When you start SAS 9, one or more of the following warning messages might appear:

This problem might be due to corrupted or missing SAS font files.

One option is to use the workaround and designate a different font to use in your SAS session. See the WORKAROUND section below.

Another option to circumvent the problem is to keep SAS fonts as the default and reinstall the fonts. To accomplish that, use the fonts supplied in your SAS installation or download the SASfonts ZIP file from the SAS website, delete the current SAS fonts (if installed), and reinstall the new fonts.

SAS Monospace fonts and SASfont are supplied in the current installation folders:

If the files do not exist, download the appropriate SASfonts ZIP file:

1. For SAS 9.1, download sas9fonts.zip.
   For SAS 9.2, download sas92fonts.zip.
   For SAS 9.3 32bit SASfont, download sas93-32-fonts.zip.
   For SAS 9.3 64bit SASfont, download sas93-64-fonts.zip.
   For SAS 9.3 SAS Monospace fonts, download RptFontClient93.zip.
   For SAS 9.4 SASfonts, download sasfonts94.zip.
2. Unzip the file and save the files in a new empty directory. Make note of the directory location.

To delete the current SAS fonts if already installed, follow these steps:

1. Select Start ► Settings ► Control Panel ► Fonts.
2. Delete SAS Monospace, SAS Monospace Bold, and Sasfont 1252 Character Set.

To install new fonts, do the following:

On Microsoft Windows XP:

1. In the Fonts window, select File ► Install New Font.
2. Change to the drive and directory where you unzipped the SAS fonts as noted above.
3. Click the Select All button to highlight all of the fonts listed.
4. Click OK to close the Add Fonts window.
5. Verify that the three SAS fonts are listed in the Fonts window.

On Microsoft Windows 7 and Windows 10 (you must be an administrator on the machine):

1. In the Fonts window, select File ► Install New Font.
2. Change to the drive and directory where you unzipped the SAS fonts as noted above.
3. Click the Select All button to highlight all of the fonts listed.
4. Click OK to close the Add Fonts window.
5. Verify that the three SAS fonts are listed in the Fonts window.

On Windows 10, in the Search box, type Font and select Font Settings. In the Fonts window, follow the instructions, such as to drag and drop the file to install it.

WORKAROUND

Make a backup copy of the C:\Program Files\SASHome\SASFoundation\9.4\nls\en\SASV9.cfg file. Then right-click on Notepad and select Run as administrator. In Notepad, select File ► Open and browse to C:\Program Files\SASHome\SASFoundation\9.4\nls\en\SASV9.cfg. In the SASv9.cfg file, at the very top add this one line:

   -FONT "Courier New" 10

Note: You can select a different font or font size, using a font that is currently installed.

Then, save the file and exit Notepad.

Start SAS to test and verify that there are no error messages.

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