topic ODS to HTML (.xls) in SAS Programming

ODS to HTML (.xls)

tir — Mon, 17 Nov 2014 21:02:15 GMT

Hi All,

I am creating an excel file using ODS HTML statement:

ods html file="filepath" style=minimal;

proc print data=have;

run;

ods html close;

it is creating an excel file but along with its creating a folder with pieces which includes HTML, XML files.

i am not sure why its creating an folder. do i need to configure something in SAS so that ODS to HTML (.xls) is properly created.?

Regards,

Sudt

ballardw — Mon, 17 Nov 2014 22:43:09 GMT

One: ODS HTML creates HTML regardless of how you name the file. The folder has those bits that HTML references.

You might be better off using TAGSETS.EXCELXP instead of HTML, which creates XML that Excel can open.

Reeza — Mon, 17 Nov 2014 22:53:21 GMT

What version of SAS d you have?

Is there any reason to not switch over to ODS Excel or Tagsets.ExcelXP?

In SAS 9.4 ODS EXCEL generates a native Excel file, tagsets.excelxp generates an XML file.