TS-651

Device Drivers Removed from SASHELP.DEVICES Catalog in SAS/GRAPH Version 8.2

For Version 8.2 of SAS/GRAPH, an effort was made to simplify the selection of a graphics device drivers by removing out-of-date or unused device drivers from the default catalog. The selected device drivers were moved from the SASHELP.DEVICES catalog to a new catalog named SASHELP.DGDEVICE. These device drivers may be removed from the SAS system in a later release. Therefore, it is recommended that you update your SAS code to use one of the alternate device drivers listed in the table below.

The disabled devices can still be accessed in Version 8.2 as follows:

1. Set the library GDEVICE0 to point to a new location. For example:
   
   LIBNAME GDEVICE0 'directory';
   
2. Use PROC CATALOG to copy some or all of the entries to the GDEVICE0 location. For example:
   
   PROC CATALOG C=SASHELP.DGDEVICE;
   COPY OUT=GDEVICE0.DEVICES;
   RUN;

You will be able to use the device drivers in this catalog whenever the GDEVICE0 libname is assigned.

If no alternate device is listed, please contact SAS Technical Support.