Date:         Tue, 30 Jul 2002 15:46:21 -0400
Reply-To:     "Fehd, Ronald J. (PHPPO)" <rjf2@CDC.GOV>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:         "Fehd, Ronald J. (PHPPO)" <rjf2@CDC.GOV>
Subject:      Re: PROC PRINT: Centering the output ????
Comments: cc: Carol Gosselin <clgossel@GW.FIS.NCSU.EDU>
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> From: Carol Gosselin [mailto:clgossel@GW.FIS.NCSU.EDU]
> The one thing I haven't seen anybody say on this is:
>
> This OPTION

options nocenter;
or
options center=no;

> will stay in effect for the remainder of the SAS session.
> If it is only needed for one PROC,
> it will need to be reset after that PROC.

ah, yesBut, options are global
and since SAS programmers don't have eyes in 'back' of their heads
once we set 'em, we forgot 'em.

"I had this report left justified when I ran it yesterday.
 So how come it's centered again, today?!?"

just a reminder from your hindsight guy:

- - - autoexec.sas - - -
options nocenter;
- - - end autoexec.sas - - -

Ron Fehd  the center=FALSE maven  CDC Atlanta GA USA RJF2@cdc.gov

Repetition obfuscates!
Repetition reduction enhances elegance!
Repetition reduction furthers finesse!