Date:         Thu, 11 Dec 2008 13:26:02 -0800
Reply-To:     MichelleZ <michelle_zunnurain@HOTMAIL.COM>
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From:         MichelleZ <michelle_zunnurain@HOTMAIL.COM>
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Subject:      Re: pasting ods output into html-formatted emails--what looks
              good?
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On Dec 11, 11:37 am, parde...@GHC.ORG ("Pardee, Roy") wrote:
> Hey All,
>
> I frequently want to include some SAS output in my e-mails & generally want to use HTML format, to get control over the formatting.  I'm finding though, that output that looks perfectly nice in a browser window looks ugly when pasted into an e-mail.  Just today I tried with the output produced by this code:
>
>   ods html path = "\\server\share\project\programming\programs\" (URL=NONE)
>            body = "advance_scouting.html"
>            (title = "advance_scouting output")
>             ;
>
>     proc freq data = nn.drop_me order = freq ;
>       tables pcc_name * type / missing ;
>     run ;
>
>   run ;
>   ods html close ;
>
> And when I copy/pasted the FREQ table:
>   - The counts/percentages became left-aligned
>   - The legend box (listing 'Frequency Percent Row Pct Col Pct') became centered vertically to the left of the main crosstab table, putting it out of sight.
>   - Fonts/colors/shading all gone.
>
> Is there a better ODS destination to use for such things maybe?
>
> Thanks!
>
> -Roy
>
> Roy Pardee
> Research Analyst/Programmer
> Group Health Center For Health Studies (Cancer Research Network)
> (206) 287-2078
> Google Talk: rpardee

I liked the pdf destination, and with the help of this list did
several procs inside one pdf, I posted a sample.  Text for title
pages, proc gchart (Pie & Bar chart), Proc print with colors &
formatting, etc.

Michelle Z.