SAS 9.3 Guide to Software Updates

SAS 9.3
Changes to Default Behavior of Output in the
SAS Windowing Environment
New Output Defaults in the SAS Windowing Environment
In the SAS windowing environment for SAS 9.3, several new defaults are being
implemented in the UNIX and Windows operating environments.
Area of Change Previous Default New Default in SAS 9.3
Output Destination LISTING HTML
Default style for HTML
destination
Styles.Default Styles.HTMLBlue
ODS Graphics OFF ON
Where graphs are saved Current SAS directory SAS Work Library
The previous defaults are still used in the following cases:
n when you run SAS in batch mode
n when you use the SAS windowing environment in operating environments other than
UNIX or Windows
Because of the changes in the default values, you will see the following changes:
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n Results are displayed in the HTMLBlue style, which is a modern style well suited for
displaying graphs and tables together. Prior to SAS 9.3, tables were displayed in
monospace, and graphs were displayed using the LISTING style.
n Analytical procedures that support ODS Graphics automatically create graphs. Prior
to SAS 9.3, you had to explicitly enable ODS Graphics.