Output Delivery System: The Basics and Beyond

TRACE Examples: Other Procedures

Although the previous examples have emphasized the similarities in ODS output objects across procedures, there are some procedures that are unique. For example, PROC CHART uses monospace fonts to produce low-resolution graphics, whereas PROC GCHART uses the new ODS Graphics framework in SAS 9.2 to produce high-resolution graphics.

ODS TRACE ON;
proc chart data=sales;
   vbar ProductName;
run;
proc gchart data=sales;
   vbar ProductName;
quit;
ODS TRACE OFF;

As you can see in Figure 6.9, these procedures each produce a single output object, but each output object reflects the nature of the output. From PROC CHART, the object is called VBAR, whereas for PROC GCHART, the object is called GCHART. In addition, both of these ...