Introduction to ODS Language Statements

ODS Statements by Category

Categories and Descriptions of ODS Statements
Category	Dictionary of ODS Language Statements	Description
Data Access	ODS PACKAGE Statement	The ODS PACKAGE statement opens, adds to, publishes, or closes one SAS Output Delivery System (ODS) package object.
File-handling	FILE Statement for ODS	Creates an ODS output object by binding the data component to the table definition (template). As an option, the FILE Statement lists the variables to include in the ODS output, and it specifies options that control the way that the variables are formatted.
	PUT Statement for ODS	Writes data values to a special buffer from which they can be written to the data component and then formatted by ODS.
ODS: Output Control	LIBNAME Statement, SASEDOC	Uses the SASEDOC engine to associate a SAS libref (library reference) with one or more ODS output objects that are stored in an ODS document.
	ODS _ALL_ CLOSE Statement	Closes all open ODS output destinations.
	ODS DOCUMENT Statement	Opens, manages, or closes the DOCUMENT destination, which produces a hierarchy of output objects that enables you to produce multiple ODS output formats without rerunning a PROC or DATA step.
	ODS ESCAPECHAR Statement	Defines a representative character to be used in output strings.
	ODS EXCLUDE Statement	Specifies output objects to exclude from ODS destinations.
	ODS GRAPHICS Statement	Enables or disables ODS graphics processing and sets graphics environment options. This statement affects ODS template-based graphics only. The ODS GRAPHICS statement does not affect device-based graphics.
	ODS PATH Statement	Specifies locations to write to or read from when creating or using PROC TEMPLATE definitions and the order in which to search for them.
	ODS PROCLABEL Statement	Enables you to change a procedure label.
	ODS PROCTITLE Statement	Determines whether to write the title that identifies the procedure that produces the results in the output.
	ODS RESULTS Statement	Tracks ODS output in the Results window.
	ODS SELECT Statement	Specifies output objects for ODS destinations.
	ODS SHOW Statement	Writes the specified selection or exclusion list to the SAS log.
	ODS TEXT= Statement	Inserts text into your ODS output.
	ODS TRACE Statement	Writes to the SAS log a record of each output object that is created, or suppresses the writing of this record.
	ODS USEGOPT Statement	Determines whether ODS uses traditional SAS/GRAPH option settings.
	ODS VERIFY Statement	Prints or suppresses a message indicating that a style definition or a table definition being used is not supplied by SAS.
ODS: SAS Formatted	ODS DECIMAL_ALIGN Statement	Controls the justification of numeric columns when no justification is specified.
	ODS LISTING Statement	Opens, manages, or closes the LISTING destination.
	ODS OUTPUT Statement	Produces a SAS data set from an output object and manages the selection and exclusion lists for the OUTPUT destination.
ODS: Third-Party Formatted	ODS CHTML Statement	Opens, manages, or closes the CHTML destination, which produces a compact, minimal HTML that does not use style information.
	ODS CSVALL Statement	Opens, manages, or closes the CSVALL destination, which produces HTML output containing columns of data values that are separated by commas, and produces tabular output with titles, notes, and bylines.
	ODS DOCBOOK Statement	Opens, manages, or closes the DOCBOOK destination, which produces XML output that conforms to the DocBook DTD by OASIS.
	ODS HTML Statement	Opens, manages, or closes the HTML destination, which produces HTML 4.0 output that contains embedded style sheets.
	ODS HTMLCSS Statement	Opens, manages, or closes the HTMLCSS destination, which produces HTML output with cascading style sheets.
	ODS HTML3 Statement	Opens, manages, or closes the HTML3 destination, which produces HTML 3.2 formatted output.
	ODS IMODE Statement	Opens, manages, or closes the IMODE destination, which produces HTML output as a column of output, separated by lines.
	ODS MARKUP Statement	Opens, manages, or closes the MARKUP destination, which produces SAS output that is formatted using one of many different markup languages.
	ODS PCL Statement	Opens, manages, or closes the PCL destination, which produces printable output for PCL (HP LaserJet) files.
	ODS PDF Statement	Opens, manages, or closes the PDF destination, which produces PDF output, a form of output that is read by Adobe Acrobat and other applications.
	ODS PHTML Statement	Opens, manages, or closes the PHTML destination, which produces simple HTML output that uses twelve style elements and no class attributes for the presentation. Class attributes are used only for the justification.
	ODS PRINTER Statement	Opens, manages, or closes the PRINTER destination, which produces printable output.
	ODS PS Statement	Opens, manages, or closes the PS destination, which produces PostScript (PS) output.
	ODS RTF Statement	Opens, manages, or closes the RTF destination, which produces output written in Rich Text Format for use with Microsoft Word 2002.
	ODS Tagset Statement	Opens, manages, or closes the specified tagset destination.
	ODS TAGSETS.RTF Statement	Opens, manages, or closes the RTF destination, which produces measured output that is written in Rich Text Format for use with Microsoft Word 2002.
	ODS WML Statement	Opens, manages, or closes the WML destination, which uses the Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) to produce a Wireless Markup Language (WML) DTD with a simple list for a table of contents.

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