Dynamic tray selection - SAPScript

Question

Hi,
I need to dynamically select a tray to print a form using SAPScript, depending on some condition.
Need to know how to do this?
Thanks in advance!
regards,
Karen

Answer 1

There are 2 options. The first one I have not used before but I think it is the better way.
Example: You want print out an invoice on different paper.
In SAPscript you have in this invoice 2 pages:  "FIRST" and "NEXT"
Salesorganization 1000 = TRY01
Salesorganization 2000 = TRY02
**************************************************************************************** 1st option
1st option: (As mentioned in this thread): Create not 2 but 4 pages:
F_01 and N_01          both with Resource Name = TRY01
F_02 and N_02          both with Resource Name = TRY02
Page F_01:   in field "Next page":  N_01
Page N_01:   in field "Next page":  N_01
Page F_02:   in field "Next page":  N_02
Page N_02:   in field "Next page":  N_02
In the print-program you have to decide if you want to have page F_01 and N_01 or F_02 and N_02.
For this reason call function  "OPEN_FORM"  without the name of the form (SAPscript) because in
call function START_FORM you can export the page.
data:   GV_STARTPAGE type TDPAGE.
if vbdkr-vkorg = '1000'.
  GV_STARTPAGE = 'F_01'.
endif.
if vbdkr-vkorg = '2000'.
  GV_STARTPAGE = 'F_02'.
endif.
call function START_FORM
  FORM = name of form
  LANGUAGE = nast-spras
  STARTPAGE = GV_STARTPAGE
  and so on
  call function WRITE_FORM
  call function WRITE_FORM
  call function WRITE_FORM
call function END_FORM.
call fuction CLOSE_FORM.
**************************************************************************************** 2st option
Short description:
Normal SAPscript only FIRST and NEXT, both with same tray.
ABAP: Do not print, only get OTF-data.
Change the tray in OTF-data.
Print OTF-data.
I have done this before and I know it works. But I think the 1st option is better.
You can change the field for the "Recource name" from TRY01 to TRY02 in the print program but only with a trick.
Do not print out in a normal way (Open_form; write_form; close_form).
Solution:
In function OPEN_FORM     set field    OPTIONS-TDGETOTF to 'X'.
This means: The function CLOSE_FORM will not print into spool and maybe from spool to the printer but the print data will only be stored into a table.
In SAPscript you have 2 Pages. FIRST and NEXT; both with Recource name = 'TRY01'.
At the end nn CLOSE_FORM you can receive the table OTFDATA.
data: GS_OTFDATA type ITCOO,
        GT_OTFDATA type standard table of ITCOO.
call function CLOSE_FORM
  tables OTFDATA = GT_OTFDATA.
* Up to now no data have been sent to spool.
* If you have a look now into table GT_OTFDATA (field TDPRINTPAR) you will
* find in the first lines  "TRY01"
* You can change this
If vbdkr-vkorg = '2000'.
  loop at GT_OTFDATA into GS_OTFDATA.
*   Find the pattern "TRY01" in GS_OTFDATA-TDPRINTPAR
*   with commands FIND or SEARCH or something like that.
*   Change the pattern "TRY01" in GS_OTFDATA-TDPRINTPAR to "TRY02"
*   and take over this change to table GT_OTFDATA with command "MODIFY".
*   Please notice: In table GT_OTFDATA the pattern "TRY01" can occure more than 1 time.
    modify GT_OTFDATA from GS_OTFDATA.
  endloop.
endif.
* Now print the OTF-Data
call function PRINT_OTF
* the paramters are   PRINTOPTIONS (same as in OPEN_FORM)
*                   and tables OTF = GT_OTFDATA.
Ok, I know the problem and the thread are very old but maybe someone wants to have a more detailed solution.
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best regards
Norbert Zanders