START_FORM resetting page number

[Former Member]

Hi, my SAPScript program is using function modules START_FORM / END_FORM to print the totals page which is of a different format. Somehow, using START_FORM resets the page number. So I end up with having "Page 1 of 1" in the totals page.

Below is an example.

Report with a total of 4 pages - 3 pages of details and 1 separate page for totals. So page numbering is:

Page 1 of 3

Page 2 of 3

Page 3 of 3

--> END_FORM is called and then START_FORM is called

Page 1 of 1

The above paging is incorrect. Output must be:

Page 1 of 4

Page 2 of 4

Page 3 of 4

Page 4 of 4

How can this be corrected? Please help....

[Former Member]

Hi

I suggest you,

1. If you can avoid calling START_FORM that is really good solution.

2. You can declare global variable to keep total number of pages and current number of page.

When the START_FORm is called you can use those variables as counter to keep current page number and total no.of pages.

(var = var + 1 would be current page number)

3. There are definite OSS notes available for this type of issues. SAP may provide patches to this type of issues.

P.S. award points.

Bala

[Former Member]

Hi Blumtain,

Start_Form starts a new Form..so it also starts the page numberings all over again...

so just use 'OPen_Form' n mention ur form name here itself.. dont use start_form....u ll get the desired result..

Regards