Generating output with the Output Delivery System (ODS) RTF destination might fail with an insufficient memory error with repeated executions. The error can be seen when the ODS RTF destination is submitted within a macro. The number of successful executions before the failure can vary from fewer than 10 to more than 50, and that number differs on each machine that the code runs on.

Here are the errors that are reported in the SAS^® log:

The error that reports insufficient memory does not accurately report memory usage for the SAS session, and memory is not exhausted.

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Operating System and Release Information

A fix for this issue for Base SAS 9.4_M7 is available at:

A fix for this issue for Base SAS 9.4_M6 is available at:

A fix for this issue for Base SAS 9.4_M5 is available at: