TABS in paragraph format

Hi experts,
I am working on script.I have to display the output in below format
LABEL
FIELD1
FIELD2
I have created one window and assigned it to one paragraph format but my out put is not coming in desired format.please clarify how to use TAB in a paragraph,what is the meaning of ,,
Thanks in advance

Hi abhishek,
USE of Tabs:
The use of Tabs in Paragraph format is to separate the two texts. Suppose see for paragraph format P1, the tab space u have assigned is say suppose 5cms.
In the script, consider in any of the window you have given like
P1     Text1,,Text2
In the Form Output,
the Space between text1 and text2 will be 5cms like given below:
Text1                Text2.
So here ,, will take the value 5cms which comes from the paragraph format p1. Suppose u didnt give any paragraph format and given tab as given below:
    Text1,,Text2
Here ,, will take the normal tab space value.
Solution for your Question:
To print in the below format:
Label1
Field1
Field2
give the code in the se71 as given below:
Label1
&wa_f1&
&wa_f2&
Please if you got any more douts, reply back.
Please Reward Points if useful.
Thanks,
karthik

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