Date:         Tue, 31 May 2005 09:25:16 -0400
Reply-To:     Lingqun Liu <lingqun@gmail.com>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:         Lingqun Liu <lingqun@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: create table from output dataset of PROC TABULATE
Comments: To: "Richard A. DeVenezia" <radevenz@ix.netcom.com>
In-Reply-To:  <3fq2heF925orU1@individual.net>
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Thanks all for your responses.  I am not concerning about how to get
the output dataset. I am wondering what's the use of this kind of
dataset that SAS intends?
If we can not reproduce tables from it, why bother to save the dataset?

Thanks,

Liu

On 5/27/05, Richard A. DeVenezia <radevenz@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
> Lingqun Liu wrote:
> > Is there a way to use output dataset of PROC TABULATE to create the
> > original table?  I like to do some editing on the output dataset, and
> > then print the table.  Thanks,
>
> Use ODS to capture the data used in output rendering
>
> ---------------------
>  filename report temp;
>  ods html file=report;
>
>  ods trace on;
>
>  ods output table = myTabulatedData;
>
>  proc tabulate data=sashelp.class;
>    class sex age;
>    var weight;
>    table sex*age,weight*(mean range min max);
>  run;
>
>  ods html close;
> ---------------------
>
> or, you might want ODS DOCUMENT
> <help>
> Opens, manages, or closes the DOCUMENT destination, which produces a
> hierarchy of output objects that enables you to produce multiple ODS output
> formats without rerunning a PROC or DATA step
> </help>
>
> By what right do you edit the output ?  Isn't it more ethical to edit
> (update or make corrections to) the input?
>
>
> --
> Richard A. DeVenezia
> http://www.devenezia.com/
>