Spool report line width in background jobs

Hi All,
I wrote a report and specified the line size in the report header:
REPORT /sappssrm/option_handler
NO STANDARD PAGE HEADING
LINE-SIZE 185.
I want to run this report as background job and get a spool list with results of the report. I expected the width of the spool output to be well defined and it works in one system. However, in another systen, the line / page width is much smaller, and the system inserts line breaks in the output splitting my lines into two which causes very ugly results.
It seems that the LINE-SIZE specified in the report header doesn't affect the output width in every system.
Can anyone advice?
Regards
Wolfgang

Hi Siggi,
thanks for your reply. Actually I changed that already yesterday...
But I found out what it was:
It seems, the background job keeps old versions of the program, even if you import a new program version. I created a new job with the same program and it worked.
Thanks again and best regards
Wolfgang

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Definition
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From Transaction SM36 (Define Background Job)
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Through an external interface.
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·         The Job Scheduling Wizard. This is best for users unfamiliar with SAP background job scheduling. To use the Job Wizard, start from Transaction SM36, and either select Goto ® Wizard version or simply use the Job Wizard button.
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Note: Release the job so that it can run. No job, even those scheduled for immediate processing, can run without first being released.
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Use
When scheduling a background job (either from Transaction SM36, Define Background Job or CCMS ® Jobs ® Definition), you must specify conditions that will trigger the job to start.
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