Output Delivery System: The Basics and Beyond

Inserting Blank Lines with PROC REPORT

When sending output to the LISTING destination, you can add the SKIP option to the BREAK statement in PROC REPORT to insert a blank line between summary groups. The SKIP option, however, can be used only with the LISTING destination.

If you want to send your output to a destination other than LISTING, you need to use COMPUTE blocks and LINE statements to insert blank lines in your report. In a COMPUTE block, you can use the LINE statement to write out a blank line between groups or to add extra blank lines to report headers or footers. For example, you might want the report header "Totally Tables, Inc." to be preceded by a blank line. Or, you might want to put a blank line between summary groups in the ...