topic Re: order variable should print every page start in SAS Programming

order variable should print every page start

thanikondharish — Sun, 15 Dec 2019 19:29:49 GMT

ods rtf file='D:\new\testing.rtf' ;
proc report data=sashelp.cars nowd style=[rules=none] ;
column origin make type msrp ;
define origin /order id;
break after origin/page ;
by origin ;
run;
ods rtf close ;

in testing file observe last page . Last page two records related but the origin column showing empty.

So the order variable value should be print page start

Re: order variable should print every page start

Tom — Sun, 15 Dec 2019 19:55:28 GMT

RTF (and HTML) do not really create pages. Did you try directing it to an ODS destination that actually supports pages, like a PDF file or plain old text listing output.

Does it still not replicate the current value of ORIGIN on the new second page of a value that requires more than one page?

Re: order variable should print every page start

ballardw — Mon, 16 Dec 2019 20:42:53 GMT

From the documentation regarding Order Variables in Proc Report in the Concepts section 'Laying Out a Report":

PROC REPORT does not repeat the value of an order variable from one row to the next if the value does not change,

So what you want apparently does not match the role of an order variable.

Re: order variable should print every page start

Tom — Mon, 16 Dec 2019 20:52:43 GMT

Do you need to use PROC REPORT? Can you just use PROC PRINT?

data have ;
  origin=1;
  do row=1 to 5; output; end;
  origin=2 ;
  do row=1 to 100; output; end;
  origin=3 ;
  do row=1 to 5; output; end;
run;

proc print data=have;
  by origin;
  id origin;
  pageby origin;
run;