Table Editor: _print

Table Editor: _print

Prints the table

Syntax
_print Method Options
Details
See Also

Syntax

CALL SEND(table-id, '_print', <device<, options>>);

Argument Type Description

device
C specifies the print device. You may specify a blank value for the device. Some hosts allow you to specify a default printer for your SAS session. If you do not specify a blank for the device and one is not set up, you will be queried for the device name each time a page is printed.

options
N specifies the identifier of an SCL list that contains any or all of the named items listed in _print Method Options. Items that are not specified in the options list use the default value.

Argument	Type	Description
device	C	specifies the print device. You may specify a blank value for the device. Some hosts allow you to specify a default printer for your SAS session. If you do not specify a blank for the device and one is not set up, you will be queried for the device name each time a page is printed.
options	N	specifies the identifier of an SCL list that contains any or all of the named items listed in _print Method Options. Items that are not specified in the options list use the default value.

_print Method Options
Option Description

'AREA' specifies how much of the table to print:

'SCREEN' print the current screen only (default)

'ALL' print all pages

'MAJOR' specifies the order in which to print multiple pages:

'ROW' print complete rows before printing the next row (default)

'COLUMN' print complete columns before printing the next column

This is only used if 'AREA' is set to 'ALL'.

***_print Method Options***
Option	Description
'AREA'	specifies how much of the table to print:
	'SCREEN'	print the current screen only (default)
	'ALL'	print all pages
'MAJOR'	specifies the order in which to print multiple pages:
	'ROW'	print complete rows before printing the next row (default)
	'COLUMN'	print complete columns before printing the next column
	This is only used if 'AREA' is set to 'ALL'.

Details

The table is printed graphically and independently of the FSFORMs subsystem. The table is printed with the best representation possible of the way the table actually appears on the screen.

If no arguments are specified, the table is printed with the options specified in the Print window or with the _printDialog method.

See Also

_printSetup and _printDialog

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