Frame in MAIN window

Question

Hi,
in my print program i´ve got something like:
LOOP AT itab.
l_counter = l_counter + 1.
IF l_counter <= 13.
CALL FUNCTION 'WRITE_FORM'
EXPORTING
ELEMENT = 'SMALLFRAME'
WINDOW = 'MAIN'
EXCEPTIONS
OTHERS = 1.
ELSE.
CALL FUNCTION 'WRITE_FORM'
EXPORTING
ELEMENT = 'BIGFRAME'
WINDOW = 'MAIN'
EXCEPTIONS
OTHERS = 1.
ENDIF.
ENDLOOP.
and in my sapscript i´ve got:
/E BIGFRAME
/: POSITION WINDOW
/: POSITION XORIGIN '-0.5' CH YORIGIN '-0.25' LN
/: SIZE WIDTH '+0.4' CH HEIGHT +1 LN
/: BOX WIDTH '71.50' CH
HEIGHT '40.87' LN FRAME 20 TW
/E SMALLFRAME
/: POSITION WINDOW
/: POSITION XORIGIN '-0.5' CH YORIGIN '-0.25' LN
/: SIZE WIDTH '+0.4' CH HEIGHT +1 LN
/: BOX WIDTH '71.50' CH HEIGHT '27.40' LN FRAME 20 TW  
why is it not working?
is it not possible within the loop of itab (position´s values) to decide wich frame i want (big or small)?
is it only possible to define the frame dimensions before processing the lines of the main window and not within the loop?
Best regards.

Answer 1

Hi
It doesn't make a sense to put the call of a box into a loop if you have to call the box only one time for each page.
You should create a window (not main) where you insert the text element to create a frame. This window should overlap at the main.
For exampla if the main size is:
- WIDTH = 71.50
- HIGTH = 40.87
The window for fram should be:
- WIDTH = 71.51
- HIGTH = 40.88
So the code in your program should be:
LOOP AT itab.
l_counter = l_counter + 1.
ENDLOOP.
IF l_counter <= 13.
  CALL FUNCTION 'WRITE_FORM'
    EXPORTING
      ELEMENT = 'SMALLFRAME'
      WINDOW  = 'FRAME'
    EXCEPTIONS
      OTHERS = 1.
ELSE.
  CALL FUNCTION 'WRITE_FORM'
    EXPORTING
      ELEMENT = 'BIGFRAME'
      WINDOW  = 'FRAME'
    EXCEPTIONS
      OTHERS = 1.
ENDIF.
Max
ENDIF.