topic Re: ODS RTF PRETEXT cannot display Chinese characters correctly in u8 session environment in ODS and Base Reporting

ODS RTF PRETEXT cannot display Chinese characters correctly in u8 session environment

NewmanChow — Fri, 28 Dec 2018 02:49:19 GMT

Hello everyone ,

For some reason I have to use PROC REPORT in u8 session environment . Some Chinese characters can't display properly when I use ODS RTF PRETEXT generated table title.

Example（u8 session environment）：

data a;
  format Test $10.;
  Test='Test';output;
  Test='测试';output;
run;

title "Test 测试";
ods rtf file="d:\test.rtf" encoding='utf-8';
  proc report data=a style(report)={pretext="test测试" just=left};
  run;
ods rtf close;

output ：

Chinese characters in the red box are not displayed correctly.

I checked the RTF code and found that ‘测试’ was represented by \'E6\'B5\'8B\'E8\'AF\'95 and \u27979;\u35797; in the PRETEXT and REPORT, respectively.
Replace ODR RTF with ODS TAGSETS.RTF , all characters will be displayed correctly,

but I would like to know if there are any options to ensure that ODS RTF PRETEXT content displayed correctly.

thks!

Re: ODS RTF PRETEXT cannot display Chinese characters correctly in u8 session environment

SASKiwi — Fri, 28 Dec 2018 04:08:40 GMT

This is such a specialist problem that I suspect SAS Tech Support would be your best bet, although they are closed until after New Year.

Re: ODS RTF PRETEXT cannot display Chinese characters correctly in u8 session environment

Vince_SAS — Fri, 28 Dec 2018 16:46:22 GMT

Please open a track with our Technical Support Department.

https://support.sas.com/ctx/supportform/createForm

Vince DelGobbo

SAS R&D

Re: ODS RTF PRETEXT cannot display Chinese characters correctly in u8 session environment

NewmanChow — Sat, 29 Dec 2018 05:49:16 GMT

Hi Vince:

I have submitted a track to SAS Technical Support.
Waiting for their feedback.

thks.

Re: ODS RTF PRETEXT cannot display Chinese characters correctly in u8 session environment

NewmanChow — Mon, 07 Jan 2019 00:53:36 GMT

Hello Everyone,

This is the feedback from SAS Technical Support:

Dear Customer,

This was identified as a defect. the workaround is using ODS TEXT:

data a;

format Test $10.;

Test='Test';output;

Test='测试';output;

run;

title "Test 测试";

ods rtf file="d:\test.rtf";

ods text="test测试" ;

proc report data=a

/*style(report)={pretext="test测试" just=left}*/

;

run;

ods rtf close;

Regards,

SAS Technical Support