ODS LAYOUT absolute height/y value

[lbarwick]

Afternoon,

I've tried searching this issue and cannot come across a reliable solution. I am generating a PDF using the ODS LAYOUT absolute. So far I am able to generate 6 pages of PDF with the information I need and everything laid out how I want. The problem is now what appears an issue when trying to generate a 7th page. Below is the test code I am working with. This of course is nested within my ods pdf statements and I have my options, margins, and style set up before initiating ods pdf. I haven't included the full set of code because this is the only portion causing  me issues. All of my ods start widths and heights are 8.49/10.99 inches, respectively. As you can see, the below code is just generating a header and footer for the document and is consistent with the header/footer code on the preceding 6 pages of the PDF. I haven't even tried to add content between the header and footer yet. When I run the program I get the following warnings:

ods startpage = now;
ods layout start width=8.49in
height=10.99in;

%*header;
ods region x = 0.50 in
		   y = 0.40 in;
ods text = "^{style[font_face='arial' fontsize=20pt
			just=l fontweight=bold] Title}"; 

ods region x = 0.53 in
		   y = 0.75 in;
ods text = "^{style[font_face='arial' fontsize=16pt
			just=l fontweight=bold] Subtitle}"; 

ods region x = 0.50 in
		   y = 0.95 in;
ods text="__________________________________________________________________________________________________________"; 
%*end header;

%*footer;
ods region x = 0.50 in
		   y = 10.50 in; 
ods text = "^{style[font_face='arial' fontsize=9pt just=left fontstyle=italic]Name}"; 

ods region x = 0.50 in
		   y = 10.50 in; 
ods text = "^{style[font_face='arial' fontsize=9pt just=center fontstyle=italic]Page  ^{thispage} of  ^{lastpage}}"; 

ods region x = 0.50 in
		   y = 10.50 in
		   width = 7.25 in;
ods text = "^{style[font_face='arial' fontsize=9pt just=right fontstyle=italic]Contract Number: ######}"; 
%*end footer;

ods layout end;

Now when I try to run the entire program, I get the following warnings:

WARNING: HEIGHT exceeds available space for PDF destination. This option will be ignored.

and then these for the three ods region statements for the 'footer' portion of the code above:

WARNING: Invalid Y specified for PDF destination. This option will be ignored.

WARNING: Invalid Y specified for PDF destination. This option will be ignored.

WARNING: Invalid Y specified for PDF destination. This option will be ignored.

The output then puts the footer information above my header information.:

I have tried troubleshooting this all day and cannot for the life of me figure out why SAS is complaining as all this set-up code is identical to the preceding page set ups. I have even set this up in an entirely separate SAS session with my options/margins/style and it runs fine so there doesn't appear to be any issues with the syntax...

Thanks,

Lucas

[Cynthia_sas]

Hi:
Really, ALL your code needs to be part of the question. Your best resource is Tech Support for an issue like this. They can look at ALL your code and use your data and see if they can replicate your results. It's hard to solve an issue about page 7 without taking into account the other 6 pages. PDF is making a WHOLE document.

Cynthia

[lbarwick]

Totally understand the need to view all code, it's just a complicated program calling data from Excel, lots of manipulation and macros and such so I was hoping someone might have experienced something similar. 

I believe I have narrowed the issue down to a proc gchart I am producing on page 6 of my PDF, the size of which may be encroaching the ods region on the subsequent page I am creating. If I comment out the proc gchart everything runs fine and is positioned exactly as specified with no warnings.