ODS OUTPUT & ODS WORD

[Emma_at_SAS]

I am exporting the results from PROC SURVEYFREQ by ODS OUTPUT and clean my data for a report. I copied the example tables below. I have 2 questions please:

1- How may I merge the headings for the 95% CI in the ODS OUTPUT data?

2- Using ODS WORD to create the report, each table appears on a separate page. How may I make a continuous report without breaking the page after each table?

Thanks!

The output from PROC SURVEYFREQ:

Table of AGE_GROUP
AGE_GROUP	Weighted Frequency	Percent	95% Confidence Limits for Percent
10-15 years	1260	50.9	48.3	53.5
16-20 years	1216	49.1	46.5	51.7
Total	2476	100.0

ODS OUTPUT sorted:

Age group	Frequency	Percent	Lower_95_percent_CI	Upper_95_percent_CI
10-15 years	1260	50.9	48.3	53.5
16-20 years	1216	49.1	46.5	51.7

[Reeza]

Look at the STARTPAGE options in ODS WORD to control when a new page starts.

Are you using PROC REPORT to print the first table? That would be the easiest way to have that span, though I'd consider pre-processing the field so your confidence interval shows as below and then use a single column via PROC PRINT.

(48.3, 53.5)

Or consider selectively piping the output directly to word rather than using the intermediary tables. Which doesn't work if you're re-ordering data and/or changing things massively. Rough example below:

ods excel file='.....';
ods select summarytable;
proc surveyFREQ data=....;

run;
ods excel close;

[Emma_at_SAS]

Thank you, Reeza. I will check the STARTPAGE option for page breaks.

I used PROC PRINT to print the data I saved with PROC OUTPUT. What is the advantage of PROC REPORT over PROC PRINT?

I keep your suggested example in mind for future use. For this project, I need to reorder the columns and eliminate the total row. So, I think this example does not work.

Thanks.

[Reeza]

PROC REPORT has more options for formatting and styling your columns and can do more types of calculations. PRINT is primarily used to just display information as is, typically without manipulating the structure.

REPORT is PRINT on steroids and is incredibly powerful for creating almost any type of customized tables. If the column headers are always the same then getting spanning headers via PROC REPORT is trivial. I think you could trick it in PRINT by modifying the template or style to remove the line but REPORT is worth learning if you're going to be creating automated reports.

[Emma_at_SAS]

Thank you, Reeza. Yes, I am creating automated reports and based on your explanation it sounds PROC REPORT would be a better option for me. I will switch to PROC REPORT. 

Thanks

[Reeza]

https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Communities-Library/Spanning-Headers-in-PROC-REPORT/ta-p/476002

https://support.sas.com/resources/papers/proceedings12/242-2012.pdf

I highly recommend Art Carpenters book on PROC REPORT as a reference. It'll save you a lot of time in programming/googling.

[Emma_at_SAS]

Thanks for the resources, Reeza.

I tried STARTPAGE="NO" but my small tables are still on separate pages. I think that controls columns of a table not separate tables! Any suggestions? Maybe I am doing that wrong!

Thanks

[Reeza]

Show your code please. It controls tables, definitely not columns on a table.

[Emma_at_SAS]

Thanks, Reeza. Yes, you are right. I am not introducing the STARTPAGE option correctly. STARTPAGE=NO asks for quotations and STARTPAGE="NO" does not recognize the option.

ODS WORD FILE="C:\path\test.docx" options(STARTPAGE="NO");

Thanks