The following error messages might be generated if an ODS TEXT= or ODS PDF TEXT= statement is used to write a text string to the ODS PDF destination in which the BACKGROUNDIMAGE, POSTIMAGE, or PREIMAGE style attributes are used to insert one or more images:

ERROR:  An exception has been encountered.
Please contact technical support and provide them with the following traceback information:
 
The SAS task name is [OBJECT_EXECUTIVE]
ERROR:  Read Access Violation OBJECT_EXECUTIVE

Your SAS^® session terminates abnormally when this occurs.

The problem occurs in one of the following scenarios:

• The ACTIVEX or ACTXIMG device driver is in effect.

  The problem is more likely to occur in a SAS session that is started using SAS^® Enterprise Guide^®, where the ACTIVEX device driver is the default.

  To circumvent the problem, use the SASPRTC device driver by inserting the following statement before the ODS PDF FILE= statement:

  goptions device=sasprtc;
  

  
  
• The ORIENTATION= system option is used to change the orientation of a page inside the PDF file.

  To circumvent the problem in SAS^® 9.3, either remove the image or leave the orientation at its original setting.

  To circumvent the problem in SAS^® 9.4, change the ODS PDF TEXT= or ODS TEXT= code to use PROC ODSTEXT. Sample code to illustrate this is shown on the Full Code tab.

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An ODS TEXT= or ODS PDF TEXT= statement is used to write a text string to the ODS PDF destination in which the BACKGROUNDIMAGE, POSTIMAGE, or PREIMAGE style attributes are used to insert one or more images. When the ORIENTATION= system option is used to change the orientation of a page inside the PDF file, the following error message is produced:

ERROR:  An exception has been encountered. 

The workaround in this scenario in SAS^® 9.4 is to change the syntax to use PROC ODSTEXT instead of ODS PDF TEXT= or ODS TEXT= statements.

/* Problem */
ods _all_ close;
options orientation=portrait nodate nonumber;

ods pdf file="problem.pdf" notoc;
ods escapechar='^';

title "^S={preimage='logo.jpg'}";

ods pdf text="First page with text and a title with an image";

ods pdf startpage=now;
options orientation=landscape;

title "^S={preimage='logo.jpg'}";

ods pdf text="Second page with text and an image ";
ods pdf text="Orientation has changed";

ods pdf close;


/* Workaround */
ods _all_ close;
options orientation=portrait nodate nonumber;

ods pdf file="workaround.pdf" notoc;
ods escapechar='^';

title "^S={preimage='logo.jpg'}";

proc odstext;
   p "First page with text and a title with an image";
run;

ods pdf startpage=now;
options orientation=landscape;

title "^S={preimage='logo.jpg'}";

proc odstext ;
   p "Second page with text and an image ";
   p "Orientation has changed";
run;

ods pdf close;