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Problem Note 8910: "WARNING: Units were not specified on the XXMARGIN option. Inches will be used." error message appears in the Log window when changing margin setting in Page Setup dialog box

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In SAS System 9.0, the following messages appear in the Log window when
you change the value of any margin setting in the Page Setup dialog box:

   WARNING: UNITS WERE NOT SPECIFIED ON THE LEFTMARGIN OPTION.
    INCHES WILL BE USED.
   WARNING: UNITS WERE NOT SPECIFIED ON THE TOPMARGIN OPTION.
    INCHES WILL BE USED.
   WARNING: UNITS WERE NOT SPECIFIED ON THE RIGHTMARGIN OPTION.
    INCHES WILL BE USED.
   WARNING: UNITS WERE NOT SPECIFIED ON THE BOTTOMMARGIN OPTION.
    INCHES WILL BE USED.

The messages appear in the Log window every time that you open SAS.

Although the warnings indicate otherwise, no problem exists with the
margin settings. You can continue to print successfully from SAS
by using the specified margins.

A SAS 9.0 update for this issue is available.  Download and install the
"Printing Update for 32bit Windows" located at:
http://ftp.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/90_updates.html#008910


Operating System and Release Information

Product FamilyProductSystemSAS Release
ReportedFixed*
SAS SystemBase SASMicrosoft Windows NT Workstation9 TS M09.1 TS1M0
Microsoft Windows XP Professional9 TS M09.1 TS1M0
Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server9 TS M09.1 TS1M0
Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server9 TS M09.1 TS1M0
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional9 TS M09.1 TS1M0
Microsoft® Windows® for 64-Bit Itanium-based Systems9 TS M09.1 TS1M0
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server9 TS M09.1 TS1M0
* 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.