There are several destination
statement options that you can use to control where your files or
graphics should be written, as well as specifying a different style,
and specifying the appropriate image resolution in DPI for your output
images. For example, the following ODS HTML statement:
-
opens the HTML destination
-
specifies that images be written
to the directory
C:\myfiles\images
-
specifies that the path to the
images is specified as
http://www.sas.com/images/image-filename
in the HTML file
-
specifies that other output files
(for example, the HTML file) be written to the directory
C:\myfiles\
-
specifies that the name of the
initial HTML file that is displayed is
barGraph.htm
-
changes the style to Analysis.
ods html path="c:\myfiles\"
gpath="c:\myfiles\images" (url="http://www.sas.com/images/")
body="barGraph.htm"
style=analysis;
The following ODS HTML
statement specifies that the output is sent to the HTML destination.
Because it does not specify either the PATH= or GPATH= options, all
output is sent to the default SAS folder.
ods html body="barGraph.html";
The HTML output is written to the file specified by the BODY= option,
barGraph.html
. At start-up, the default folder is the
WORK folder. If you are running SAS with the windowing environment
in the Windows operating system, then the current folder is displayed
in the status bar at the bottom of the main SAS window.
If you do not specify
a filename for your output, then SAS provides a default file that
is determined by the ODS destination. This file is saved in the WORK
folder. You can check the SAS log to verify the name of the file in
which your output is saved.
Options that you might
want to specify on ODS destination statements are the following:
- GPATH= location (URL=
'Uniform-Resource-Locator'
| NONE)
-
specifies the location
for all graphics output that is generated while the destination is
open. You can specify an external file or a fileref. You can use the
URL= suboption to specify a URL that is used in links and references
to output files. The GPATH= option is valid for the LISTING destination
and the Markup family of destinations. If the GPATH option is not
specified, the images are written to the location specified by the
PATH option. For complete documentation on GPATH= option, see the
ODS LISTING statement and the ODS MARKUP statement in
SAS Output Delivery System: User's Guide.
- PATH= location (URL=
'Uniform-Resource-Locator'
| NONE)
-
specifies the location
of an external file or a SAS catalog for all markup files. You can
specify an external file or a fileref. You can use the URL= suboption
to specify a URL that is used in links and references to output files.
The PATH= option is valid for the RTF, Measured RTF, and Markup family
of destinations. If the PATH option is not specified, images are written
to the WORK directory. For complete documentation on PATH= option,
see the ODS MARKUP or TAGSET.RTF statements in
SAS Output Delivery System: User's Guide.
- IMAGE_DPI=
-
specifies the image
resolution in DPI for the output images sent to HTML, LISTING, or
RTF destinations. The default value is 96. For complete documentation
on the IMAGE_DPI= option, see the statement documentation in
SAS Output Delivery System: User's Guide.
- DPI=
-
specifies the image
resolution in DPI for the output images sent to PRINTER family destinations.
The default value for the PRINTER destination is 150. For complete
documentation on the DPI= option, see the valid ODS PRINTER statement
in
SAS Output Delivery System: User's Guide.
- STYLE= style-definition
-
specifies a style to
be used for the output. Each ODS destination has a default style for
the formatting of output. The style specifies a collection of visual
attributes that are used for the rendering of the output. The STYLE=
option is valid for all ODS destinations except the Document destination
and the Output destination. For complete documentation on the STYLE=
option, see the ODS statements in
SAS Output Delivery System: User's Guide.
For more
information about using the STYLE= option with SAS/GRAPH output, see Using ODS Styles, Device Parameters, and Options.
Note: If you specify the PATH=
or GPATH= options, the directory name that you specify is used to
refer to images that are generated as part of your output. For example,
if you are sending output to the HTML destination, and you specify
path="C:\myfiles\"
, then all HTML image tags use that
path to refer to your images:
<img src="C:\myfiles\myoutput.png">
If your browser implements strict security regarding access to local
files, you might have problems viewing the images. You can avoid these
problems by specifying the URL= suboption.