Output Delivery System: The Basics and Beyond

Indenting Values with Margin Attributes

You need to use a different technique with PROC TABULATE, and the technique that works for PROC TABULATE also works for ODS HTML. The method involves using ODS ESCAPECHAR techniques to alter style attributes.

The following program demonstrates how to use the escape character technique and the direct technique. It starts with a PROC FORMAT step that defines two formats whose value labels include the LEFTMARGIN= attribute. Both formats specify value labels that start with the caret (^) escape character, followed by the STYLE keyword and style attributes. The entire STYLE specification is enclosed in curly brackets, and each style attribute specification is enclosed in square brackets. This entire escape ...