topic Re: Immutable tables in SAS Programming

Immutable tables

schundru82 — Tue, 21 Sep 2021 18:01:48 GMT

Hi,

I wanted to create an immutable table, which can be copied by by clicking in the corner to select the contents of the table (like in-text), but at the same time contents of the table cannot be edited. If anyone had any experience creating such table, please let me know how. Thank you in advance.

Regards,

S.C

Re: Immutable tables

ballardw — Tue, 21 Sep 2021 19:16:40 GMT

You can make a SAS data set password secured so that without a password it cannot be changed.

I have no clue what you are talking about with the "click on the corner" bit. What are you supposed to be able to actually do with the data after selecting it?

Re: Immutable tables

schundru82 — Tue, 21 Sep 2021 19:32:05 GMT

Apologies for not being clear.

I was referring to .rtf output. I am trying to create .rtf output (immutable), which can be copied/inserted into other documents. I hope this is clear. Thank you.

Re: Immutable tables

Kurt_Bremser — Wed, 22 Sep 2021 05:29:01 GMT

RTF has no means of internal protection, like docx files (where the Office software enforces protection). And as soon as the text is on-screen, you can copy/paste it somewhere else and edit it there.

You can have some kind of protection by converting your table to a picture (picture data can also be manipulated, but it's more complex).

Re: Immutable tables

ChrisNZ — Wed, 22 Sep 2021 05:52:45 GMT

RTF outputs are just fancy TXT outputs, and provide no means of protection.

Re: Immutable tables

schundru82 — Wed, 22 Sep 2021 14:31:02 GMT

Thank you!