Chapter 19 Introducing the Output Delivery System
19.2 Sending SAS Output to an HTML File
19.3 Creating a Table of Contents
19.4 Selecting a Different HTML Style
19.5 Choosing Other ODS Destinations
19.6 Selecting or Excluding Portions of SAS Output
19.7 Sending Output to a SAS Data Set
19.1 Introduction
One of the most important changes in SAS, starting with Version 7, was the introduction of the Output Delivery System, abbreviated as ODS. Prior to ODS, each SAS procedure produced its own unique output, usually featuring a non-proportional font. This output was difficult to incorporate into other documents, such as Microsoft Office Word or Microsoft Office PowerPoint.
The Output Delivery System changed ...