SWEET! Now all ya gotta do is add some code to the COMPUTE block to define the URL based on the value of FMTLINK. I tested it and it works, but ya gotta remember to add the http:\\ to the address.

compute fmtlink; if fmtlink ne '' then do; %let address = 'something based on the current value of FMTLINK'; call define('format',"STYLE","STYLE=[hreftarget='_blank' URL=&address]"); end; endcomp;

Ray

At 10:39 AM 08/15/2002 -0400, qjiang wrote: >"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w = >"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:st1 = >"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"> >Hi, John , > >Check this out: > > >ODS html file='C:\temp\test.html' ; > >proc report data= sashelp.class nowd; > > column name sex ; > > compute sex; if sex ne 'M' then > > call define('name',"STYLE","STYLE=[hreftarget='_blank' > URL='http://www.sas.com']"); > > endcomp; > >run; > >ODS html close; > >HTH > >Qin >-----Original Message----- >From: Gerstle, John [mailto:yzg9@CDC.GOV] >Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2002 4:43 PM >To: SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU >Subject: Re: Proc Report, ODS HTML, and Call Define, Repeated > >That's the thing. As is, it works. > >For each format listed, it is an URL link to its own format label HTML page. > >For example: > >REPORT >Char >2 ><file:///O:\aidsdata\SASDATA\SASWORK\YZG9\DHAP%20Complete%20Data%20Dictionary\formats\HARS_LIB.FORMATS.SURSTA.htm>$SURST. > >A_LIB.FORMATS >REPORT SIZE > >(of course this will not/should not open a page for you, but imagine the >if you did click on it, you would get a page of the format label for >format $SURST) > >What I would like to do is modify this somehow - mainly, how could you >change it so that when you click on the URL link for each format, the >webpage will open a new (and smaller) webpage, instead of replacing the >page you're looking at. I've added Back buttons to the format pages, so >that's a workaround. > >I just want to know if it's possible, with v8.2, to be able to control >from SAS the number of webpages and their size instead of changing the >HTML code (by hand). The call define in the compute statement seems to be >the place, but it gave me a syntax error when I tried to put two sets of >things in the parameters of the call define. I tried two call defines, >but that didn't do what I would like (if my memory serves, the >'TARGET=_blank' phrase was added outside of the href anchor tag and so the >phrase was shown in the cell along with the URL-ized format name).. > >Something to the effect: > >Old, working version: >if fmtlink ne '' then call define('format',"URL",fmtlink); endcomp; > >New test version that didn't quite work (from memory): >if fmtlink ne '' then do; >call define('format',"URL",fmtlink); >call define('format',"STYLE",'TAGATTR'='TARGET=_blank'); > endcomp; > > >I know that having 'TARGET=_blank' in the anchor href tag will cause the >page to open in a new window. But how to put it there via SAS? > > >John Gerstle > >-----Original Message----- >From: Ray Pass [mailto:raypass@att.net] >Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2002 9:31 AM >To: Gerstle, John >Subject: Re: Proc Report, ODS HTML, and Call Define, Repeated > >John, > >How is it not working? What do the cells under FORMAT contain? Are you >getting an error in the log? Can we see some data, output, logs, etc? > >Ray > > > > > >At 08:32 AM 08/14/2002 -0400, you wrote: > >I'm re-sending this since I received no responses two weeks ago. >Folks, >I'm confused about something. Below is code from a larger program (macro >actually), and my question centers around the computing fmtlink in the >PROC REPORT. How does SAS create/compute an URL link? I've been reading >through the online SAS help, but it doesn't explain it well enough for >me. Does it have something to do with the ODS HTML path, frame, body, >contents, etc? I'm thinking it might. >What I would like to do is for each fmtlink that exists, if you click on >it in the webpage, a new smaller window pops up. I know that >TARGET='_BLANK' , if added to an anchor (<a href=....></a>) will cause a >new blank window to open and I have been successful in doing this in the >HTML code outside of SAS. Haven't had any luck with the smaller window >size - something to do with using a Javascript within the same anchor, but >it does not want to work. > >If anyone knows how I can add this to the call define line when computing >fmtlink (see below marked line of code), I would appreciate it. Or if >there is another way... > ><New thoughts> >Recently while perusing the default style from proc template, I ran across >'style StartUpFunction' which has the comment: "Controls the StartUp >Function. TAGATTR is only element used." So would another way include >creating a new style with >Style StartUpFunction / > 'TAGATTR = "_blank" '; >???? > Any thoughts/suggestions??? Thanks! > Original code: >ods html path="&HTMLpath" (url=none) > frame="&FrameName..htm" > body="datasets\%scan(&NewDSx,1,%str( )).htm" > contents="&FrameName._Contents.htm"; > > proc report nowd headline headskip split='*' contents='Variable > List'; > column numb name fmtlink type length format FormatLib label; > define numb / computed '#' center ; > define name / order order=data 'Variable*Name' left > width=&maxlen; > define type / display 'Type' center ; > define length / display 'Length' center ; > define format / display 'Format' left ; > define FormatLib / display 'Format*Catalog' center flow ; > define label / display 'Label' left > width=%eval(25+(30-&maxlen)) flow; > define fmtlink / display noprint; > > compute > numb; count+1; numb=count; > endcomp; > compute FormatLib; call > define(_col_,"STYLE","STYLE=[font_size=2]"); endcomp; > >/****/ > compute fmtlink; if fmtlink ne '' then call > define('format',"URL",fmtlink); endcomp; >/****/ > run; > >ods html close; > > >

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