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SAS macros/code to combine multiple pdf files into one single pdf

Amine_Khemiri — Tue, 16 Apr 2024 11:54:01 GMT

Hello Community,

I would like to combine multiple pdf files into one single pdf using SAS studio.

Thanks for your help.

Kind regards,

Amine

Re: SAS macros/code to combine multiple pdf files into one single pdf

Quentin — Tue, 16 Apr 2024 12:53:55 GMT

Hi, this isn't really a SAS thing, unfortunately. If you have other tools/languages that can combine PDFs, you can use SAS to drive/automate the process. If you google a bit, you'll find approaches like:

https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Programming/Combine-PDF-files-using-SAS/td-p/488455

https://www.lexjansen.com/pharmasug-cn/2016/PG/PharmaSUG-China-2016-PG21.pdf

https://gist.github.com/statgeek/264fe76bdccb6b137215

SAS gives you a lot of control when creating PDFs. But doesn't really have features for managing/updating PDFs after they have been created.

Re: SAS macros/code to combine multiple pdf files into one single pdf

Jackson_Prok — Wed, 01 May 2024 12:10:33 GMT

@Amine_Khemiri wrote:
Hello Community,

I would like to combine multiple pdf files into one single pdf using SAS studio.

Thanks for your help.

Kind regards,
Amine

Amine, you can merge PDF files using SAS Studio by leveraging the `FILENAME` statement and the `DATA` step along with `ods pdf`. Here's a simple example:

FILENAME outpdf 'combined.pdf';

DATA _NULL_;
FILE outpdf;
ods pdf (id=merge) file=outpdf;
/* insert code to generate or import PDF files here */
ods pdf close;
RUN;

Remember to replace the placeholder comment with the code and an whatsapp +2 that imports or generates the PDF files you want to combine.