proc report pdf line is leaving gaps

[HitmonTran]

Hello,

I am having issue with pdf output.  While my rtf turned out perfectly, my pdf is leaving gaps between each variable.  I want a continuous line without adjust the width in the define statement.

pdf output:

/*====PRINT REPORT=====*/

ods listing close;
ods rtf file = "&path.\&pgmname..rtf" startpage=no style= TLF_CN_9;
ods pdf file = "&path.\&pgmname..pdf" startpage=no style= TLF_CN_9;

options orientation=landscape ps=50 ls=140;
 
title6 'Safety Population';


proc report data = final1 nowd headline headskip missing split='@' style(header column)=[protectspecialchars=off];
     columns ordx1 aebodsys total1 aedecod  desc   ("0 mg@(N=&trtgn1)" TRTxG1 TRTG1 )("Placebo@(N=&trtgn2)" TRTxG2  TRTG2);

		  define ordx1     / descending order     order=internal noprint;
		  define aebodsys  / order order=internal noprint;
		  define total1  / descending order  order=internal noprint;
		  define aedecod   / order order=internal noprint;

		  define desc    	  	/display   style(header)=[just=left]    style(column)=[asis=on cellwidth=1.7 in ] flow " "; 
				 
		  define TRTxG1 			/display   style(header)=[just=center]    style(column) = [just=center cellwidth=.7 in] "Events";
		   	define TRTG1 			/display   style(header)=[just=center]    style(column) = [just=center cellwidth=.7 in] "Participants (%)";
	
		  define TRTxG2 			/display   style(header)=[just=center]    style(column) = [just=center cellwidth=.7 in] "Events";
		   	define TRTG2 			/display   style(header)=[just=center]    style(column) = [just=center cellwidth=.7 in] "Participants (%)";

		  compute desc;
            if index(desc,'  ') = 1 then do;
                  call define(_col_, "style", "style=[asis=off leftmargin=0.25in]");
            end;
            if index(desc,'  ') = 0 then do;
                  call define(_col_, "style",   "style=[asis=on]");
            end;
          endcomp; 	
          compute before aebodsys;
			 line  "";
		  endcomp; 
run;
  
ods _all_ close;
ods listing;



 
 

[ballardw]

Does this happen if you use a style other than your custom Style=TLF_CN_9?

I suspect to actually work through this we will need some example data, the definition of your custom style and some values for the macro variables that are displayed in your code.

A wild guess might be the output is attempting to use the entire width of the page as set in your LS=140 with fewer characters. I have seen a few odd interactions between the ODS and character settings like LS.

You might consider using the PAPERSIZE option to control page size for ODS destinations instead of LS and PS.