PROBLEM: My SAS for Windows (6.11 and higher) output file looks like
garbage when I move it to a Word Processor.
REASON: SAS uses a special ANSI character set for box borders and other
special features in the Output Window. Looks nice, but in
other software it gets messy.
SOLUTION: Change the characters used for boxes and other features as
follows:
OPTIONS FORMCHAR='|----|+|---+=|-/\<>*';
NOTE that the string after FORMCHAR= needs to be enclosed in single
quotes (as shown) and needs to be exactly the characters shown in the
example, in the same order. The '|' character is the vertical bar,
usually located on the same key as the backslash.