Page numbers in report

ABAP Report Page Number

The code below shows how to display the total number of pages in a report like "Page 1 of 8." However, it doesn't work if you execute the program as a background jobs.

* Declare a variable
DATA L_PAGE_COUNT(5) TYPE C.

* Copy this code to the end of program
* Page count will be printed on each page here
WRITE SY-PAGNO TO L_PAGE_COUNT LEFT-JUSTIFIED.
DO SY-PAGNO TIMES.
READ LINE 1 OF PAGE SY-INDEX.
REPLACE '-----' WITH L_PAGE_COUNT INTO SY-LISEL.
MODIFY CURRENT LINE.
ENDDO.

TOP-OF-PAGE.
WRITE: /(70) 'Heading' CENTERED, 70 SY-PAGNO,'of ', '-----'.