If ODS RTF code written in SAS 9.1.3 using PUT statements is run in SAS 9.2, gridlines may appear around the text of the PUT statements. For this to occur, the PUT statements must include in-line formatting. Gridlines did not appear around the output in SAS 9.1.3. The following code replicates this behavior:

   ods listing close;
   ods escapechar='^';
   ods rtf file='test.rtf';

   data _null_;
   file print;
   put '^S={font_weight=bold} This is a test';
   run;

   ods rtf close;
   ods listing;

The RTF destination has been updated in SAS 9.2 to use TAGSETS.RTF. If the ODS RTF statement above is changed to use ODS TAGSETS.RTF instead, the gridlines will not appear.

If the preferred method is to use ODS RTF in SAS 9.2, then the following PROC TEMPLATE code can be added to suppress the gridlines:

   proc template;
    define style styles.test;
    parent=styles.rtf;
      style batch from batch /
      bordercolor=white;
     end; 
   run;

   ods rtf file='test.rtf' style=styles.test;

Operating System and Release Information

Product Family	Product	System	SAS Release
			Reported	Fixed*
SAS System	Base SAS	Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition	9.2 TS1M0
		Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition	9.2 TS1M0
		Microsoft® Windows® for x64	9.2 TS1M0
		Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit Edition	9.2 TS1M0
		Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise 64-bit Edition	9.2 TS1M0
		Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter 64-bit Edition	9.2 TS1M0
		Microsoft® Windows® for 64-Bit Itanium-based Systems	9.2 TS1M0
		z/OS	9.2 TS1M0
		Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition	9.2 TS1M0
		Microsoft Windows XP Professional	9.2 TS1M0
		Windows Vista	9.2 TS1M0
		64-bit Enabled AIX	9.2 TS1M0
		64-bit Enabled HP-UX	9.2 TS1M0
		64-bit Enabled Solaris	9.2 TS1M0
		HP-UX IPF	9.2 TS1M0
		Linux	9.2 TS1M0
		Linux for x64	9.2 TS1M0
		OpenVMS on HP Integrity	9.2 TS1M0
		Solaris for x64	9.2 TS1M0

* 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.

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RTF output in SAS 9.2 may contain gridlines around PUT statements. These gridlines did not appear in the output in SAS 9.1.3.

Type:	Usage Note
Priority:
Topic:	SAS Reference ==> ODS (Output Delivery System)

Date Modified:	2009-11-20 14:58:58
Date Created:	2009-11-20 13:12:54