yes, fsview fsedit typed out.  legacy sounds ill-adviced, if that is, in fact, true.  dm is vastly superior to eg on many levels, in my opinion, although non-programmers (and non-oldtimers!) might not appreciate.  fsv and fse are excellent examples of dm>eg.  (there are others, too; not at all just being an old dog!)   nonetheless, it seems that fsv and fse _could_ be programmed, once the flaws in the eg interface are addressed, such as the ability to open multiple libname windows and float every window.   i did not see a specific sas institute declaration that fsv fse does not exist in eg, nor that it would never exist in eg, so, for now, i absolutely appreciate your opinion, and thank you!  it would be great for a sas inst confirmation, explanation, and justification would also be welcome 🙂 ... View more

hi, it looks like, unfortunately, the only solution is to point/click. reeza's noble suggestion fails in eg because it shuts off everything, including other output and listings. also needed is: OPTIONS DEV=ACTXIMG; to ensure no meaningless but annoying warning splash screens associated with pdf output files. additionally, careful and precise use of: ODS pdf (id=<id>) EXCLUDE none; and related, is also mandatory. ... View more

hi, again, reeza!  i am testing - your answer is half correct, so far   the first line ods _all_ close; seems to reset everything.  i am going through the combinations and output to see if everything works.  in my code, i have proc printto and ods pdf which seems ok.  unsure about the code between your line of code and the first printto / ods appearance...i will reply back after testing. ... View more

i forgot to add that it is definitely different because this is only the default output setting.  the programs that will run will never use ods html.  but, i will see if for some quirky reason the ods approach works, although ods_all_ close; can shut off things like proc printto inadvertantly, so one needs to exercise caution... ... View more

hi, tom - i knew of the existance of  task template "task template," but also have not used.  i will look into that and see if it can be accomplished.  whatever it is must sneak in before programs are run.  also a possibility is something in a config file.  nothing from sas inst officially yet... ... View more

hi, reeza - thank you for trying to help!  those are not the same, this is a special character conflict that only occurs in eg43 (maybe other versions) due to a gui setting.  i am seeking to find the code to submit this instead of relying upon a gui point/click. ... View more

hi, tom - thank you for trying to help out here!  however, of course, i already searched.  in case i was unclear, or too brief, the item i wish to submit as code is the gui action of clicking through the gui options the "Results General - Result Formats - x HTML / default HTML / un-x others"  it is highly impractical to document or expect users to leave settings alone when then run eg43.  therefore, i want to submit code that will set this option.  i found no existant syntax within the statement options in any sas documentation, and presume that it is hidden somewhere, although it is possible that sas inst did not create any syntax for this.  it is critical because of reserved characters in microsoft office2010 that causes a splash screen error message. ... View more