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How to customize the output style like that in SAS help ducumentation?

Lulin — Sat, 03 Aug 2019 05:32:11 GMT

I wonder if I can customize the output style like that in the SAS documentation below.

https://documentation.sas.com/?docsetId=proc&docsetTarget=n0k7qr5c2ah3stn10g1lr5oytz57.htm&docsetVersion=9.4&locale=en

Re: How to customize the output style like that in SAS help ducumentation?

Cynthia_sas — Sat, 03 Aug 2019 17:40:39 GMT

Hi:

The output in that example is the default LISTING output that goes to the Output window or a text file. To create that type of monospace output, just make sure that ODS LISTING is turned on. Or, you can get that look in a proportional spaced font by using the STYLE=JOURNAL option for HTML, RTF and PDF, as shown below:

Hope this helps,

Cynthia

Re: How to customize the output style like that in SAS help ducumentation?

Lulin — Sun, 04 Aug 2019 03:35:58 GMT

Thanks! I am using SAS studio. It seems that ods listing has no effect on the output window.

Re: How to customize the output style like that in SAS help ducumentation?

Cynthia_sas — Sun, 04 Aug 2019 14:26:18 GMT

Hi:
ODS LISTING needs to be written to a file when you are using SAS Studio. It's not a default destination. If you were using Enterprise Guide, you'd still be able to turn LISTING on. Or Display Manager still has an OUTPUT window. But with Studio, you need to explicitly capture the output to a text file:

ODS LISTING FILE='/folders/myfolders/myoutput/means.txt';
proc means ...;
run;
ODS LISTING close;

Cynthia

Re: How to customize the output style like that in SAS help ducumentation?

Tom — Sun, 04 Aug 2019 14:26:54 GMT

@Cynthia_sas wrote:
Hi:
ODS LISTING needs to be written to a file when you are using SAS Studio.
ODS LISTING FILE='/folders/myfolders/myoutput/means.txt';
proc means ...;
run;
ods listing close;

Cynthia

Is there anyway to get SAS/Studio updated to allow it to handle LISTING output destination? There are many things where having a simple text output is better.

Re: How to customize the output style like that in SAS help ducumentation?

Cynthia_sas — Sun, 04 Aug 2019 14:32:20 GMT

Hi:

I don't think so. Even in my single user copy of SAS Studio, I have to use FILE= and then open the file. With SAS Studio, I've just adjusted to using the default HTML output instead of LISTING.

Cynthia

Re: How to customize the output style like that in SAS help ducumentation?

Lulin — Sun, 04 Aug 2019 16:07:44 GMT

Thanks! It's very helpful.