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Forcing PDF file to open in a window

Quentin — Tue, 01 May 2012 15:47:32 GMT

Hi,

I'm working on a stored-process that a user will call from the Stored Process Web App, and will specify the _odsdest as pdf or html. Process is running on the Stored Process Server.

As I've been playing with this, it seems like half the time I run it (from internent explorer), the PDF opens in a new IE window. I like that.

But other times I run it, IE pops up a file download box asking me if I want to save do.pdf to my local drive. Less useful. I would like users to see the pdf, then decide whether they want to save it or not.

So how can I force IE to display the pdf? Is this somethig I need to set with stpsrv_header, or do I need to change the SAS results type to be package only (currently both package and streaming are checked). Or do I need to write the pdf file to the server somewhere, and then somehow open it?

Is there a ways I can give a name to the pdf (rather than do.pdf)?

The code is basically:

%global _odsdest;

%stpbegin;

proc print data=sashelp.class;

run;

%stpend;

With user specifying _odsdest=HTML or PDF. And I use Cindy Z's %SetOpts macro to set some of the options, based on output destination.

Maybe I'd be better off going back to good old "ods pdf" / "ods html", rather than using %stpbegin??

Thanks,

-Q.

Re: Forcing PDF file to open in a window

Cynthia_sas — Wed, 02 May 2012 00:46:33 GMT

Hi:

Usually, you need to alter the STPSRV_HEADER to return PDF output using the SAS Stored Process Web App. In my paper, I did not show the use of STPSRV_HEADER because that macro was really only meant to give the general outline of how you would develop one stored process instead of 3 separate stored processes. And, the actual code was only ever submitted from SAS Enterprise Guide -- which did not need to have the STPSRV_HEADER set.

Take a look at the code samples in this Tech Support note. You really would need to set STPSRV_HEADER for ODS PDF as shown here:

http://support.sas.com/kb/12/994.html

cynthia

Re: Forcing PDF file to open in a window

Quentin — Wed, 02 May 2012 13:37:26 GMT

Thanks Cynthia. STPSRV_HEADER did the trick. Your papers have been a big help as I explore stored processes. And your ODS book holds a treasured space on my desk (I use it too often to bother puting it back on my shelf. : )

--Q.

Re: Forcing PDF file to open in a window

Linlin — Wed, 02 May 2012 14:34:39 GMT

Hi,

Which book are you talking about? I need to buy one too.

Thanks - Linlin

Re: Forcing PDF file to open in a window

Quentin — Wed, 02 May 2012 14:55:37 GMT

"Output Delivery System: The Basics and Beyond", by Lauren Hayworth, Cynthia Zendler, and Michele M. Burlew. Really good stuff.

Re: Forcing PDF file to open in a window

Linlin — Wed, 02 May 2012 15:00:10 GMT

Thank you!!

Re: Forcing PDF file to open in a window

Haikuo — Wed, 02 May 2012 15:23:00 GMT

I believe it is this one:

http://www.amazon.com/Output-Delivery-System-ODS-Basics/dp/1599946602/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1335972131&sr=8-1

Haikuo