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Problem Note 53687: The error "java.lang.RuntimeException: Error: Start value is greater then end value" might be issued when trying to create graphs with ODS Graphics
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The following messages might be issued in the SAS® log when attempting to create a graph with ODS Graphics:
java.lang.RuntimeException: Error: Start value is greater then end value
at com.sas.text.SASUserDefinedFormat.addCharacterRange(SASUserDefinedFormat.java:572)
at com.sas.text.SASUserDefinedFormat.addSegment(SASUserDefinedFormat.java:503)
at com.sas.text.SASUserDefinedFormat.setRangeSegment(SASUserDefinedFormat.java:474)
at com.sas.text.SASUserDefinedFormat.createFormat(SASUserDefinedFormat.java:183)
at com.sas.graphics.applets.statgraph.FormatParser.load(FormatParser.java:39)
at com.sas.graphics.applets.statgraph.StatGraphPanel.load(StatGraphPanel.java:208)
at com.sas.graphics.applets.statgraph.StatGraphPanel.load(StatGraphPanel.java:102)
at com.sas.graphics.applets.statgraph.StatGraphPanel.load(StatGraphPanel.java:98)
at com.sas.graphics.app.StatGraphSSR.render(StatGraphSSR.java:219)
java.lang.RuntimeException: Error: Start value is greater then end value
ERROR: Physical file does not exist, .
NOTE: The SAS System stopped processing this step because of errors.
This problem is most likely to occur if a user-defined format is associated with one of the variables and the values in the format are not in alphanumeric order.
To circumvent the problem, create a numeric variable based on the order in which you want the values to be displayed. Use this new variable on the left side of the format assignments with PROC FORMAT.
Operating System and Release Information
| Product Family | Product | System | SAS Release | |
| Reported | Fixed* | |||
| SAS System | SAS/GRAPH | z/OS | 9.2 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M3 |
| Microsoft® Windows® for 64-Bit Itanium-based Systems | 9.2 TS1M0 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter 64-bit Edition | 9.2 TS1M0 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise 64-bit Edition | 9.2 TS1M0 | |||
| Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit Edition | 9.2 TS1M0 | |||
| Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 9.2 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M3 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition | 9.2 TS1M0 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition | 9.2 TS1M0 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition | 9.2 TS1M0 | |||
| Microsoft Windows XP Professional | 9.2 TS1M0 | |||
| Windows Vista | 9.2 TS1M0 | |||
| Windows Vista for x64 | 9.2 TS1M0 | |||
| 64-bit Enabled AIX | 9.2 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M3 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled HP-UX | 9.2 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M3 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled Solaris | 9.2 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M3 | ||
| HP-UX IPF | 9.2 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M3 | ||
| Linux | 9.2 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M3 | ||
| Linux for x64 | 9.2 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M3 | ||
| OpenVMS on HP Integrity | 9.2 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M3 | ||
| Solaris for x64 | 9.2 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M3 | ||