No proper TOC when two SAS Pdf combined in one Combined report

[learner_sas]

Hello Everybody,

I am using Below SAS code to combine my PDF files . I am using EG 7.1 

/* Method 1 */

/* Turn off the Output window */
ods listing close;

/* Open two ODS PDF instances, one creating COMBINED_1.PDF, and the other creating A.PDF */
ods pdf file="combined_1.pdf";
ods pdf(a) file="a.pdf";

proc report nowd data=sashelp.class(obs=10);
   title "In COMBINED.pdf and A.pdf";
run;

/* Close A.PDF, but COMBINED.PDF remains open */
ods pdf(a) close;

ods pdf(b) file="b.pdf";

proc report nowd data=sashelp.vtable(obs=20);
   title "In COMBINED.pdf and B.pdf";
   column libname memname nobs nvar crdate;
run;

ods pdf(b) close;

ods pdf(c) file="c.pdf" ;

proc report nowd data=sashelp.class;
   title "In COMBINED.pdf and C.pdf";
run;

ods pdf(c) close;
ods pdf close;

which is from 

http://support.sas.com/kb/35/375.html

I am able to append the pdf files with the no problem but TOC(Table of contents) looks different then what it was for individual PDF. I am wondering what am I missing here.

[ballardw · Accepted solution]

The SAS TOC generator only understands one document. If you want all of the elements in the TOC generated by SAS then you they all go within a single Ods PDF / ODS PDF Close sandwich.

If you also want separate documents either look into proc document to redirect already created output to additional documents or run that separately.