TEMPLATE Procedure: Creating Table Templates
- Syntax
Procedure SyntaxCELLSTYLE AS StatementCOLUMN StatementCOMPUTE AS StatementDEFINE StatementDEFINE COLUMN StatementDEFINE FOOTER StatementDEFINE HEADER StatementDEFINE TABLE StatementDYNAMIC StatementEDIT StatementEND StatementFOOTER StatementHEADER StatementMVAR StatementNMVAR StatementNOTES StatementTEXT StatementTEXT2 StatementTEXT3 StatementTRANSLATE INTO Statement - Overview
- Concepts
- Using
- Examples Editing a Table Template That a SAS Procedure UsesComparing the EDIT Statement to the DEFINE TABLE StatementCreating a New Table Template Setting the Style Element for Cells Based on Their ValuesSetting the Style Element for a Specific Column, Row, and CellCreating Master TemplatesTable Header and Footer Border Formatting
MVAR Statement
Defines a symbol that references a macro variable.
ODS will use the value of the variable as a string. References to
the macro variable are resolved when ODS binds the template and the
data component to produce an output object.
| Tip: | You can use the MVAR statement in the template of a table, column, header, or footer. A macro variable that is defined in a template is available to that template and to all the templates that it contains. |
| See: | Creating a New Table Template and Creating a Stand-Alone Style |
Syntax
MVAR variable-1 <=default-variable-1><'text-1'> <... variable-n <=default-variable-n><'text-n'>>;
Required Argument
- variable
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names a macro variable to reference in the template. ODS will use the value of the macro variable as a string. ODS does not resolve the value of the macro variable until it binds the template and the data component.Tip:Declare macro variables this way in a template. For example, to use the automatic macro variable SYSDATE9 in a template, declare it in an MVAR statement and reference it as SYSDATE9, without an ampersand, in the PROC TEMPLATE step. If you use the ampersand, the macro variable resolves when the template is compiled instead of when ODS binds the template to the data component.