https://communities.sas.com/t5/ODS-and-Base-Reporting/Most-Efficient-Way-to-Print-a-Huge-SAS-Dataset/m-p/15765#M3402 Suggest you create a suitable "sample data" file for testing purposes, review the various ODS PDF parameter options for controlling output quality, and test various approaches with your sample data and OS / SAS environment.<BR /> <BR /> Or, as an alternative, consider whether a DATA step approach may be more efficient while suitable for your information output requirements.<BR /> <BR /> Scott Barry<BR /> SBBWorks, Inc.<BR /> <BR /> Suggested Google advanced search arguments, this topic / post:<BR /> <BR /> ods pdf options site:sas.com<BR /> <BR /> ods pdf slow performance site:sas.com Thu, 24 Feb 2011 12:45:00 GMT sbb 2011-02-24T12:45:00Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/ODS-and-Base-Reporting/Most-Efficient-Way-to-Print-a-Huge-SAS-Dataset/m-p/15764#M3401 I have a dataset with a 100 million records that I have to print to a PDF for record keeping purposes.<BR /> <BR /> Proc print is going extremely slowly with this even when I break it up into multiple files. So what would be the most efficient approach for this. Thanks! Wed, 23 Feb 2011 17:51:35 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/ODS-and-Base-Reporting/Most-Efficient-Way-to-Print-a-Huge-SAS-Dataset/m-p/15764#M3401 DarknessFalls 2011-02-23T17:51:35Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/ODS-and-Base-Reporting/Most-Efficient-Way-to-Print-a-Huge-SAS-Dataset/m-p/15765#M3402 Suggest you create a suitable "sample data" file for testing purposes, review the various ODS PDF parameter options for controlling output quality, and test various approaches with your sample data and OS / SAS environment.<BR /> <BR /> Or, as an alternative, consider whether a DATA step approach may be more efficient while suitable for your information output requirements.<BR /> <BR /> Scott Barry<BR /> SBBWorks, Inc.<BR /> <BR /> Suggested Google advanced search arguments, this topic / post:<BR /> <BR /> ods pdf options site:sas.com<BR /> <BR /> ods pdf slow performance site:sas.com Thu, 24 Feb 2011 12:45:00 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/ODS-and-Base-Reporting/Most-Efficient-Way-to-Print-a-Huge-SAS-Dataset/m-p/15765#M3402 sbb 2011-02-24T12:45:00Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/ODS-and-Base-Reporting/Most-Efficient-Way-to-Print-a-Huge-SAS-Dataset/m-p/15766#M3403 Just out of curiosity...why is an electronic pdf an acceptable historic document but the actual sas dataset not? Thu, 24 Feb 2011 13:40:37 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/ODS-and-Base-Reporting/Most-Efficient-Way-to-Print-a-Huge-SAS-Dataset/m-p/15766#M3403 DBailey 2011-02-24T13:40:37Z