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Problem Note 64669: PDF output that is created by SAS® might not print on certain printers

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In some cases, PDF output created by SAS does not print as expected on certain printers. 

The reason this issue occurs is due to a PDF compression feature, which is not compatible with Adobe Acrobat 5.0 and earlier versions. Some printers cannot accept PDF print jobs that use object compression.

Click the Hot Fix tab in this note to access the hot fix for this issue.

After you apply the hot fix, to activate the hot-fix change, add the COMPRESS option to the ODS PDF statement and specify a value greater than 99. To preserve the original functionality of the COMPRESS option, specify the COMPRESS option with a value of xxV (where xx represents any numeric value and V represents the desired compression level).  Here is an example:

ods pdf file="sastest.pdf" compress=996;


Operating System and Release Information

Product FamilyProductSystemProduct ReleaseSAS Release
ReportedFixed*ReportedFixed*
SAS SystemBase SASz/OS9.4_M69.4 TS1M6
z/OS 64-bit9.4_M69.4 TS1M6
Microsoft® Windows® for x649.4_M69.4 TS1M6
Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise 32-bit9.4_M69.4 TS1M6
Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise x649.4_M69.4 TS1M6
Microsoft Windows 8 Pro 32-bit9.4_M69.4 TS1M6
Microsoft Windows 8 Pro x649.4_M69.4 TS1M6
Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise 32-bit9.4_M69.4 TS1M6
Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise x649.4_M69.4 TS1M6
Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 32-bit9.4_M69.4 TS1M6
Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro x649.4_M69.4 TS1M6
Microsoft Windows 109.4_M69.4 TS1M6
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter9.4_M69.4 TS1M6
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter9.4_M69.4 TS1M6
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Std9.4_M69.4 TS1M6
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Std9.4_M69.4 TS1M6
Microsoft Windows Server 20169.4_M69.4 TS1M6
Microsoft Windows Server 20199.4_M69.4 TS1M6
Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit9.4_M69.4 TS1M6
Windows 7 Enterprise x649.4_M69.4 TS1M6
Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit9.4_M69.4 TS1M6
Windows 7 Home Premium x649.4_M69.4 TS1M6
Windows 7 Professional 32 bit9.4_M69.4 TS1M6
Windows 7 Professional x649.4_M69.4 TS1M6
Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit9.4_M69.4 TS1M6
Windows 7 Ultimate x649.4_M69.4 TS1M6
64-bit Enabled AIX9.4_M69.4 TS1M6
64-bit Enabled Solaris9.4_M69.4 TS1M6
HP-UX IPF9.4_M69.4 TS1M6
Linux for x649.4_M69.4 TS1M6
Solaris for x649.4_M69.4 TS1M6
* 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.