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You can add an HTML form to any part of the HTML file by using PROC TEMPLATE or the DATA step. Below is an example of creating a form in the DATA step by using ODS. First, PROC TEMPLATE adds JavaScript to the Onload handler. The TAGATTR= value specifies the text field in which to place the cursor when the browser is loaded. In this case, it is NAME, which is assigned later in the DATA step to the first field, "Name:".

In the DATA step, the TABINDEX= attributes specify the order to follow when the user presses the Tab key to advance the cursor to the next field. The ACTION= option specifies what to do when the user selects the Submit button. In this case, the values from all the fields are sent to an e-mail address. However, the ACTION= value doesn't have to be an e-mail address; it can be any CGI program you want. View output.

   proc template;
     define style styles.test;
       parent=styles.default;
       style batch from batch /
             frame=void
             protectspecialchars=off;
       style startupfunction from startupfunction /
             tagattr='document.all.name.focus()';
     end;
   run;

   ods html file='temp.html' style=styles.test;

   options ls=132;
   data one;
   file print;
     put '<form method=post ENCTYPE="text/plain"
         ACTION="mailto:person@company.com">';
     put '<fieldset>';
     put '<legend> Customer Information </legend>';
     put '<P> Name: <input type="text" NAME="name" TABINDEX=1>
         Age: <input type="text" size=3 NAME="age" TABINDEX=2>';
     put '<BR>';
     put '<P> SEX: <input type="text" NAME="sex" TABINDEX=3 >
         HEIGHT: <input type="text" size=3 NAME="height" TABINDEX=4>';
     put '<BR>';
     put '<p> WEIGHT: <input type="text" NAME="weight" TABINDEX=5>';
     put '</fieldset>';
     put '<fieldset>';
     put '<legend align=right> Please input </legend>';
     put 'input comments to be displayed';
     put '<TEXTAREA COLS="40" ROWS="7" NAME="comments" WRAP>
         Please enter comments</textarea>';
     put '</fieldset><br>'
      '<INPUT TYPE="submit" NAME="submit" VALUE="SUBMIT">';
     put '</form>';
   ;
   run;

   ods html close;

See also the full PROC TEMPLATE FAQ and Concepts.

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