Problem Note 56968: LINE statement text in PROC REPORT might not be output if the table has no rows
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The text from a LINE statement within a COMPUTE BEFORE _PAGE_ block in PROC REPORT might not be output if the table has no rows. The data set must have data in order for this problem to occur, but no rows are output if NOPRINT is specified for each variable. This is most likely to occur in the ODS PDF and ODS RTF destinations.
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Operating System and Release Information
| Product Family | Product | System | SAS Release | |
| Reported | Fixed* | |||
| SAS System | Base SAS | Linux for x64 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M4 |
| HP-UX IPF | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled Solaris | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled AIX | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| Windows 7 Professional x64 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| Windows 7 Professional 32 bit | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| Windows 7 Home Premium x64 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| Windows 7 Enterprise x64 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Std | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Std | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 10 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro x64 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 32-bit | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise 32-bit | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Pro x64 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Pro 32-bit | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise x64 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise 32-bit | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| z/OS 64-bit | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| z/OS | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
| Solaris for x64 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M4 | ||
In the sample code below, the text from a LINE statement within a COMPUTE BEFORE _PAGE_ block in PROC REPORT is not output if the table has no rows. The data set must have data in order for this problem to occur, but no rows are output if NOPRINT is specified for each variable.
data company;
company = "SAS";
information = "A Report for You";
run;
ods pdf file='test.pdf';
proc report data=company;
column company information;
define company / noprint;
define information / noprint;
compute before _page_;
line company $25.;
line information $25.;
endcomp;
run;
ods pdf close;A fix for this issue for Base SAS 9.4_M3 is available at:
https://tshf.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/HF2/V01.html#56968
The text from a LINE statement within a COMPUTE BEFORE _PAGE_ block in PROC REPORT might not be output if the table has no rows.
| Type: | Problem Note |
| Priority: | high |
| Date Modified: | 2015-11-05 11:13:58 |
| Date Created: | 2015-10-30 10:13:02 |