Problem Note 65291: A function call to change the active profile in a VBS file when scheduling a SAS® Enterprise Guide® project results in an error
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When scheduling a SAS Enterprise Guide project, you can change the active profile when scheduled by adding a function call to the VBS script file:
'app.setactiveprofile'
In SAS Enterprise Guide 8.1, this function call results in the following error:
Error #800403EC
In Function Project.run
Failed to run Process Flow. Reason: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
SASEGScripting
In Function Project.run
Failed to run Process Flow. Reason: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
SASEGScripting
This same function call works successfully in SAS Enterprise Guide 7.15 and earlier.
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 | Product Release | SAS Release | ||
| Reported | Fixed* | Reported | Fixed* | |||
| SAS System | SAS Enterprise Guide | Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 9.4 TS1M7 | |
| Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise 32-bit | 8.1 | 8.3 | 9.4 TS1M7 | |||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise x64 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 9.4 TS1M7 | |||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Pro 32-bit | 8.1 | 8.3 | 9.4 TS1M7 | |||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Pro x64 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 9.4 TS1M7 | |||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise 32-bit | 8.1 | 8.3 | 9.4 TS1M7 | |||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 9.4 TS1M7 | |||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 32-bit | 8.1 | 8.3 | 9.4 TS1M7 | |||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro x64 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 9.4 TS1M7 | |||
| Microsoft Windows 10 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 9.4 TS1M7 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 9.4 TS1M7 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 9.4 TS1M7 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 9.4 TS1M7 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter | 8.1 | 8.3 | 9.4 TS1M7 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter | 8.1 | 8.3 | 9.4 TS1M7 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Std | 8.1 | 8.3 | 9.4 TS1M7 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Std | 8.1 | 8.3 | 9.4 TS1M7 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2016 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 9.4 TS1M7 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2019 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 9.4 TS1M7 | |||
| Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit | 8.1 | 8.3 | 9.4 TS1M7 | |||
| Windows 7 Enterprise x64 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 9.4 TS1M7 | |||
| Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit | 8.1 | 8.3 | 9.4 TS1M7 | |||
| Windows 7 Home Premium x64 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 9.4 TS1M7 | |||
| Windows 7 Professional 32 bit | 8.1 | 8.3 | 9.4 TS1M7 | |||
| Windows 7 Professional x64 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 9.4 TS1M7 | |||
| Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit | 8.1 | 8.3 | 9.4 TS1M7 | |||
| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 9.4 TS1M7 | |||
A fix for this issue for SAS Enterprise Guide 8.2 is available at:
https://tshf.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/HF2/G5J.html#65291A fix for this issue for SAS Enterprise Guide 8.1 is available at:
https://tshf.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/HF2/F6J.html#65291| Type: | Problem Note |
| Priority: | high |
| Date Modified: | 2020-01-20 16:34:28 |
| Date Created: | 2020-01-02 11:27:15 |