C-LANG Statements › LINES Statement—Specify the Number of Lines per List Page

LINES Statement—Specify the Number of Lines per List Page

The LINES statement specifies the number of lines per list page.

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:

LINES num

num

Specifies the number of lines per list page. The length of the list is determined by its content. The value corresponds to the SAPGUI Print settings, Report page, Rows field on the Background Print Parameters dialog.

Limits: 0-486

Note: You can use 0 or blank only when viewing the list online. You can not use 0 or blank to format a list to be printed.

Notes:

• Use the LINES statement before the first ABAPNAME statement to set the default value for subsequent steps.
• Use the LINES 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.

Example: Print 15 Lines per List Page

This example prints 15 lines per list page for the BTCTEST ABAP:

SAPJOBNAME SAPTEST
AGENT SAPHTAGENT
SAPUSER J01PROD
ABAPNAME BTCTEST
   VARIANT TEST
   LINES 15