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Problem Note 41166: PDFA files created with ODS might not display with Adobe Acrobat Reader
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Beginning with SAS® 9.2, the ODS PRINTER destination has the ability to create PDFA files, which are archivable PDF files that are compliant with PDF/A-1b. The files can be created with code like the following:
options printerpath=pdfa;
ods printer file="pdfa.pdf" ;
proc print data=sashelp.class;
run;
ods printer close;
These files will open in Adobe Acrobat Reader but might display as blank.
To circumvent the problem, change the following setting within Adobe Acrobat Reader:
Edit
Preferences
Categories: Documents
PDF/A View Mode: choose Never for "View documents in PDF/A mode:".
Preferences
Categories: Documents
PDF/A View Mode: choose Never for "View documents in PDF/A mode:".
Operating System and Release Information
| Product Family | Product | System | SAS Release | |
| Reported | Fixed* | |||
| SAS System | Base SAS | z/OS | 9.2 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M0 |
| Microsoft® Windows® for 64-Bit Itanium-based Systems | 9.2 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter 64-bit Edition | 9.2 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise 64-bit Edition | 9.2 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit Edition | 9.2 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 9.2 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition | 9.2 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition | 9.2 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition | 9.2 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft Windows XP Professional | 9.2 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Windows Vista | 9.2 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Windows Vista for x64 | 9.2 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled AIX | 9.2 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled HP-UX | 9.2 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled Solaris | 9.2 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| HP-UX IPF | 9.2 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Linux | 9.2 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Linux for x64 | 9.2 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| OpenVMS on HP Integrity | 9.2 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||
| Solaris for x64 | 9.2 TS1M0 | 9.3 TS1M0 | ||