topic Adding a background behind table in ODS and Base Reporting

Adding a background behind table

j-solver — Tue, 20 Oct 2020 19:15:05 GMT

I want to add a simple grey background behind a table in a pdf. I can put a grey bar as a background image for text, but can't seem to do it for a table. Is there an option to create this?

ods pdf text = "^{style [cellwidth=8.5in cellheight=0.41in backgroundimage='D:\Graphics\grey_bar.png'];

proc report data=table 
style(header) = [background=gray foreground=white just=center vjust=center fontsize=&table_font fontweight=bold fontfamily=calibri]
col col_1 col_2 col_3 col_4 obs;

define col_1 /"Column 1" ;
define col_2 /"Column 2" ;
define col_3 /"Column 3" ;
define col_4 /"Column 4" ;
define obs /computed noprint;

compute obs;
obsno + 1;
obs = obsno;

if mod(obs,2) = 0 then 
call define (_row_, 'style', 'style = [background = lightgrey]');
endcomp;
run;

Re: Adding a background behind table

ballardw — Tue, 20 Oct 2020 21:22:36 GMT

Please describe a bit more clearly, or if you can show a picture that may save a lot of words.

You might want something similar to

   style(report)=[background=gray]
   style(header)=[background=gray]
   style(column)=[background=gray]
   style(lines)=[background=gray]
   style(summary)=[background=gray]

as part of your proc statement to see all of the areas of a table

Your ODS pdf has unbalanced quotes, btw.

Re: Adding a background behind table

ghosh — Sat, 24 Oct 2020 14:46:55 GMT

add another style

	STYLE(column)=[background=gray]