves well as expected. So this points me to the direction fo find out what is wrong with the LB_BIL_INVOICE. I downloaded the form into XML and checked the code, further uploaded it into a new one - no success.
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I almost finished my quite complex form and wouldn't like to rewrite it from scratch.
FYI: I'm not a Smartform expert, by have created/overwiten more than 15 different forms accros different systems - 4.6 C/D, 4.7, ECC 6.0 non-Unicode/Unicode, and never faced such an issue.
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Thanks in advance.
Regards,
Ivaylo Mutafchiev
Senior SAP Abap Consultant

Hi,
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Regards
Åsa Thenstedt

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a simple question: I'm coding a LOOP in the form builder for a smartform ... this simple loop should bind text elements to every position of a purchase order. The WHERE clause should be as follows:
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(conditions in lines are in AND conjunction)
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OR
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