Usage Note 23417: When do changes to SAS options or goptions affect
the ODS PRINTER family of destinations?
First of all, an option only affects ODS
PRINTER code when the option is specified before ODS PRINTER is initialized. (See
FAQ 3338 for a list of system options that affect ODS PRINTER behavior.)
For example, the following code creates two output files, portrait.pdf and landscape.pdf. You can see that ORIENTATION=LANDSCAPE affects the second
file only.
ods pdf file="portrait.pdf";
options orientation=landscape;
ods pdf (2) file="landscape.pdf";
proc print data=sashelp.class;
run;
ods _all_ close;
A goption, by contrast, takes effect only when a graphics procedure is
invoked; thus, a goption can be specified within an ODS PRINTER
block to useful effect. One exception to this rule is the goption
TARGETDEVICE which, for internal-logic reasons, cannot be changed in
versions prior to 8.2. In 8.2, this one can be changed just like the
others.
Operating System and Release Information
*
For software releases that are not yet generally available, the Fixed
Release is the software release in which the problem is planned to be
fixed.
| Type: | Usage Note |
| Priority: | low |
| Topic: | SAS Reference ==> ODS (Output Delivery System)
System Administration ==> Printing
|
| Date Modified: | 2005-03-15 16:42:06 |
| Date Created: | 2003-09-29 11:55:25 |
