The TEXT= option allows the addition of text between procedures in non-Listing ODS destinations. Since only one set of titles and footnotes are written out to a file when the STARTPAGE option is set to NO or OFF in the PDF and RTF destinations, this option is extremely useful for describing table information. By default, the text is left justified in the PDF and RTF files.

The code on the Full Code tab shows how to control this text with inline style commands or PROC TEMPLATE.

Operating System and Release Information

Product Family	Product	System	SAS Release
			Reported	Fixed*
SAS System	Base SAS	Microsoft Windows 95/98	8.2 TS2M0
		Microsoft Windows NT Workstation	8.2 TS2M0	9 TS M0
		Microsoft Windows XP Professional	8.2 TS2M0	9 TS M0
		Windows Millennium Edition (Me)	8.2 TS2M0
		Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server	8.2 TS2M0	9 TS M0
		Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional	8.2 TS2M0	9 TS M0
		Microsoft Windows 2000 Server	8.2 TS2M0	9 TS M0
		Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server	8.2 TS2M0	9 TS M0
		OpenVMS VAX	8.2 TS2M0
		64-bit Enabled Solaris	8.2 TS2M0
		Solaris	8.2 TS2M0
		IRIX	8.2 TS2M0
		OS/2	8.2 TS2M0
		z/OS	8.2 TS2M0	9 TS M0
		Linux	8.2 TS2M0	9 TS M0
		CMS	8.2 TS2M0
		ABI+ for Intel Architecture	8.2 TS2M0
		64-bit Enabled HP-UX	8.2 TS2M0
		OpenVMS Alpha	8.2 TS2M0	9 TS M0
		64-bit Enabled AIX	8.2 TS2M0	9 TS M0
		Tru64 UNIX	8.2 TS2M0	9 TS M0
		AIX	8.2 TS2M0	9 TS M0
		HP-UX	8.2 TS2M0

* 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.

The sample code shows how to use PROC TEMPLATE and inline style commands to center the text written by the ODS destination TEXT= option.

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/* The following inline style command will center the 
   text placed on the ODS PDF TEXT= statement: */

ods escapechar='^';
ods pdf file='file.pdf' startpage=no;

proc print data=sashelp.class(obs=1);
run;

ods pdf text="^S={just=c} This is my interim title";

proc print data=sashelp.class(obs=1);
run;

ods pdf close;


/* An OUTPUTWIDTH specification is necessary for similar logic to work in the RTF destination. */

ods rtf text="^S={outputwidth=100% just=c} My Text";

/* The following PROC TEMPLATE code will also provide formatting control */

proc template;
   define style mystyle ;
   parent=styles.printer;
      style UserText from Note / just=c;
   end;
run;

ods rtf file="file.rtf" startpage=no style=mystyle;

proc print data=sashelp.class (obs=1); 
run;

ods rtf text="My Text";

proc print data=sashelp.class (obs=1); 
run;

ods rtf close;

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

Date Modified:	2009-02-05 09:47:45
Date Created:	2002-07-17 17:28:57