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If you are not in append mode, then any time you specify the FILE=, HOST=, PCL=, PDF=, PDFMARK=, POSTSCRIPT= (alias PS=), PRINTER= (alias PTR=), or SAS= options, ODS PRINTER closes the current file and starts a new file, even if it's the same file you were writing to before. The effect in such cases, if writing to a file rather than a physical printer, is to overwrite the previous contents, which is probably not what you intended.

Append mode is in effect when you use the MOD keyword on a FILEREF statement, for example,

   filename continued 'myfile.pcl' mod;

The appended file is valid when the following conditions are both true:

• You are using the SAS drivers. (To find out whether you are invoking the PC host drivers or the SAS drivers, read FAQ 3336 about the PRINTER= and FILE= arguments.)
• You are not using the PDF option.

If the conditions are not true, then the appended file is corrupt and unusable.

One additional restriction: if you are using the POSTSCRIPT= (PS=) option, you can print the appended file but you cannot view it or manipulate it online, for example, with Ghostview or Adobe Acrobat Distiller.

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