RolandRB wrote: > Using the different setting for xsys and ysys it strikes me that this > is very much page orientated. But what if I am intending to create > html pages with no defined page dimensions? I want the page to be as > long as it needs to. Can I do this with annotate datasets and if so, > how?

What kind of page are you generating ?

When you talk annotate, you are indicating graphics output. When you talk graphics output, you are indicating a fixed, apriori set output rectangle -- usually a .gif or .png file with so many XPIXELS and YPIXELS -- annotation works within the rectangle.

Of course, you can place as many graphic rectangles as you want in your output.

If you need a single graphics output with lots and lots of text you have a couple options, here are two:

One ----- Render your graphics in some regular sized fixed rectangle (gif/png/jpg) Add the annotation text below the graphics as plain html code, using proc report or data _null_ -- there would be no annotation dataset in the sense of xsys, ysys, etc. I often call lots of text the image narrative.

Two ----- Estimate the amount of extra space needed to render the annotation information. Increase YPIXELS prior to graphic rendering, which would include the use of a typical annotation dataset. You will have to use GOPTION OFFSET= to affect the placement of PROC generated graphics.

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