Problem Note 56915: The ODS PDF statement writes an empty PDF file to disk even when no output is generated
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The ODS PDF statement writes an empty PDF file to disk even when your SAS® code does not create any output. The following sample code demonstrates this issue:
ods _all_ close;
ods pdf file='c:\temp\empty.pdf';
proc print data=sashelp.class(obs=0);
run;
ods pdf close;
ods preferences;
The code above writes a PDF file with the name empty.pdf to disk even though the PROC PRINT step does not create any output due to the use of the OBS=0 option.
Click the Hot Fix tab in this note to access the hot fix for this issue.
Operating System and Release Information
| Product Family | Product | System | SAS Release | |
| Reported | Fixed* | |||
| SAS System | Base SAS | z/OS 64-bit | 9.4 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M3 |
| Microsoft® Windows® for 64-Bit Itanium-based Systems | 9.4 TS1M0 | |||
| Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 9.4 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M3 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise x64 | 9.4 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M3 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Pro x64 | 9.4 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M3 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise 32-bit | 9.4 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M3 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64 | 9.4 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M3 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro | 9.4 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M3 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 32-bit | 9.4 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M3 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 | 9.4 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M3 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64 | 9.4 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M3 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter | 9.4 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M3 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter | 9.4 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M3 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Std | 9.4 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M3 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Std | 9.4 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M3 | ||
| Windows 7 Enterprise x64 | 9.4 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M3 | ||
| Windows 7 Professional x64 | 9.4 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M3 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled AIX | 9.4 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M3 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled HP-UX | 9.4 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M3 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled Solaris | 9.4 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M3 | ||
| HP-UX IPF | 9.4 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M3 | ||
| Linux for x64 | 9.4 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M3 | ||
| Solaris for x64 | 9.4 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M3 | ||
| z/OS | 9.4 TS1M0 | 9.4 TS1M3 | ||
A fix for this issue for Base SAS 9.4_M2 is available at:
https://tshf.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/HF2/R19.html#56915
The ODS PDF statement writes an empty PDF file to disk even when the SAS® code does not create any output.
| Type: | Problem Note |
| Priority: | medium |
| Date Modified: | 2015-11-16 15:53:35 |
| Date Created: | 2015-10-26 10:39:33 |