topic Re: on a data _null_ how to put link below in Developers

on a data _null_ how to put link below

jplarios — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 19:00:39 GMT

I have a data _null in an stp like this:

data _null_;
file _webout;
length string $1024;

string =

' click Graph';
put string;
run;
I am trying to make this string on the bottom, however it always goes to the top of the page.
Any help?
Thanks
jp

Re: on a data _null_ how to put link below

Vince_SAS — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 19:36:33 GMT

What other code do you have in the stored process?

Vince DelGobbo
SAS R&D

Re: on a data _null_ how to put link below

jplarios — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 20:15:36 GMT

Vince,

Well, I guess it helps to give a 'complete' picture.
the null data step actually is called upon by a macro:

%start

data _null_;
file _webout;
..etc.
put string;
run;
%end

Re: on a data _null_ how to put link below

Vince_SAS — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 22:21:03 GMT

Besides what is written by the DATA Step, is there any other HTML text on the page?

Vince DelGobbo
SAS R&D

Re: on a data _null_ how to put link below

Cynthia_sas — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 00:36:36 GMT

Hi:
I remember that, when working with stored processes and the Platform with SAS 9.1.3, there was a "timing" issue with PUT statements using _webout. I'm not sure whether there's still an issue with SAS 9.2,

There are some of the the notes that discuss _webout and stored processes:
http://support.sas.com/kb/23/970.html (why output is out of sequence)
http://support.sas.com/kb/13/599.html

cynthia

Re: on a data _null_ how to put link below

jplarios — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 16:31:12 GMT

Yes, there was other HTML on the page which were some parameters. I wanted to have the put string on the bottom of the parameters once the last parameter was updated.

I changed the code to output a different page with the output.

Thanks Cynthia for the notes. I did not know about the put timing issue, so I changed the code as mentioned above so I avoid that.

jp