The default device for
each ODS destination generates optimal results for that destination.
It is recommended that you use the default device whenever possible.
If you do not specify
a device, then SAS/GRAPH automatically uses the default device listed
in SAS/GRAPH Devices and the Output They Generate for each open destination.If you need to specify
a different device, you should specify one of the recommended devices
in the table in SAS/GRAPH Devices and the Output They Generate. If you specify a device that cannot
be used with an open destination,
SAS/GRAPH switches to a device that
produces similar results as the device that you specified.
The
SAS/GRAPH device
that you specify should be appropriate for your specific output device.
For example, if you are using a color PostScript printer and you select
a device for a black and white PostScript printer, your graph will
not print in color.
When you are sending
output to the HTML destination, there are several devices that you
can specify.
See Selecting a Type of Web Presentation for information and recommendations on which device to use. Note: High resolution devices such
as PNG300 and JPEG300 are not appropriate choices for the HTML destination.
Web browsers cannot display images in high resolution, so high resolution
images appear very large. These drivers are appropriate for high resolution
output that can be inserted into other software applications.
When you are running
SAS without a terminal, you must either specify the DEVICE= option
in the GOPTIONS statement or specify the DEVICE= or PRINTER= option
in the ODS destination statement. You will not have a terminal associated
with your SAS session if you are running in batch mode on
z/OS, if
you are running SAS on UNIX without an X Server, or if you have specified
the NOTERMINAL system option. See
SAS Output Delivery System: User's Guide for information about specifying the DEVICE= and PRINTER= options
on the ODS destination statements.