C-LANG Statements › COLUMNS Statement—Specify Line Width of List

COLUMNS Statement—Specify Line Width of List

The COLUMNS statement specifies the line width of the list.

Supported Job Types

This statement is optional for the following job types:

• SAP Batch Input Session
• SAP Data Archiving
• SAP R/3

Syntax

This statement has the following format:

COLUMNS num

num

Specifies the line width of the list. The value corresponds to the SAPGUI Background Print Parameters dialog, Print settings section, Report width field.

Limits: 1-255

Note: The maximum line width of a list for viewing on the screen is 255.

Notes:

• Use the COLUMNS statement before the first ABAPNAME statement to set the default value for subsequent steps.
• Use the COLUMNS statement within the boundaries of the step definition (between two ABAPNAME statements or between an ABAPNAME statement and the end of the job definition) to define the value for that step.
• COLUMNS is a mandatory statement after a PRINTDEST statement.

Example: Specify the Line Width of the List

This example specifies 251 as the line width of the list for the BTCTEST ABAP:

SAPJOBNAME SAPTEST
AGENT SAPHTAGENT
SAPUSER J01PROD
ABAPNAME BTCTEST
   VARIANT TEST
   COLUMNS 251