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Problem Note 34714: "ERROR: An unknown, abnormal error has occurred" can occur with ODS PDF or ODS RTF
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The following error message can be generated when output from a SAS procedure or a DATA step is directed to ODS PDF or ODS RTF:
ERROR: An unknown, abnormal error has occurred. This step is being terminated.
To circumvent the problem, specify a value of 1pt or greater for the FONT_SIZE style element. For example:
font_size=1pt
Operating System and Release Information
| Product Family | Product | System | SAS Release | |
| Reported | Fixed* | |||
| SAS System | Base SAS | Tru64 UNIX | 9.1 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M0 |
| Linux | 9.1 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| OpenVMS Alpha | 9.1 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| HP-UX IPF | 9.1 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled Solaris | 9.1 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled AIX | 9.1 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled HP-UX | 9.1 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows XP Professional | 9.1 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition | 9.1 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition | 9.1 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition | 9.1 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows NT Workstation | 9.1 TS1M0 | |||
| Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional | 9.1 TS1M0 | |||
| Microsoft Windows 2000 Server | 9.1 TS1M0 | |||
| Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server | 9.1 TS1M0 | |||
| Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server | 9.1 TS1M0 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise 64-bit Edition | 9.1 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter 64-bit Edition | 9.1 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft® Windows® for 64-Bit Itanium-based Systems | 9.1 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| z/OS | 9.1 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||