topic How to write run date/time into .rtf file in SAS Programming

How to write run date/time into .rtf file

odmhx — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:10:54 GMT

I am using the options date on the .rtf report to display the report creation date/time. But when I open the report later on, the date/time changes to the date/time of report opening, not of report creation.

How can I write the date/time to the .rtf file and make it stay, instead of dynamically change?

Please help

Re: How to write run date/time into .rtf file

sbb — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:47:13 GMT

What code is generating the "date"? There are many possible techniques, so it's best that you share your particular SAS code.

Scott Barry
SBBWorks, Inc.

Re: How to write run date/time into .rtf file

Doc_Duke — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:11:48 GMT

If you use
OPTIONS DATE;
to put the date in the title line in the RTF destination, it uses the RTF "current date" function. Argh! It's a "feature" that I really dislike.

To get the actual date in the title or footer, use the &sysdate macro variable in the TITLE or FOOTER and
OPTIONS NODATE;

Re: How to write run date/time into .rtf file

odmhx — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:59:55 GMT

I was using Default Options, i.e, Options Date.

Re: How to write run date/time into .rtf file

odmhx — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:01:09 GMT

> If you use
> OPTIONS DATE;
> to put the date in the title line in the RTF
> destination, it uses the RTF "current date" function.
> Argh! It's a "feature" that I really dislike.
>
> To get the actual date in the title or footer, use
> the &sysdate macro variable in the TITLE or FOOTER
> and
> OPTIONS NODATE;

Thank you very much for your message. I'll use the &sysdate.

Re: How to write run date/time into .rtf file

Cynthia_sas — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:39:56 GMT

Hi:
You also might want to check out the SASDATE option for the ODS RTF destination:
http://support.sas.com/documentation/cdl/en/odsug/61723/HTML/default/a002233360.htm#a003137833

cynthia

Re: How to write run date/time into .rtf file

odmhx — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:42:57 GMT

> Hi:
> You also might want to check out the SASDATE
> option for the ODS RTF destination:
> ttp://support.sas.com/documentation/cdl/en/odsug/61723
> /HTML/default/a002233360.htm#a003137833
>
> ynthia

Thank you very much, Synthia, for the link.