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POSITION  Syntax Diagram

Short Reference

Syntax

POSITION pos.

Effect

This statement places the list cursor at the position in the current line in the list buffer specified in pos. The program expects a data object of the type i for pos. If the value of pos is 0 or less or is greater than the page length in sy-linsz defined with the addition LINE-SIZE to the program initiating statement or NEW-PAGE, all subsequent output statements do not create any output until the list cursor is positioned within a line again.

Notes

Example

Definition and use of a macro write_frame to draw frames around WRITE output. The POSITION statement positions the list cursor for subsequent output.

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 = y - 1. SKIP TO LINE y.
  ULINE AT x(l).
  y = y + 2. SKIP TO LINE y.
  ULINE AT x(l).
  y = y - 1. x = sy-colno. SKIP TO LINE y. POSITION x.
END-OF-DEFINITION.

SKIP.
WRITE       'Demonstrating'.
write_frame 'dynamic frames'.
WRITE       'in'.
write_frame 'ABAP'.
WRITE       'output lists.'.