Specifying Results Formats (2)

Setting Up Your SAS Session

Specifying Results Formats

The Results Tab of the Preferences Window

You use the Preferences window to set the results format(s) that you prefer. Your preferences are saved until you modify them, and they apply to all output that you create. To open this window in desktop operating environments, select

Tools Options Preferences

Then click the Results tab. You can choose Listing, HTML, or both. You can also specify options for displaying and storing your results.

Results tab options may differ somewhat, depending on your operating environment. The example below is from the Windows operating environment.

Results tab of the Preferences window

If you create HTML files, they are stored in the folder that you specify and are incrementally named sashtml.htm, sashtml1.htm, sashtml2.htm, and so on, throughout your SAS session.

Let's take a closer look at the two choices for viewing HTML results: Internal browser and Preferred web browser. (These options appear only in the Results tab in the Windows operating environment.)