ODS Data Step Object

[deleted_user]

Dan,

Thanks for the rapid response. Unfortunately, running your code on my SAS SP3 fails to show the "Main Title" and centers the date above the body table. DO I have to wait for SP4+ or is there a way with SP3?

Thanks,

Dwight

[DanO_sas_com]

Dwight,

You are correct. It does work at v9.2, but that does not help you at all. I tried a couple of other approaches, and could not get it to work in V9.13sp*.

Sorry,
Dan

[deleted_user]

Dan,

I really appreciate the ODS Data Step Object approach to report writing. It promises a high degree of layout control while providing significant layout intelligence to handle minutae automagically. When can we expect it to go production?

Dwight

[DanO_sas_com]

Dwight,

We expect that the ODS Data Step Object code will be production in the v9.2 timeframe with one minor limitation. The LAYOUT/REGION methods will still remain experimental. Despite the fact that these 2 methods will remain experimental a significant amount of work has been done to stabalize our Layout capabilities throughout ODS. We hope to have some very exciting LAYOUT capabilities for you to experiment with in v9.2, and as always will look forward to your valuable insight to further enhance our offerings.

thanks,
Dan