topic Displaying special symbols and superscripts using data _null_ in SAS Programming

Displaying special symbols and superscripts using data _null_

keen_sas — Sat, 28 Sep 2013 13:16:06 GMT

Hi All ,

1) The below sample code works perfectly with PROC report to display the symbols alpha and beta using ther unicodes, but the same macro variables are unable to resovle in the report if we create using data _null_using PUt statement

ods escapechar="^";

%let alpha = ^{unicode 03B1};
%let beta = ^{unicode 03B2};

data have;
    length x y $ 20;
    x="&alpha";
    y="&beta";
run;

ods listing close;
ods rtf file="path\report.rtf";
proc report data = have nowindows;
    title &alpha β
    define x/"name &alpha" width=20;
    define y/"name &beta" width=20;
    footnote "symbol=&alpha and &beta";
run;
ods rtf close;
ods listing;

code that does not display special symbols using PUT statement in data _null_
data _null_ ;
file print ;
set have ;
put @10 "&alpha. &beta.";
put @10 "X" @15 "Y" ;
run ;

can anyone suggest what needs to be modifed to display the symbols alpha and beta in this code.

2) Also suggest how to dispaly super script -1 in reports using UNICODE or any other method .

3) Any suggestion how to display Δ this symbol in report .

Thanks in advance for your suggestions .

Re: Displaying special symbols and superscripts using data _null_

data_null__ — Sat, 28 Sep 2013 13:38:19 GMT

http://support.sas.com/documentation/cdl/en/odsug/65308/HTML/default/viewer.htm#p11xia2ltavr8ln17srq8vn4rnqc.htm

ods escapechar="^"; 

%let alpha = ^{unicode 03B1};
%let beta = ^{unicode 03B2};
%let delta= ^{unicode 0394};

 

data have;
    length x y $ 20; 
    x="&alpha"; 
    y="&beta"; 
    z="delta"; 
run; 

 

 

ods listing close; 
ods rtf file="~/report.rtf"; 
proc report data = have nowindows list; 
    title &alpha &beta &delta;
    define x/"name &alpha" width=20; 
    define y/"name &beta" width=20; 
    define z/"name &delta" width=20; 
    footnote "symbol=&alpha and &beta ^{super -1} &delta"; 
run; 
ods rtf close; 

Re: Displaying special symbols and superscripts using data _null_

art297 — Sat, 28 Sep 2013 13:42:37 GMT

As far as displaying an uppercase delta in proc report will the following provide what you want?:

^{unicode 0394};