Producing PDFs per by-Group

[Karlb]

Hi

I generate a series of PDFs by defining a macro containing some procedures and the PDF definition. Within the macro data to be reported are subsetted for each by-value. Finally the macro is executed with call execute for each by-value.
 

Program is like this...

%macro writepdf (byvalue);

ODS PDF body="&byvalue..PDF"; * one PDF for each by-value;

proc print data=LISTDATA; where Var1="&byvalue"; run;

ODS PDF close;

%mend;

Data _null_; set BYVALUES;

Call execute('%writepdf(' !! byvalue !! ')');

run;

Is there any faster -more direct- way to produce the PDFs per by group (without multiple reading the LISTDATA-dataset)?

Thanks for all answers,

Karl

[Cynthia_sas · Accepted solution]

Hi, well before I go down the macro road, I usually try ODS PDF with the NEWFILE= option. I usually only use Macro processing if I need to control the names of the output PDF files.

cynthia

[Karlb]

Thank you very much Cynthia...the option is exactly what I was looking for. Sincerly Karl