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Macros

This example demonstrates how macros are created and included.

Other versions: 7.31 | 7.40 | 7.54

Source Code

REPORT  DEMO_MACRO.

DATA: x TYPE i, y TYPE i, l TYPE i.

DEFINE write_frame.
  x = sy-colno. y = sy-linno.
  WRITE: '|' NO-GAP, &1 NO-GAP, '|' NO-GAP.
  l = sy-colno - x.
  y -= 1. SKIP TO LINE y. POSITION x.
  ULINE AT x(l).
  y += 2. SKIP TO LINE y. POSITION x.
  ULINE AT x(l).
  y -= 1. x = sy-colno. SKIP TO LINE y. POSITION x.
END-OF-DEFINITION.

SKIP.
write_frame 'In a frame!'.

Description

This example first defines and then uses the macro write_frame, which draws a box around the placeholder &1 in a list.