topic Re: Add spaces in listing file in New SAS User

Add spaces in listing file

bkq32 — Mon, 30 Sep 2019 22:26:07 GMT

I usually use HTML output, but my supervisor prefers the LISTING destination. Is there a way to increase the separation between the two PROC CONTENTS to increase readability?

Here's the code for the sample data sets if it's helpful:

data have_a;
 input id name city;
cards;
1 2 3
4 5 6
7 8 9
;
run;

data have_b;
 input color animal zoo;
cards;
10 11 12
13 14 15
16 17 18
;
run;

proc contents data=have_a; run;
proc contents data=have_b; run;

Re: Add spaces in listing file

ballardw — Mon, 30 Sep 2019 23:12:15 GMT

You may want to share any system options you are setting that affect the listing output. Your picture tells me that you may be doing some that is reducing vertical space as the default pagesize setting shows considerable space for such output.

Easiest may be a footnote statement or two;

footnote " ";
footnote2" ";

would add a couple of lines between each procedures output until canceled with a

footnote;

Re: Add spaces in listing file

bkq32 — Tue, 01 Oct 2019 00:25:24 GMT

Thank you! You're right, I had set PAGESIZE and LINESIZE to max and at one point used ODS PDF which apparently permanently changed those default options (http://support.sas.com/kb/41/196.html).