How to see all the columns in the spool output of an ABAP program

Question

I have an ABAP program which displays all the columns when I run it manually. (by scrolling to the right using right arrows). When I run that report in the scheduler and when I see the output in the spool in transaction SP01, it does allow me to go to the right to see all columns.
thanks
Ram

Answer 1

Check OSS Note 409339 - Spool requests with ABAP lists with more than 255 columns.
Summary
Symptom
As of Release 4.6x, the ABAP list processor can create spool requests for ABAP lists with a width of more
than 255 columns. However, when you print using the SAP spool, only the start of the list lines is printed,
the rest of the line is truncated at the end of the page.
Other terms
ABAP, lists, print parameter, LINE-SIZE
Reason and Prerequisites
Creating "wide" lists on the screen (in other words, lists in the SAPGUI with more than 255 columns) was
already introduced by the ABAP list processor for Release 4.0B. However, before Release 4.6 these lists
cannot be printed out in the width used on screen.
In older releases (for example, 4.0B, 4.5B), you were not able to generate spool requests for lists with a
width of more than 255 columns:
The system issues error message PT 026: "No. of columns > 255, no standard print-out possible".
Therefore, we did not have the problem described here of non-existing device-type support in 4.0/4.5 for
printing out "wide" lists.
Up to and including 4.6C there are no SAP device types that support print formats for lists with a width of
more than 255 characters). Since Release 3.0A, all SAP device types support a maximum list width of 255
characters with device format X_65_255.
Solution
When you create the spool request and a print dialog box appears, enter a column width of maximum 255
in the "Number of columns" field.
As of Release 4.6D, you have the option of using device type SWIN with the new format X_65_1024/4 when
printing with Windows (see Note 213382).