Date:         Tue, 20 Apr 2004 16:44:53 -0400
Reply-To:     "Fehd, Ronald J. (PHPPO)" <rjf2@CDC.GOV>
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From:         "Fehd, Ronald J. (PHPPO)" <rjf2@CDC.GOV>
Subject:      Re: Calling a Macro Variable
Comments: cc: Anthony J Pitruzzello <apitruzzello@CPS.K12.IL.US>
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> If anyone has any ideas, I'd appreciate the advice. Thanks.

* use Procedures:
  Report Writer (aka Data _Null_)
     guarantees     Job Security
                and headaches
  that squeeze on the brain is knot worth the juice

* options center;

know your options:
options orientation  = landscape
        sysprintfont = ('SAS Monospace' 8)
        pageno       =   1
        leftmargin   =  "0.0 in"
        topmargin    =  "0.6 in"
        ;

options orientation  = portrait
        sysprintfont=('SAS Monospace' 10)
        pageno      =  1
        topmargin   = "0.0  in"
        leftmargin  = "0.66 in"
        ;

during my first five years of programming
   I merrily wrote Report Writers
   "looks like COBOL, yeah?"
during the next five years I noticed
   how much time I spent time maintaining them
it's taken me more than five years to retire them.

* at least you're on the road to using macro variables
  intelligently
  always a good career move.

Ron Fehd  the macro maven  CDC Atlanta GA USA RJF2@cdc.gov

do not fold, spindle, or mutilate -- IBM punch card
... one's career development plans