ODS escapechar Line Wrapping: #m and #_ in RTF

[Cecillia_Mao]

Hi everyone,

I'd like to figure out 

      1. why #m can't indent the variable value as expected. I can't see any problem with my code.

      2. #w doesn't support leading nonbreaking space in RTF, right?

Any thoughts would be appreciated! Thanks in advance!

ods escapechar='#';
/*1. why #m doesn't indent as expected. I can't see any problem with my code*/
data escape_m;
	input  var $50.;
	cards;
    Na#mme#-2nXiaoMing
    Co#mntact#-2n(010)-xxxx-xxxx 
	;
run;
ods rtf file='c:\users\xiaohua\desktop\escape_m.rtf';
proc report data=escape_m;
	column _all_;
run;
ods rtf close;

/*2. #_ doesn't support leading nonbreaking space, right?*/
data nb;
	input  var $40.;
	cards;
    Age
	#_#_#_#_N_Miss 
	Mean#_#_#_#_sd   
	;
run;
ods rtf file='c:\users\xiaohua\desktop\nb.rtf';
proc report data=nb;
	column _all_;
run;
ods rtf close;

[ChrisNZ]

This creates a leading non-breaking space.

data NB;
  VAR='{\~\~Mean\~ssd}';   
run;

[Cecillia_Mao]

Thanks, I'll try later. But I still don't understand why #m doesn't work~

[Cecillia_Mao]

Edited by @ChrisNZ . Duplicate content removed.

[Kurt_Bremser]

Please do not double-post.

[Cecillia_Mao]

Thanks so much! I'll just post to the most related section next time. I just knew there are different section today~

[ChrisNZ]

See my syntax for the correct implementation of the effect you are seeking.

[Cecillia_Mao]

Thanks so much! I didn't mead to post twice, I hadn't known there is an ods section before posting to SAS programming section.

[ChrisNZ]

Moved to ODS as wished. 🙂

[Cecillia_Mao · Accepted solution]

After trying :

1. #m works in ODS PDF but not in HTML and RTF
2. Leading space for #_: works in HTML and PDF but not RTF 

[ChrisNZ]

Maybe this inconsistency should be flagged as needing addressing. Do you want to ask tech support?

[Cecillia_Mao]

Thanks for the point! That would be a nice try.