I have a compound PDF document I created with two very small reports that fit on one page. The report repeats the same information on the second page. Below is the code that creates the compound document.

 
-* Default Mode: ResourceLayout
SET HTMLARCHIVE=ON
*-HOLD_SOURCE
COMPOUND LAYOUT PCHOLD FORMAT PDF
UNITS=IN, $
SECTION=section1, LAYOUT=ON, METADATA='prop_with_names^Margins_Left=0.5^Margins_Top=0.5^Margins_Right=0.5^Margins_Bottom=0.5^thumbnailscale=4', MERGE=OFF, ORIENTATION=LANDSCAPE, PAGESIZE=Letter, SHOW_GLOBALFILTER=OFF, $
PAGELAYOUT=1, NAME='Page layout 1', text='Page layout 1', TOC-LEVEL=1, BOTTOMMARGIN=0.5, TOPMARGIN=0.5, METADATA='BOTTOMMARGIN=0.5,TOPMARGIN=0.5,LEFTMARGIN=0,RIGHTMARGIN=0,', $
COMPONENT='report1', TEXT='report1', TOC-LEVEL=2, POSITION=(0.500 0.521), DIMENSION=(7.439 2.481), BYTOC=0,  ARREPORTSIZE=DIMENSION, METADATA='left: 0.5in; top: 0.521in; width: 7.439in; height: 2.481in; position: absolute; z-index: 1;', $
COMPONENT='report2', TEXT='report2', TOC-LEVEL=2, POSITION=(0.500 2.521), DIMENSION=(7.439 2.481), BYTOC=0,  ARREPORTSIZE=DIMENSION, METADATA='left: 0.5in; top: 2.521in; width: 7.439in; height: 2.481in; position: absolute; z-index: 1;', $
END
SET COMPONENT='report1'
-*component_type report
-INCLUDE IBFS:/WFC/Repository/FiscalAffairs/Payroll/Earnings.fex
SET COMPONENT='report2'
-*component_type report
-INCLUDE IBFS:/WFC/Repository/FiscalAffairs/Payroll/Deductions.fex
COMPOUND END
 

Thanks

This message has been edited. Last edited by: Trudy,

First your reports are overlapping each other.
Second your reports may not have enough space to display all the data.

Once I move the report's container to not overlapping and have enough space, all is displayed within one page.

Actually the reports display correctly and are not overlapping. I determined that it is the style sheet that causes the extra page. I am using the endeflt.sty style sheet that is delivered with the product.

I suggest these component definitions:

COMPONENT='report1', TEXT='report1', TOC-LEVEL=2, POSITION=(0.500 0.521), DIMENSION=(* *), BYTOC=0,  ARREPORTSIZE=DIMENSION, METADATA='left: 0.5in; top: 0.521in; width: 7.439in; height: 2.481in; position: absolute; z-index: 1;', $
COMPONENT='report2', TEXT='report2', TOC-LEVEL=2, POSITION=(0.500 +0), DIMENSION=(* *), BYTOC=0,  ARREPORTSIZE=DIMENSION, METADATA='left: 0.5in; top: 2.521in; width: 7.439in; height: 2.481in; position: absolute; z-index: 1;', $

Thanks to all, your replies spurred me onto finding the solution. See the code below.

SET HTMLARCHIVE=ON
*-HOLD_SOURCE
COMPOUND LAYOUT PCHOLD FORMAT PDF
UNITS=IN, $
SECTION=section1, LAYOUT=ON, METADATA='prop_with_names^Margins_Left=0.5^Margins_Top=0.5^Margins_Right=0.5^Margins_Bottom=0.5^thumbnailscale=4', MERGE=OFF, ORIENTATION=LANDSCAPE, PAGESIZE=Letter, SHOW_GLOBALFILTER=OFF, $
PAGELAYOUT=1, NAME='Page layout 1', text='Page layout 1', TOC-LEVEL=1, BOTTOMMARGIN=0.5, TOPMARGIN=0.5, METADATA='BOTTOMMARGIN=0.5,TOPMARGIN=0.5,LEFTMARGIN=0,RIGHTMARGIN=0,', $
COMPONENT='report1', TEXT='report1', TOC-LEVEL=2, POSITION=(0.500 0.521), DIMENSION=(* *), BYTOC=0,  ARREPORTSIZE=DIMENSION, METADATA='left: 0.5in; top: 0.521in; width: 7.439in; height: 2.481in; position: absolute; z-index: 1;', $
COMPONENT='report2', TEXT='report2', TOC-LEVEL=2, POSITION=(-0.001 +0.127), DIMENSION=(* *), RELATIVE-TO='report1', RELATIVE-POINT=BOTTOM-LEFT, POSITION-POINT=TOP-LEFT, BYTOC=0,  ARREPORTSIZE=DIMENSION, METADATA='left: 0.499in; top: 3.129in; width: 7.439in; height: 2.481in; position: absolute; z-index: 1;', $
END
SET COMPONENT='report1'
-*component_type report
-INCLUDE IBFS:/WFC/Repository/FiscalAffairs/Payroll/Earnings.fex
SET COMPONENT='report2'
-*component_type report
-INCLUDE IBFS:/WFC/Repository/FiscalAffairs/Payroll/Deductions.fex
COMPOUND END
  

Whoops, only now that you posted your solution I realize I forgot to add the RELATIVE-bits! Without those, obviously, relative positioning won't work... Sorry about that.