To generate a link in PDF, use the same mechanism as that used in HTML; the URL= style attribute or the URL attribute in the CALL DEFINE statement of PROC REPORT.

Like other destinations, the PDF destination automatically generates link names with the following naming convention: IDX-IDXn. The Full Code tab shows how to link to other pages within a PDF file that is created by ODS.

Operating System and Release Information

Product Family	Product	System	SAS Release
			Reported	Fixed*
SAS System	Base SAS	All	n/a

* 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.

Example 2 is the preferred method of linking inside a PDF file. Instead of using the automatic anchor values, the ANCHOR= option specifies #PRINT, #STANDARD, and #TRANSPOSED in the ODS PDF statements. However, if a single procedure (like GLM) produces many tables, then Example 1 is the suggested strategy.

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proc template;
   define style styles.mystyle;
      parent=styles.pearl;
      style UserText from Note "Controls the TEXT= style" /
            font_size=15pt
            font_weight=bold
            just=c
            ;
   end;
run;

/* Example 1 */
footnote;
ods _all_ close;
ods pdf file="idx.pdf" style=styles.mystyle;

ods escapechar="^";

title "Contents";
ods pdf text="^S={URL='#IDX'}PROC PRINT";
ods pdf text="^S={URL='#IDX1'}PROC STANDARD";
ods pdf text="^S={URL='#IDX2'}Transposed";

ods pdf startpage=now;

proc print data=sashelp.class;
   title 'PRINT';
/* Use only in SAS 9.4 and higher: */
   footnote "^S={URL='idx.pdf#PAGE=1'}return to page 1";
run;

proc standard data=sashelp.class print;
   title "STANDARD"; 
run;

proc transpose data=sashelp.class; 
run;
proc print;
   title "Transposed" ; 
run;

ods pdf close;

footnote;

/* Example 2 */
ods pdf file="anchor.pdf" style=styles.mystyle;
ods escapechar="^";
title "Contents";
ods pdf text="^S={URL='#print'}PROC PRINT";
ods pdf text="^S={URL='#standard'}PROC STANDARD";
ods pdf text="^S={URL='#transposed'}Transposed";

ods pdf startpage=now;
ods pdf anchor="print";
proc print data=sashelp.class; title "PRINT" ; 
   /* Use only in SAS 9.4 and higher: */
   footnote "^S={URL='anchor.pdf#PAGE=1'}return to page 1";
run;

ods pdf anchor="standard";
proc standard data=sashelp.class print; 
   title "STANDARD"; 
run;

ods pdf anchor="transposed";
proc transpose data=sashelp.class; 
run;
proc print; 
   title "Transposed"; 
run;

ods pdf close;

Type:	Usage Note
Priority:	low
Topic:	System Administration ==> Printing Third Party ==> Output ==> PDF SAS Reference ==> ODS (Output Delivery System)

Date Modified:	2006-01-20 12:04:06
Date Created:	2004-09-30 12:20:06