You can override the
default device in a SAS session in the following ways:
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Specify the name of a device entry
with the DEVICE= option in a GOPTIONS statement. For example:
goptions device=gif;
For details, see
GOPTIONS Statement.
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Specify the name of a device entry
with the DEVICE= option in an OPTIONS statement.
For details, see DEVICE= System Optionin SAS System Options: Reference.
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Specify the name of the device
entry with the DEVICE= option in an ODS destination statement. You
can specify this option on the ODS HTML, ODS LISTING, ODS MARKUP,
and ODS RTF statements. When you specify a device in an ODS destination
statement, do not specify the ACTIVEX, ACTXIMG, JAVA, or JAVAIMG devices.
For additional information about these statements, see
SAS Output Delivery System: User's Guide.
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Enter
OPTIONS on the SAS command line, or select
ToolsOptionsSystem to open the
SAS System Options window. Expand
Graphics, and select
Driver settings. Right-click on
Device, select
Modify value, and specify the name
of the graphics device that you want to use.
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Enter the device name in the DEVICE
prompt window. The DEVICE prompt window appears automatically if you
submit a
SAS/GRAPH program that produces graphics output, no device
has been specified, and you are running outside of the SAS windowing
system environment.
If you specify a device
in more than one way, the last specification that
SAS/GRAPH encounters
is the one that it uses. The device specification stays in effect
until you specify another device, submit the graphics option RESET=GOPTIONS
or RESET=ALL, or end your SAS session.
If you use the same
device for most or all of your
SAS/GRAPH programs, you can put the GOPTIONS DEVICE= statement
in an AUTOEXEC file. See the SAS companion for your operating environment
for details about setting up an AUTOEXEC file.
You can also specify
a device for previewing or printing your output with the TARGETDEVICE=
graphics option.
For details, see Printing Your Graph.
If you submit a SAS
procedure without specifying a device and your display device does
not support the
GRAPH window or you are running
outside the SAS windowing system, then
SAS/GRAPH prompts you for a
device.