Usage Note 43693: An error occurs when you open a .sas file with the SAS System Viewer
When you try to open a .sas file with the SAS System Viewer, the following error might occur:
Failed to open document.
This error occurs because the
Text Styles ►
Open as setting is set to
SAS Output (read-only).
To fix this issue, do the following:
- Open the SAS System Viewer and select View ► Options.
- Click the Text Styles tab.
- Change the Open as setting to Auto.
- Click OK.
Note: The SAS System Viewer is no longer being developed. The SAS® Universal Viewer is the replacement product.
Operating System and Release Information
| SAS System | SAS System Viewer | Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | |
| Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | |
| Microsoft Windows 2000 Server | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | |
| Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | |
| Microsoft Windows NT Workstation | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | |
| Microsoft Windows XP Professional | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | |
| Windows Vista | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | |
| Windows Vista for x64 | 9.1 TS1M3 SP4 | |
*
For software releases that are not yet generally available, the Fixed
Release is the software release in which the problem is planned to be
fixed.
| Date Modified: | 2011-10-31 17:09:03 |
| Date Created: | 2011-07-08 11:13:06 |