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The Output Delivery System

The Output Delivery System (ODS) makes new report formatting options available in SAS. ODS separates your output into component parts so that the output can be sent to any ODS destination that you specify.

Opening and Closing ODS Destinations

Each ODS destination creates a different type of formatted output. By default, the HTML destination is open and SAS creates simple HTML output. Because an open destination uses system resources, it is a good idea to close the HTML destination if you don't need to create HTML output. Using ODS statements, you can create multiple output objects at the same time. When you have several ODS destinations open, you can close them all using the ODS ...

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