Report with variable left border-margin

[Karlb]

We have the need to produce a large pdf-report (Proc report) with variable left-border-margins prepared for physical book-printing. All odd pages should be produced with left border-margin 3cm, all even pages with margin 4cm.

Is this somehow possible? Any ideas, suggestions?

Thanks,

Karl

[pink_poodle]

Here is a similar post: Changing margins in PDF output

Its code can be modified for your purpose by replacing the values of PAGENO= and LEFTMARGIN= with macro variables and adding little macro "driver" programs that would instruct different treatment for odd and even pages [1].

%macro leftmargin(&PAGENO, &LMAR);

options orientation=landscape nodate pageno=&PAGENO leftmargin=&LMAR rightmargin=.25in;
ods pdf file='c:\temp\carss.pdf';
proc report data=sashelp.cars(obs=30) nowd;
title '1) take all defaults';
run;

%mend;

 /*
Following are the driver macros for odd
and even pages, respectively
*/

%macro lmar_odds; 

%DO i = 1 %TO lastpage %BY 2;
%leftmargin( &i, 3cm )
%END;

%mend;

%macro lmar_evens; 

%DO i = 2 %TO lastpage %BY 2;
%leftmargin( &i, 4cm )
%END;

%mend;

/* Calling the macros */

%lmar_odds

%lmar_evens

Reference

[1]   %DO, Iterative Statement