scripts vs smartforms

[Former Member]

hi,

will anyone thell me the differences between scripts n smartforms?

Thanks.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi!

Please check out the following thread.

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Tamá

[Former Member]

hi

<b>SAP Smart Forms offer the following advantages:</b>

1) Adapting forms without any programming knowledge due to entirely graphical user interface

2) Web Publishing using the generated XML output

3) When activating the smart form the system automatically generates the function module and at the runtime processes it.

4)To make any changes we have to use the Drag & Drop, Cut & Paste. These actions do not include writing of coding lines or using a script language.

5) We can insert static and dynamic tables. These include the line feeds in the individual table cells, triggering events for table headings and subtotals and sorting data before output.

6) The smart forms allow the user to include graphics, which can be displayed as a part of the form or as background graphics. During printout the user can suppress the background graphic as and when necessary..

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dinesh

[Former Member]

Hi,

Difference with SMARTFORMS vs. SapScript(SE71)

The Following are the differences :-

a) Multiple page formats are possible in smartforms which is not the case in SAPScripts

b) It is possible to have a smartform without a main window .

c) Labels cannot be created in smartforms.

d) Routines can be written in smartforms tool.

e) Smartforms generates a function module when activated.

Reward points if it helps..

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Omkar.

[Former Member]

Hi,

SAPscript technology is based on a mainframe product from the 1980s, while Smart Forms have only been around since (roughly) 2001. With that sort of time gap, there are bound to be significant differences between the two tools. Client dependence is a fundamental one. Although SAPscript has had some incremental improvements over time, its forms have always been -- under the hood -- relatively ...

1. script is client dependent one while smartform is client independent.

2. In scripts we have to write print program while in smart forms it is not necessary.

3. In scripts we can print background logo while in smartforms we cant print background logo

4. In scripts we have 99 main windows while in smartforms we have only 1 main window.

5. In scripts we should write paragraph format otherwise we cant execute program while in smartforms no need to create paragraph formats .

6. In scripts we can print the text in only two character formats.

while in smartforms we can do with more.

7. In scripts we dont have line types while in smartforms we have linetypes.

also refer

the main diffarences between smart form and script form are:

1) smart forms are clinent independent where as scripts are client dependent.

2) smart form require half the time to create and maintain forms compare with

script.

3) smart forms provide multiple page formats where as in script not possible

4) smart forms exisist without main window also where as in script not possible.

5) smart form is entairely graphical user interface comapre with script.

6) labeling is not possible in smart form where as it is possible in script.

7) smart form genarate function module whenver it activate where as script

doesn't genarate.

😎 smart form can easily web publishing using the genarated XML output compare

with script.

9) using smart forms we can design web forms but bot possible with script.

10) we can maintain background graphics in smartform wher as in script not

possible.

11) in smart form we use transaction codes SMARTFORM for designing FORM

and SMARTSTYLES to create differnt styles of text, where as in script we

use SE71 for form painter and SE72 for different styles of text and font.

12) we can migrate script to smart form vice-versa is not possible.

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Priyanka.

[Former Member]

hi,

thanks for that. one more doubt is that can we provide more than one paragraph formats in script as in basic setting it's asking for default paragraph format.

thanks.

[Former Member]

Hi,

Tabs can be defined using the Paragraph formats.

You have to define the tab position increasing order.

Tabs in Paragraph Formats

You can define as many tab positions as you require for each paragraph format. The text can be aligned in different ways:

· Left-aligned with LEFT

· Right-aligned with RIGHT

· Centered with CENTER

· At the sign with SIGN

· At the comma or decimal point with DECIMAL

You can control the tab feed in a paragraph with tab positions. The tab stops you define in the paragraph format replace the tab spacing you defined in the header data of the form. However, this depends on the extent to which you have defined tab stops in the paragraph format. If there are fewer tabs in the paragraph formats than in the header data, the tab stops of the header data are used for the rest of the line. The tab stops are represented as, , in the text editor.

You can use different units of measurement to define a tab position:

· CH Characters

· CM Centimeters

· MM Millimeters

· PT Points

· TW Twips (1/20 point)

The unit of measurement CH is converted to an absolute unit of measurement using the CPI value (characters per inch) from the header data of the form.

ex-in tab pushbutton

1 Tab 3 CH

2 tab 5 CH

3 Tab 7 Ch.

Check this link for Paragraph formats

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_47x200/helpdata/en/d1/802e02454211d189710000e8322d00/content.htm

Refer below link:

https://forums.sdn.sap.com/click.jspa?searchID=4083213&messageID=1584512

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