topic tagsets.excelXP - column headings in row 1 of spreadsheet in ODS and Base Reporting

tagsets.excelXP - column headings in row 1 of spreadsheet

Harry — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 20:52:07 GMT

When PROC PRINTing to tagsets.excelXP, the column labels take up rows 1-n depending on how the column headings are split.

I've read through the tagset options and don't see anything that allow me to confine the column headings to row 1 in the file. Is it possible?

TIA

Re: tagsets.excelXP - column headings in row 1 of spreadsheet

Cynthia_sas — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 21:22:39 GMT

Do you have an example of the code you're using or can you duplicate the behavior by using SASHELP.CLASS???? If your labels are too long, they might wrap over to a second row. I am just having a hard time visualizing what you mean by "the column labels take up rows 1-n" depending on the how the headings are split.

When I use the program below, all my column headings are ONLY in Row 1.

cynthia
[pre]
ods tagsets.excelxp file='c:\temp\splithead.xls' style=sasweb;

proc print data=sashelp.class split='/';
var name age height;
label name = 'The/Name'
Age = 'The/Age'
Height= 'The/Height';
run;

ods _all_ close;
[/pre]

Re: tagsets.excelXP - column headings in row 1 of spreadsheet

Harry — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 17:58:16 GMT

Thanks Cynthia. Found my problem. The _odsdest assignment was inside a macro, hence not global, hence not available to %stpbegin, hence HTML destination and not tagsets.excelXP as I assumed it was. Mea culpa. ;-(