The ODS TEXT= statement allows the entire string of text to be left, center, or right justified using logic like that described in SAS Note 8044. If you want to place text between tables with the text in varying left to right justification locations, it is helpful to use PROC REPORT to generate the desired text.

The code on the Full Code tab illustrates this logic.

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Because the ODS <destination> TEXT= text can have only one justification set, the sample code below uses PROC REPORT to write text between two PROC PRINT tables in the ODS RTF and ODS PDF destinations. The sample code generates a data set called JUSTIFY that is used by the PROC REPORT step.

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/* The JUSTIFY data set contains the text we will left, center, */
/* and right justify in the ODS PDF and ODS RTF destinations.   */
data justify;
   left="LEFT";
   center="CENTER";
   right="RIGHT";
   output;
run;

title;
options nodate nonumber;
ods rtf file="file.rtf" startpage=no;
ods pdf file="file.pdf" startpage=no notoc;

proc print data=sashelp.cars noobs;
   where cylinders=3;
   var origin model;
run;

/* NOHEADER removes the COLUMN headers from the table.  */
/* OUTPUTWIDTH/CELLWIDTH can be specified on the DEFINE */
/* statement(s) instead for greater control on the      */
/* COLUMN level.                                        */
/* RULES= and FRAME= style attributes are used on the   */
/* STYLE(REPORT) option to remove the grid lines.       */
proc report data=justify nowd noheader
     style(report)={outputwidth=100% rules=none frame=void} 
     style(column)={fontsize=13pt fontweight=Bold};
   column left center right;
   define left   / style={just=l};
   define center / style={just=c};
   define right  / style={just=r};
run;

proc print data=sashelp.cars noobs;
   where cylinders=12;
   var origin model;
run;

ods _all_ close;
ods listing;

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PDF output
RTF output

The ODS TEXT= statement does not allow text to be left, center, and right justified. This sample shows how to work around this for the ODS PDF and ODS RTF destinations.

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Sample

Date Modified:	2011-05-20 10:19:31
Date Created:	2011-05-13 10:15:13

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