It is easy to disable or enable Word as text editor using program RSCPSETEDITOR – Set MS Word as Editor windows shown as below. Smartforms Editor Settings. Mark or clear the checkbox beside the SAP output development tool SAPscript or SAP Smart Forms text where you want to make modification in default editor. This can be solved with this note 2221815 - SAPscript Legacy Text Editor controls are not packed in SAP Windows GUI Installation. In resume you need to download 'SAPSCRIPT LEGACY TEXT EDITOR' from SAP Software Download Center and install it.
Using MS Word as Editor in SAP Script and Smart Forms
By Surekha
This document details the procedure in using Microsoft Word as editor in SAP Script / Smart Forms.
In normal case, when you try opening the editor in Smart Forms, the following editor would appear:
Click on the editor button. The following editor appears:
Now to change the above editor to MS Word, do the following:
Go to transaction I18N(Internationalization).
Click on I18N Menu à I18N Customizing à I18N System Configuration (as shown in the screenshot below)
The following screen appears:
If you would like to use MS Word Editor in both Script and Smartforms, then check the both checkboxes as shown below:
Click on Activate.
The following popup appears (related to SAPScript Editor):
Click on Yes. Now the following popup appears (related to Smartforms Editor):
Click on Yes to proceed.
Now the MS Word editor is available for both SAP Script and Smartforms.
Result: In the SmartForms:
In SAP Script:
You can anytime revert to old editor by deactivation MS Word editor option using the transaction I18N.
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Sapscript Legacy Text Editor Download
SAP Note
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Symptom
SAPGUIforWindowsRelease7.40Compilation2(Patch05)andhigherwillnotcontainthecontrolsforSAPscriptLegacyTextEditor.
IfthecontrolsforSAPscriptLegacyTextEditorarenotinstalledasseparateSAPGUIcomponent:
l theopeningofSAPscripttextingraphicalSAPscriptLegacyTextEditorwillcausetheerror'CSapEditorCtrl::GetObject:Object15doesnotexist'
l SAPscript Graphical Form Painter in Transaction SE71 will be not opened. The Message 'Graphical Form Painter could not be called' will be displayed.
IfyourequireSAPscriptLegacyTextEditorandSAPscriptFormPainteryoucanaddthecomponent'SAPSCRIPTLEGACYTEXTEDITOR'toanGUIinstallationserverbasedon7.40Compilation2bydownloadingtheinstallerfromSAPSupportPortal.
Other Terms
SAPscript, SAP GUI for Windows, CSapEditorCtrl::GetObject: Object 79, TD245, TD754, Form Painter, SE71, FORMPAINTER_CREATE_WINDOW
Reason and Prerequisites
InstallationofSAPGUI7.40Patch5willuninstallexistinginstallationofcontrolsforSAPscriptLegacyTextEditor.
Solution
TheInstallerforSAPscriptLegacyTextEditorcanbedownloadedfromSAPSoftwareDownloadCenter:
http://support.sap.com/swdc
-> Support Packages and Patches -> Browse Download Catalog -> SAP Frontend Components -> SAPSCRIPT LEGACY TEXT EDITOR -> SAPSCRIPT LEGACY TEXT EDITOR (Support Packages and Patches) -> Win32
Thedownloaded'SAPSCRIPTLEGACYTEXTEDITOR'shouldbeinstalledadditionallyonSAPWindowsGUI7.40Patch5Compilation2andhigher.
The existing SAP GUI Installation Server Configuration can be extended with component 'SAPSCRIPT LEGACY TEXT EDITOR' by following steps:
- Download 'SAPSCRIPT LEGACY TEXT EDITOR' from SAP Software Download Center - Extract the installers content in one folder, by calling the installer file from command line with the option /extract= e.g.SAPSLTESP00_0-70001053.EXE /extract=SAPscriptEditor (ThisexamplewillcreateafoldernamedSAPscriptEditorand extract the installers content into it.) - Start NWSAPSetupAdmin.exe from the SETUP directory of the installation server -PushtheImportProductsintoolbar - Follow the wizard and supply the path to the source containing the extracted product to be added to the installation server. e.g.SAPscriptEditor/Setup
SAPscriptLegacyTextEditorisanobsoletecomponent,itwasreplacedby'MSWordasSAPScriptTextEditor'.Youcanfindmoreinformationin the note 742662. For using of Graphical Painter by development of SAPscript Forms (Transaction SE71), the SAPscript Legacy Text Editor controls component should be installed additionally to SAP Windows GUI.
2221815 - SAPscript Legacy Text Editor controls are not packed in SAP Windows GUI Installation
Version 5 Validity: 03.12.2015 - active Language English (Master)
Released On 03.12.2015 12:09:15
Release Status Released for Customer
Component BC-SRV-SCR SAPscript
BC-FES-GUI Graphical User Interface
Priority Recommendations / Additional Info
Category FAQ
Other Components
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SAP Notes
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SAP Notes (1)
Software Component From Rel. To Rel. And Subsequent
BC-FES-GUI 7.40 7.40
2192210 New and removed components on the Presentation DVD 7.40 Compilation 2 (SAP GUI Installation)
2192210 New and removed components on the Presentation DVD 7.40 Compilation 2 (SAP GUI Installation)