Any reason you can't just insert several spaces there instead of a tab character? That's all tab character is doing, after all. -Joe

On Fri, Sep 10, 2010 at 3:33 PM, Masoud Pajoh <mpajoh@odot.org> wrote:

> I should have included the following in the original message, sorry. > > ods pdf file=LSPDF notoc; > footnote1 j=l h=1.2 f="Comic Sans MS" > "^{super *} 2008 Specification." '09'x "^{super #} > Oversight." '09'x > "^{super A} Authorized." '09'x "^{super > !} Not Programmed."; > data _null; > set FormsData&ddate. end=last; > . > . > . > declare odsout LettingSummary(); > LettingSummary.table_start(overrides:"outputwidth=105.mm"); > LettingSummary.row_start(); > . > . > . > . > LettingSummary.row_end(); > . > . > . > . > LettingSummary.table_end(); > LettingSummary.delete(); > end; > run; > > Does this explain the situation, or I just, or just added to the > confusion? > Thanks, > > Masoud > > > > > "Terjeson, Mark" <Mterjeson@russell.com> > 09/10/2010 03:22 PM > > To > <mpajoh@ODOT.ORG>, <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU> > cc > > Subject > RE: Tab character > > > > > > > So is the FILE statement and PUT statements what you are using to get > output from the datastep to ODS? > > > From: mpajoh@ODOT.ORG [mailto:mpajoh@ODOT.ORG] > Sent: Friday, September 10, 2010 1:21 PM > To: Terjeson, Mark > Subject: Re: Tab character > > I am using a data step interface to write the PDF file in SAS v.9.1.3 SP4. > > So, this strange behavior may be explained by: > > WARNING: Data step interface is experimental in this release. > > I have had a lot of unexplained discrepancies explained, by SAS tech > support, by referring to the waning above:( > > Thanks, > > Masoud > > > > "Terjeson, Mark" <Mterjeson@RUSSELL.COM> > Sent by: "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU> > 09/10/2010 03:14 PM > > Please respond to > "Terjeson, Mark" <Mterjeson@RUSSELL.COM> > > > > To > SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU > cc > > Subject > Re: Tab character > > > > > > > > > Hi Masoud, > > Just like your test below, > > > data test;a=1; > run; > title "Hello" "09"x "World."; > proc print data=test; > run; > > > does work fine outputting a TAB in > the appropriate place. > > You mention PDF as the destination, > but I don't think what engine you > are using to get there(to the PDF)? > > For example, if going to PDF via RTF > you would need \tab right tab or > \tab left tab or \tab 1" tab etc. > > Some other engines use octal \009 > or hex \09 or \t or &#9 in html. > > I also recall using the escapecharacter > and embedding formatting and special > characters into the TITLE string for > special outputs, but I think we need > to know what engine is being used in > between the TITLE statement and the PDF. > > Mark > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: SAS(r) Discussion [mailto:SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU] On Behalf Of > Masoud Pajoh > Sent: Friday, September 10, 2010 12:53 PM > To: SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU > Subject: Re: Tab character > > Using BYTE(09), as expected, does not shoe as tab in the PDF output. > > Thanks, > > Masoud > > > > > Joe Matise <snoopy369@GMAIL.COM> > Sent by: "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU> > 09/10/2010 02:16 PM > Please respond to > Joe Matise <snoopy369@GMAIL.COM> > > > To > SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU > cc > > Subject > Re: Tab character > > > > > > > "09"x is a hex number token (actually, 9)- not a character. Try > BYTE('09'x) > perhaps? Not sure about how that would interface with ODS PDF though. > > -Joe > > On Fri, Sep 10, 2010 at 2:02 PM, Masoud Pajoh <mpajoh@odot.org> wrote: > > > I am writing a pdf file. > > I like to have a TAB character inserted several places like: > > title "this is the" TAB " title, which" Tab " is a test"; > > This: > > title "this is the" "09"x " title, which" "09"x " is a test"; > > does not work. > > > > What is the correct way. > > > > Masoud > > >