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
NMVAR Statement
Defines a symbol that references a macro variable.
ODS will convert the variable's value to a number (stored as a double)
before using it. References to the macro variable are resolved when
ODS binds the template and the data component to produce an output
object.
| Restriction: | The NMVAR statement can be used only 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: | Setting the Style Element for Cells Based on Their Values |
Syntax
Required Argument
- variable
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names a macro variable to reference in the template. ODS will convert the variable's value to a number (stored as a double) before using it. ODS does not resolve 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 a macro variable as a number, declare it in an NMVAR statement and reference it without an ampersand. 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.