Problem Note 68165: Using the ODS POWERPOINT destination can result in the error "Event stack overflow. This is probably caused by mis-matched begin and end event calls"
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Use of the ODS POWERPOINT destination might result in the following error:
Error: Event stack overflow. This is probably caused by mis-matched begin and end event calls.
This issue occurs most often with complex code that uses the ODS POWERPOINT destination.
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 | Base SAS | z/OS | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M8 |
| z/OS 64-bit | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise 32-bit | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise x64 | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Pro 32-bit | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Pro x64 | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise 32-bit | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64 | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 32-bit | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro x64 | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 10 | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64 | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Std | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Std | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Windows 7 Enterprise x64 | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Windows 7 Home Premium x64 | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Windows 7 Professional 32 bit | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Windows 7 Professional x64 | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled AIX | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled Solaris | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| HP-UX IPF | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Linux for x64 | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
| Solaris for x64 | 9.4_M3 | 9.4_M8 | 9.4 TS1M3 | 9.4 TS1M8 | ||
Viya on Linux: An update for this issue is available for SAS Viya 3.5. For instructions on how to access and apply software updates, see the Updating Your SAS Viya software section in the SAS Viya 3.5 for Linux Deployment Guide at
http://documentation.sas.com/?softwareId=administration&softwareVersion=3.5&softwareContextId=softwareUpdatesA fix for this issue for Base SAS 9.4_M7 is available at:
https://tshf.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/HF2/I9R.html#68165| Type: | Problem Note |
| Priority: | medium |
| Date Modified: | 2021-08-20 09:03:14 |
| Date Created: | 2021-07-20 10:54:19 |