ODS PDF.Hide links.

[Yura2301]

Hi all,

In ods html very easy hide link under some short label:

data input;

    length pgmfield $500;

    name="name1";

    pgmfield= '<a href=http://translate.google.com/>'||name||'</a>';

    output;

    name="name2";

    pgmfield= '<a href=http://google.com/>'||name||'</a>';

    output;

    name="name3";

    pgmfield= '<a href=\\C:\...\test.docx>'||name||'</a>';

    output;

run;

proc report data = input;

column  name pgmfield;

define name/   noprint;

define pgmfield/' link_text';

run;

I need make the same in pdf, so in pdf document create link also possible:

data input;

    length lnk pgmfield $500;

    name="name1";

    path="http://translate.google.com";

    output;

    name="name2";

    path="\\C...\test.docx>";

    output;

    name="name3";

    path="http://translate.google.com/";

    output;

run;

ods pdf file='...test.pdf';

proc report data = input;

column   name path ;

define name/   noprint;

define lnk/' lnk ';

compute path;

        Call Define(_col_,'Url',path);

endcomp;

run;

ods pdf close;

But how to hide full url(or path to some file) under short name(label) as it was in first example(ods html)?

Thanks!

[Cynthia_sas · Accepted solution]

Hi,

I guess I'm not entirely sure what it is that you are trying to do. However, the program below shows how to assign a URL to a cell based on the value of another cell using PROC REPORT. I don't see, in your example, what the value of the LNK variable is; I only see the value being assigned to the PATH variable. In fact, I see that you have LNK on the report, but do not see that you ever assign LNK a value or have it in the COLUMN statement, which should be generating an error message, so I'm not sure that your code, as posted will work. I would expect you to see a warning message similar to this:

WARNING: LNK is not in the report definition.

NOTE: Variable LNK is uninitialized.

  Here's the program. I'm not sure you need a data step to create the INPUT dataset or the PATH variable. You could do it several different ways, but the program only shows 2 of them.

cynthia

   
ods listing close;
*** Method 1: Use Call DEFINE;
ods pdf file='c:\temp\test_url1.pdf';
    
proc report data = sashelp.class(obs=3) nowd;
title '1) Click on the AGE column to follow the link';
column   name sex age height weight ;
define sex / 'Gender';
compute age;
   if sex = 'F' then
      Call Define(_col_,'Url','http://maps.google.com');
   else if sex = 'M' then
      Call Define(_col_,'Url','http://support.sas.com/resources/papers/proceedings11/246-2011.pdf');
endcomp;
run;
    
ods pdf close;

** Method 2: Use a format;

proc format;

  value $lnk 'Maps'='http://maps.google.com'

             'Paper' = 'http://support.sas.com/resources/papers/proceedings11/246-2011.pdf'

  ;

run;

ods pdf file='c:\temp\test_url2.pdf';
    
proc report data = sashelp.class(obs=3) nowd;
title '2) Click on the LINK column to follow the link';
column   name sex age LINK ;
define sex / 'Gender';
define LINK / COMPUTED
       style(column)={url=$lnk.};
compute link / character length=5;
   if sex = 'F' then
      link = 'Maps';
   else if sex = 'M' then
      link = 'Paper';
endcomp;
run;
   
ods pdf close;

[Yura2301]

Hi Cynthia,

Regarding small issue in examples in my code-yes, you are right, LNK should be replaced to Path etc., I just accidentally put wrote column names when typed second example.

And your example is exactly what I need:)

Thanks!