Changing SAS Registry Settings for ODS

Overview of ODS and the SAS Registry

The SAS registry is the central storage area for configuration data that ODS uses. This configuration data is stored in a hierarchical form, which works in a similar manner to the way directory-based file structures work under UNIX, Windows, VMS, and the z/OS UNIX system. However, the SAS registry uses keys and subkeys instead of using directories and subdirectories as the basis for its structure. A key is a word or a text string that refers to a particular aspect of SAS. Each key might be a place holder without values or subkeys associated with it, or it might have many subkeys with associated values. For example, the ODS key has DESTINATIONS, GUI, ICONS, and PREFERENCES subkeys. A subkey is a key inside another key. Looking at the following example, you can see that PRINTER is a subkey of the DESTINATIONS subkey.
SAS Registry of ODS Subkeys
SAS Registry of ODS Subkeys

Changing Your Default HTML Version Setting

By default, the SAS registry is configured to generate HTML4 output when you specify the ODS HTML statement. To permanently change the default HTML version, you can change the setting of the HTML version in the SAS registry.
CAUTION:
If you make a mistake when you modify the SAS registry, then your system might become unstable or unusable.
You will not be warned if an entry is incorrect. Incorrect entries can cause errors, and can even prevent you from bringing up a SAS session. See the section on configuring your registry in SAS Language Reference: Concepts.
To change the default setting of the HTML version in the SAS registry:
  1. Select Solutionsthen selectAccessoriesthen selectRegistry Editor or issue the command REGEDIT.
  2. Select ODSthen selectDefault HMTL Version.
  3. Select Editthen select Modify or click the right mouse button and select MODIFY. The Edit String Value window appears.
  4. Type the HTML version in the Value Data text box and select OK.
SAS Registry Showing HTML Version Setting
SAS Registry Showing HTML Version Setting

Changing ODS Destination Default Settings

ODS destination subkeys are stored in the SAS registry. To change the values for these destinations subkeys:
  1. Select ODSthen selectDestinations.
  2. Select a destination subkey.
  3. Select a subkey in the Contents of pane.
  4. Select Editthen select Modify or click the right mouse button and select MODIFY.
  5. Type the value into the Value Data text box in the Edit Value String or Edit Signed Integer Value dialog box and select OK.
Registry Editor Window
Registry Editor Window

Changing ODS Printer Destination Default Printer Value

If you are running on a Microsoft Windows Platform with system option NOUNIVERSALPRINT configured, the default printer shown in the SAS Registry for ODS PRINTER is the value specified by the Windows system option, SYSPRINT. Otherwise, the default printer is the "Default Printer" that is set in the COREthen selectPRINTING key in the SAS registry. In SAS 9.3, you can now set this “Default Printer” value.
Note: The setting in the COREthen selectPRINTING registry key changes automatically when the default printer is changed in the Print Setup window of the SAS System.
To change the Registry “Default Printer” value of the ODS PRINTER destination, perform the following steps.
  1. Select COREthen selectPRINTING.
  2. In the Contents of ‘Printing’ pane, select the Default Printer value.
  3. Select Editthen select Modify or click the right mouse button and select MODIFY.
  4. Type the value into the Value Data text box in the Edit Value String or Edit Signed Integer Value dialog box and select OK.
Changing the Default Printer Value in the Registry Editor Window
Default Printer Value Change in the Registry Editor Window
The default PCL printer is determined by the “Default Printer” setting in the PCL key of the SAS Registry. In SAS 9.3, you can change the Registry “Default Printer” value for the PCL, PDF, and PS key. To change the ODS PCL “Default Printer” key, from the Registry Editor window, perform the following steps.
  1. Select ODSthen selectDESTINATIONSthen selectPRINTERthen selectPCL.
  2. In the Contents of ‘PCL’ pane, select the Default Printer value.
  3. Select Editthen select Modify or click the right mouse button and select MODIFY.
  4. Type the value into the Value Data text box in the Edit Value String or Edit Signed Integer Value dialog box and select OK.
Note: The “Default Printer” key in the Registry Editor window can also be changed for the ODS PDF and ODS PS destinations.
Changing the Default PCL Printer Value in the Registry Editor Window
Default PCL Printer Value Change in the Registry Editor Window
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